UC Irvine Law was elected to the Order of the Coif, a prestigious national law school honor society. Membership in the Order of the Coif is reserved for law schools that demonstrate the highest standards of legal scholarship, academic rigor, and commitment to the development of the legal profession.

Yesterday the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) approved four new acts, including the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA). Prof. Emily Taylor Poppe served as reporter for the Drafting Committee for the UTMA since the Committee's establishment in January 2024.

The emerging network of UC Irvine Law graduates working in academia reflects many of the qualities the Law School has emphasized since our founding: interdisciplinary thinking, public service, intellectual rigor, and engagement with pressing questions of law and society.

Founding Faculty member, Ann Southworth, has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), an independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. Congratulations!

Join UC Irvine Law's 2026 Supreme Court Term in Review as distinguished faculty and legal practitioners discuss the Court's most significant rulings of the term. Tuesday, July 7 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. PDT | Irvine Barclay Theatre + Livestream Presented by TorkLaw.

Listen: A new episode of UCI Law Talks just dropped! 🎙️🔥🐜 Dean Austen Parrish interviews Stacy Bratcher, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Cottage Health, host of The Legal Department podcast. Listen wherever you find podcasts! https://www.law.uci.edu/podcast/episode55.html

Congratulations to Professor Jane Stoever, director of UC Irvine Law's Domestic Violence Clinic, on being named a Distinguished Citizen and inducted into the City of Irvine's Wall of Recognition.

UCI Law in NYC is underway! Students recently visited The Frick Collection and connected with alumna Kanome' Jones ('24) for career insights and advice. More summer events ahead: law.uci.edu/nyc

Congratulations to UC Irvine Law rising 3L Ray Zeng, who won the championship at Legal Challenge IX. Zeng and teammate Han Pang also earned the award for Best Memorandum for Claimant, while Zeng was recognized as Best Oralist. 🏆 Learn more: news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/08/u...

In The Legal Department podcast episode, Dean Austen Parrish discusses his transition from private practice to legal academia, his path to serving as dean of three law schools and why teaching can be a natural progression for practicing lawyers. Listen: https://bit.ly/4ebFmYL

Dean Austen Parrish recently visited South Korea & Taiwan for engagements at judicial institutions, universities & a legal education symposium, building on UCI Law's longstanding international partnerships & collabs. https://news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/08/dean-parrish-legal-community-korea-taiwan/

UCI Law's Community & Economic Development Clinic represented residents in the purchase of their mobile home park, Alisal Country Estates, for $12 million. The acquisition, completed May 11, continues the clinic’s longstanding work supporting community ownership. news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/05/u...

Join UC Irvine Law's 2026 Supreme Court Term in Review as distinguished faculty and legal practitioners discuss the Court's most significant rulings and what they may mean for the future of law and policy. Register now: zotspot.uci.edu/law/rsvp_boo... Presented by TorkLaw.

The Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic at UC Irvine Law filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Vet Voice Foundation and the Korematsu Center... (cont.) news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/05/k...

Three teams from UC Irvine Law’s Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic recently briefed and argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — and by all accounts, the students rose to the occasion. news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/05/u...

A cohort of UC Irvine Law students and recent alumni have secured highly competitive public interest fellowships to champion access to justice. news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/04/u...

We were grateful to gather at the 2026 Dean’s Leadership Reception to celebrate our alumni, advisory board members, Dean’s Circle supporters, community leaders, faculty, staff, and student leaders who help make our work possible.

Behind every successful year at UC Irvine Law is a community of people who invest their time, talent, leadership, and support in our students and mission.

Congratulations to Tina Schindler, Associate Director of Academic Skills at UC Irvine Law, on receiving the 2026 Guiding Light Award from the Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE). news.law.uci.edu/2026/06/01/t... Image Description: Tina Schindler holding her Guiding Light Award.

UC Irvine School of Law has appointed Maryam Meechka Zomorodian (’20) as Executive Director of Global Programs, leading the Law School’s global Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree Program. news.law.uci.edu/2026/05/26/u...

Professor Ji Seon Song, Assistant Professor of Law, was chosen by the Class of 2026 to deliver this year’s faculty commencement address. Watch the video: youtu.be/S1LJqaAT7Mc

UC Irvine Law Professor Jane Stoever testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement on May 14 at a hearing titled “Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies.”

“Ascent,” a new play co-produced by UC Irvine Law Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow and Dr. Robert G. Meadow, premiered at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles on May 9 and runs through June 14. Learn more: www.skylighttheatre.org/ascent

Read the latest UC Irvine Law Faculty Roundup, featuring new scholarship from Profs. Cindy Thomas Archer, Rachel Croskery-Roberts, David Kaye, and more. Plus, recent speaking engagements from Profs. Robert Chang, Veena Dubal, Annie Lai, Ann Southworth, and more. news.law.uci.edu/2026/05/13/f...

Led by Professor Sung Eun (Summer) Kim, Faculty Director of the Korea Law Center, the symposium featured conversations on current trade and technology issues, career pathways bridging the two countries’ legal systems, and a closing celebration honoring KLC’s graduating Class of 2026.

UC Irvine Law’s Korea Law Center hosted its second annual Spring Symposium on May 9, bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students to explore the legal intersections of emerging technology and cross-border U.S.-Korea commerce.

A Lobb family tradition continues! 🎓 Alumnus Sean Lobb (’18), now a litigation associate at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP and Secretary of the UCI LAA Board, welcomed his brother Braden Lobb (’26) into the UCI Law alumni family at this year’s commencement. news.law.uci.edu/2026/05/12/l...

The ceremony featured heartfelt reflections, moments of recognition, and inspiring remarks from keynote speaker the Honorable Alison J. Nathan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Last week, the UC Irvine Law community gathered to celebrate the Class of 2026 — marking the culmination of years of hard work, service, and perseverance for students across our J.D., Global LL.M., and Graduate Tax LL.M. programs.

UC Irvine Law faculty joined @theaals.bsky.social Conference on Clinical Legal Education from May 1–5 in Portland. The conference “honored the enduring legacy and promise of clinical legal education as a stronghold of civic engagement and justice.” news.law.uci.edu/2026/05/05/u...