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09/04/2026

This fall, the University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program launched the UC Irvine Tax Advocacy Clinic — the program’s second clinical initiative and a significant step forward in its commitment to innovative experiential education. The clinic expands access to legal assistance in federal and California tax matters, with a focus on underserved and underrepresented communities. The clinic will serve as a resource for attorneys, legal aid organizations, and other clinics looking to connect clients with tax assistance.

Open to both Tax LL.M. and J.D. students, the Tax Advocacy Clinic will handle a broad range of federal and California tax matters, including audits, collection actions, administrative proceedings, and litigation before the U.S. Tax Court or the California Office of Tax Appeals. The clinic will also provide tax consulting and advisory services to individuals and businesses.

The Tax Advocacy Clinic will be directed by Robert Russell, UC Irvine Law Lecturer and practicing attorney. Under Russell’s supervision, students will take primary responsibility for their cases, including interviewing and counseling clients, conducting legal research and analysis, drafting legal documents, communicating with tax agencies, and advocating in administrative proceedings.

Read more: https://news.law.uci.edu/2026/09/02/uc-irvine-law-launches-tax-advocacy-clinic-to-expand-access-to-tax-assistance-and-elevate-experiential-legal-education/

09/03/2026

No better way to spend the afternoon than soaking up the sun in the courtyard with Morgan Lewis associates Walker Clegg (’25) and Madison Marshall (’24), and recruiting team Nicole Lissoy and Natasha Hunter, and treating ourselves to some iconic chocolate-covered frozen bananas from Savannah’s Bananas!

Big thanks to Morgan Lewis for meeting with our students, and Savannah’s Bananas for keeping things fun and sweet!

(Video description: montage of scenes in the sunny Law School courtyard with Morgan Lewis attorneys and recruiters meeting with first-year students, and Savannah making delicious chocolate-covered frozen bananas.)

09/02/2026

Today was our first on-campus employer event of the Fall! Thank you to Cooley LLP for treating our students to a coffee cart and conversation to help demystify the law firm recruiting process and share your insights for career opportunities!

Great to see associates Allie Pilmer (’23) and Vivienne Goldschlag, and Lorie Ball, Senior Regional Manager of Legal Talent for Southern California!

09/01/2026

UC Irvine Law appointed alumnus Song Hwan Kwon (LL.M. ’26) — a former senior diplomat of the Republic of Korea with decades of experience in diplomacy, international affairs and public policy — the new Executive Director of the premier Korea Law Center (KLC) at UC Irvine Law starting September 1, 2026.

Professor Sung Eun (Summer) Kim, the Inaugural Faculty Director of the KLC, is concluding her transformative tenure of over a decade as director, having successfully grown the Center to be the leading location in the world to study and promote solutions to issues arising at the intersection of U.S. and Korean law, and to serve as a platform for collaboration between students, legal scholars, judges, lawyers, and policymakers from South Korea and the U.S.

Read more: https://news.law.uci.edu/2026/09/01/alumnus-song-hwan-kwon-ll-m-26-appointed-executive-director-of-the-korea-law-center-klc/

08/25/2026

UC Irvine Law is introducing an innovative pilot program that will give first-year students the novel opportunity to tailor a required core course to their individual career interests while continuing to build foundational skills through our signature Lawyering Skills program.

UC Irvine Law’s Lawyering Skills program already goes beyond the traditional legal research and writing curriculum by integrating predictive and persuasive writing, client counseling, client interviewing, negotiation, oral advocacy, drafting, and simulation-based learning throughout the first year. This latest innovation is another way the Lawyering Skills program continues to distinguish itself.

Beginning in the Spring 2027 semester, students enrolled in the required three-credit Lawyering Skills II course will choose from one of three specialized tracks: Pre-Trial Litigation, Transactional and Legislative Drafting and Advocacy, or Lawyering for Change, allowing them to develop core legal skills through a different legal practice lens. The Law School will then do its best to have students join their preferred track during the spring semester.

“The practice of law is more varied than ever, and legal education should reflect that reality,” said Professor Rachel Croskery-Roberts, Associate Dean for Lawyering Skills. “This pilot gives students the opportunity to see themselves in different professional roles from the very beginning of law school while ensuring they develop the outstanding research, writing, analytical, and advocacy skills that define a UC Irvine Law education. New tracks will permit students to expand their conception of the role of the lawyer beyond that of a litigator interpreting or arguing about the law to include lawyers’ roles as dealmakers, problem solvers, negotiators, and change agents.”

Read more: https://news.law.uci.edu/2026/08/25/uc-irvine-school-of-law-launches-innovative-lawyering-skills-pilot-empowering-first-year-students-to-shape-their-legal-education/

08/22/2026

Classes of 2016 and 2021, the countdown is on! One week until Reunion, and we can’t wait to welcome you back to campus on Saturday, August 29!

Register:

https://www.law.uci.edu/alumni/reunion/

08/20/2026

UC Irvine Law and the Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (OCCDL) presented an engaging panel discussion for our students on the strategies in navigating the legal market in 2026.

Panelists included Jasminder Deol, Assistant Dean for Career Development at UC Irvine Law; Crispin Collins, Associate at Sheppard; Mark Lezama, Partner at Knobbe Martens; and Michael Preciado, Product Integrity and Defense Counsel for Rivian.

Thank you for your partnership, OCCDL!

08/19/2026

The Law School held a memorable celebration on August 18 to recognize the endowed appointments of Profs. Ann Southworth, Stephen Lee, and Christopher Whytock, and to celebrate their tremendous scholarly achievements. Congratulations, Professors!

Prof. Southworth, a leading legal scholar and Co-Director of the Center for Empirical Research on the Legal Profession, was recognized for her distinguished appointment as the Raymond Pryke Endowed Chair in First Amendment Law. The endowed chair was established by a newspaper publisher and champion of a free press, Raymond Pryke, to create a permanent home for First Amendment scholarship at UC Irvine Law.

Prof. Stephen Lee has been appointed Chancellor’s Professor of Law and is a nationally recognized voice in administrative and immigration law.

Prof. Christopher Whytock, a distinguished scholar of transnational litigation and international law, has been appointed Chancellor’s Professor of Law, and serves as Co-Director of our Center in Law, Society and Culture.

The University’s Chancellor’s Professor of Law title is held by only 10 members of the UC Irvine Law faculty and recognizes exceptional academic accomplishment.

“Professors Lee, Southworth and Whytock are three extraordinary scholars and long-standing members of our faculty,” said Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Austen Parrish. “It’s an honor to celebrate their impact on their respective fields. These colleagues embody the absolute highest standards of academic excellence with critical research and an exceptional commitment to our students and our Law School. I’m thrilled for them for this well-deserved recognition.”

For more about the impact these faculty members have had at UC Irvine and beyond, read the story:

https://news.law.uci.edu/2026/08/19/uc-irvine-law-celebrated-endowed-faculty-appointments-of-ann-southworth-stephen-lee-and-christopher-whytock/

08/17/2026

Happy first day of law school, Class of 2029!

Swipe through to see some of our new law students on the start of their law school journey. Plus Dean Parrish celebrated his own “first day” too.

Here’s to a great year, UC Irvine Law! 💙💛

08/14/2026

It’s time to go enjoy every bit of the last weekend of summer, UC Irvine Law!

See you on Monday for the start of a great year!

P.S. Second- and third-year students, we can’t wait to see you!💙💛

(Video description: Big Corona Beach, just a few minutes from campus, on a sunny summer day.)

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