Centers

Centers, Programs and Institutes

UCLA Law's centers, programs and institutes allow students to tackle some of the most challenging and urgent issues of our time, under the direction of expert faculty. Students may seek specializations in many fields addressed by centers, and may join clinics, organizations and journals alongside others who share their passions to advance knowledge and push for positive change.

UCLA Law Degree Programs

A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy

UCLA Law offers an immersive approach to trial advocacy through this program in which students hone courtroom skills.

A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy

Animal Law & Policy Program

This program encourages new empirical research to better evaluate and pursue animal law and policy reform.

Animal Law & Policy Program

Center for Immigration Law and Policy

A hub for immigration scholarship and advocacy, engaging community organizations, practitioners, lawmakers and experts in the field.

Center for Immigration Law and Policy

Center for Law & Economics

With a foundational approach, this center examines how economic concepts can help us understand and improve our laws.

Center for Law & Economics

Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy

Engaging with community organizations, scholars, lawmakers, practitioners, and advocates on reproductive health, law and policy.

Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy

Criminal Law and Policy Consortium

The Consortium brings together the faculty, students, programs, research initiatives, and student organizations at UCLA Law with an interest in criminal legal topics.

Criminal Law and Policy Consortium

Critical Race Studies

Led by renowned scholars, this program is the premier setting for studying the intersection of race and the law.

Critical Race Studies

David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy

The David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy believes a more just world is possible and supports students and alumni in pursuit of that goal.

David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy

Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

The Emmett Institute trains future leaders and develops solutions to the climate crisis and environmental justice challenges.

Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Empirical Research Group

This program emphasizes rigorous research methods in law, the social sciences and public policy.

Empirical Research Group

Institute for Technology, Law & Policy

This institute undertakes research to learn how emerging technologies influence society, privacy, and public policy.

Institute for Technology, Law & Policy

International & Comparative Law Program

Situated at a major global crossroads and with an expert faculty, this program rivals any in the nation.

International & Comparative Law Program
Immigration

From Jalisco to a J.D., the UCLA Way

How Luis Perez ’10 came to California, became an attorney of impact for his fellow immigrants and secured permanent residency with vital help from the UCLA Law community.

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