The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law supported five fellows in summer internships with human rights organizations around the world in 2020.
Hundreds of members of the UCLA School of Law community participated in the law school’s inaugural Public Service Challenge, which took place over five days, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, and served a great number of voters, charitable groups and others in Southern California.
Joshua Thomas ’20 came to UCLA School of Law with no plans to be a tax attorney. “If I had not attended UCLA Law and had access to its brilliant and engaging faculty, I highly doubt I would have developed a passion for tax, nor felt prepared to practice tax law without further education – and that speaks volumes,” says the recent graduate.
Leading media executives Harry Sloan and Jeffrey Sagansky participated in a spirited discussion on Oct. 26 about the recent explosion of interest in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The webinar was the latest in the Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law’s series of high-level IN-Sports conversations.
The Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law at UCLA Law was excited to host distinguished alumnus Andrei Iancu ’96, Director of the U.S.
UCLA School of Law will host its first-ever Public Service Challenge from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. During the five-day period, the entire UCLA Law community – including students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and families – will be encouraged to vote and volunteer as poll workers, do election protection work or engage in other pro bono or public service opportunities to help the Los Angeles community.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18 at age 87, is celebrated for her remarkable career as a lawyer and judge who was dedicated to fairness and equality. A trailblazing advocate for women’s rights, she was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Clinton appointed her to become the second woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court.
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's visit to UCLA Law in January 2005.
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's visit to UCLA Law in January 2005.
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's visit to UCLA Law in January 2005.
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's visit to UCLA Law in January 2005.
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's visit to UCLA Law in January 2005.
UCLA School of Law’s Law Fellows Program has received a boost in support from California ChangeLawyers for its recruiting and outreach efforts in California’s Central Valley.
For the seventh straight year, California ChangeLawyers, formerly known as the California Bar Foundation, has offered its largest award to support UCLA Law’s efforts to train high-potential undergraduate students from the diverse and underserved Central Valley to become more competitive law school applicants. The new grant is for $25,000.
The career and jurisprudence of Judge A. Wallace Tashima of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was the subject of a day-long symposium on Jan. 25, featuring present and former clerks and colleagues who celebrated the trailblazing jurist’s half century of public service and leadership.