U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler visited UCLA School of Law to provide an inside look at his work as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, the main congressional body that handles matters key to the entertainment industry and, most recently, investigations into Russian election meddling and President Trump’s possible obstruction of justice.
Eleven alumni of UCLA School of Law, all partners in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, have joined together to endow a scholarship at their alma mater.
The Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Endowed Scholarship was made possible through considerable recent giving by Karen Bertero ’81, J. Keith Biancamano ’91, Peter Hanlon ’77, Michelle Hodges ’96, Timothy Loose ’05, Patricia Tan Openshaw ’92, Heather Richardson ’06, Robert Serio ’85, Steven Sletten ’82, Eric Vandevelde ’05 (with Karen Tamis ’05) and Peter Wardle ’97.
The Black Law Students Association at UCLA School of Law was named 2019’s Student Organization of the Year at the school’s fifth annual Student Leadership Breakfast on April 28.
In presenting the award to BLSA co-chair Ajwang Rading ’20, Student Bar Association president Luis Vasquez ’19 cited the organization’s impactful efforts to promote diversity and excellence in legal education.
More than 2,000 people convened as UCLA School of Law hosted its 68th commencement ceremony on May 17, celebrating the Class of 2019 with glitz, grandeur and inspiring speeches.
Family, friends, faculty, colleagues and classmates gathered on UCLA’s Dickson Court to toast 313 juris doctor (J.D.) graduates, 198 master of law (LL.M.) recipients and one person who earned a doctor of juridical science (S.J.D.) degree.
Rising rents have caused unprecedented housing insecurity in Los Angeles County, according to an in-depth report that UCLA School of Law students and faculty prepared with attorneys at Public Counsel.
From Capitol Hill and Silicon Valley to the heart of Hollywood, UCLA School of Law alums from across the entertainment, sports and technology sectors returned to the campus in 2018-19, offering insights and career guidance in small group settings to students of the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law.
Enhancing the resources available to help graduates clerk for judges in California and around the country, UCLA School of Law has hired Kerry O’Neill to serve as its first director of judicial clerkships.
Supporting what is rapidly becoming one of the top law school trial programs in the country, UCLA Law alumnus A. Barry Cappello ’65 has pledged to donate an additional $500,000 to UCLA School of Law’s Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy. The gift raises Cappello’s total donations to UCLA Law to $2.75 million.
UCLA School of Law hosted its annual convocation ceremony on August 23, where distinguished alumni and members of the faculty welcomed the law school’s newest class of students. The incoming roster includes a diverse and highly accomplished array of 524 people, including 310 members of the J.D. Class of 2022; 212 students who are pursuing a master of laws degree; and two candidates for a legal doctorate.
View the Fall 2019 Incoming Class Profile.
Dynamic movie studio leader Stacey Snider ’85 returned to UCLA School of Law on Sept. 12 to deliver a Distinguished Alumni Lecture, sharing with more than 50 students the wisdom and war stories from her three-decade career at the pinnacle of the entertainment business. Snider offered a glimpse into what motivated her to become an executive at the head of the 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks and Universal movie studios and how current students might similarly pursue their passions after law school.