To be awarded the specialization in Criminal Law and Policy, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization.

Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.

Curriculum

September 12, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Williams Institute's 2024 NYC Fall Salon will take place on Thursday, September 12 from 6:00-8:30 PM at the Meta office in Hudson Yards.

We invite you to join our discussion on the current state of LGBTQ+ law and policy and what’s at stake in the upcoming November election and beyond.
 
For tickets to our 2024 NYC Fall Salon, please visit: https://bit.ly/NYCFallSalon24RSVP ends on September 4, 2024.
 

For more information, please contact Williamsdev@law.ucla.edu.

To be awarded the specialization in Technology Law, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization.

Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.

Curriculum

UCLA School of Law proudly presents the Critical Race Studies Fellowship, first launched in 2011 under the guidance of Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Since its inception, the program has provided lawyers and activists, many of whom came from Latin America, with a unique educational and professional experience to assist in their work against racial discrimination at home.

Fellowship Information

  • Details of the Fellowship

    The fellowship offers a full-tuition grant to enroll in UCLA Law’s LL.M. (Master of Laws) Program. This includes the full cost of tuition, health insurance, and mandatory health facilities fees. Applicants should note that the fellowship does not include assistance for living expenses, and they should be prepared to secure additional funding to cover the remaining costs of attendance.

    Fellows will earn a specialization in Critical Race Studies, as well as the possibility of additional specializations in Public Interest Law and Policy, Human Rights, Law and Sexuality, or International and Comparative Law. Students will learn the fundamentals of the discipline in Civil Rights Law and Critical Race Theory courses and will take additional coursework that creates opportunities to apply the rigorous analysis arising from the fundamentals to legal areas such as immigration, incarceration, labor, or international law.

    The fellowship is housed under UCLA Law’s renowned Critical Race Studies Program (CRS). CRS’s mission is to “Think. Teach. Transform.” by working at the intersection of race and the law to train advocates, leaders, and scholars committed to challenging injustice in all its forms. Founded in 2000, CRS became the first law school program dedicated to incorporating Critical Race Theory (CRT) into legal scholarship and teaching, enabling law students to graduate with a formal CRS specialization. The program remains unique in legal education. CRS faculty include authors of pathbreaking works in CRT that have introduced widely influential ideas and concepts to scholars across the academy, legal practitioners, and the general public, as well as emergent and more recently established scholars who are expanding the field in important ways, including by incorporating new empirical methods and by integrating CRT with clinical teaching and practice, and with international human rights and migration.

    CRS is a preeminent training program for the next generation of legal advocates and scholars committed to racial justice. The diverse student body includes many first-generation college graduates and those from communities traditionally underrepresented in legal and academic fields. The program supplements a rigorous academic curriculum with clinical experiences grounded in community partnerships that integrate theory and practice. CRS alumni include racial justice leaders in legal practice, academia, and government around the country and the globe. The program also directly serves the broader public through widely-accessed webinars, symposia that include and collaborate with community organizations, and through our faculty’s frequent appearance in national media and public fora. More information on CRS can be found here.

  • Eligibility & Award Conditions

    The UCLA Law Critical Race Studies Fellowship is open to law graduates holding J.D. or LL.B. degrees with a B average or higher from their law school programs. Competitive applicants will also have a demonstrated commitment to race discrimination law and intersectional analyses, through work, volunteer or internship experience, and/or scholarship published in these areas.

    As a condition of the award, fellows will be asked to certify that they will return to their home country upon completion of their LL.M. degree and commit to a legal career in related fields.

    Although successful candidates initially came predominantly from Latin America, any applicant who demonstrates a background and commitment to the purpose and vision of the fellowship will be considered upon receipt of their application.

  • Application Instructions

    To apply for admission, prospective students must submit an online application to UCLA Law's LL.M. Program, a separate supplemental application form for the UCLA Critical Race Studies Fellowship, and supporting documentation.

    1. UCLA Law LL.M. Program Application
      To create an account and complete the online LL.M. program application, click the link above and follow the instructions to submit your application and supporting documentation via the LSAC platform no later than February 1.
    2. UCLA Law Critical Race Studies Fellowship Supplemental Application Form [PDF]
      Click the link above to download the supplemental application for the Critical Race Studies Fellowship. After completing this form, include it as part of the "personal statement" file uploaded as a supporting document through the LSAC platform.

    Applicants for whom the LSAC fees present a barrier to application may email llm@law.ucla.edu to request consideration for a waiver of the LSAC process.

    Please direct questions about the fellowship to vanzyl@law.ucla.edu, and questions about UCLA Law's online LL.M. application procedure to llm@law.ucla.edu.

    Please note that UCLA is not able to reimburse any amounts paid to LSAC in the process of applying to the fellowship. Be sure to contact the address above before paying any LSAC fees.

Fellows

  • Current Fellows

    Current fellows are to be announced.

  • Past Fellows & Affiliated Practitioners

    Allyne Andrade e Silva, 2018-19

    Julieth Balanta Zuñiga, 2015-16

    Maryluz Barragan, 2013-14

    Dayana Blanco, 2017-18

    Andres Caicedo Berdugo, 2014-15

    Andres Caicedo Sanchez, 2022-23

    Thiame Carabali Hinestroza, 2016-17

    Lina Cordoba Moreno, 2022-23

    Marina de Oliveira Reis, 2019-20

    Daniel Gomez Mazo, 2013-14

    Ana Gonzalez, 2011-12

    Diego Grueso, 2012-13

    Angelica Mayolo Obregon, 2016-17

    Sindis Meza Pineda, 2015-16

    Kelis Moreno, 2017-18

    Charquia Wright, 2019-20

The Native Nations Law JD Specialization comprises courses focusing on tribal legal systems, federal Indian law, and international advocacy for Indigenous rights. A renowned resource in support of Native Nations, UCLA Law’s Native Nations Law & Policy Center advances Indian nations’ laws and institutions in furtherance of tribal sovereignty and rights of self-determination.

Areas of Focus

Indian Law

From addressing public policy concerns for Native peoples to repatriation and cultural resource protection, Indian law covers a wide range of legal subjects.

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Centers of Excellence

Native Nations Law & Policy Center

This center advances Indian nations’ laws and institutions while promoting cultural resource protections.

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Coursework Requirement

J.D. students are required to complete five courses with a grade of B- or better in each course to complete the program.

Course or Independent Research with non-NNLPC Core or Affiliated Faculty Members

For courses or independent research with non-NNLPC Core or Affiliated Faculty, you may petition for pre-approval by submitting a description of the course or independent research to a member of the Specialization Committee. You should note that it may not always be possible to pre-approve independent research, in which case a decision will be made once the student submits a completed project.

Students may petition the Specialization Committee to have other relevant courses or independent studies counted toward the specialization. The Center faculty may also approve, on a case-by-case basis, specialization credit for appropriate courses taken either abroad as part of Foreign Legal Studies, or as a transfer or visiting student. The list of courses (including seminars and clinics) that satisfy the specialization will be reviewed annually and revised as appropriate by the Specialization Committee, in coordination with the Records Office. Students are encouraged to look into the specifics of the syllabi of each course and to meet with the faculty advisors to ensure they select courses that best achieve their personal educational goals.

Students may petition the Specialization Committee for permission to take Federal Indian Law I and Federal Indian Law II concurrently, or for permission for the Tribal Legal Development Clinic to serve as a pre-requisite to Federal Indian Law II, requests which may be granted, but only in exceptional circumstances.

Students pursuing the J.D. Specialization in Native Nations Law do not receive priority enrollment for any course except the Tribal Legal Development Clinic. However, ultimate enrollment decisions remain at the discretion of the Clinic director. Students are encouraged to enroll for other courses as early as possible in the enrollment period for maximum flexibility.

Please note that not all courses will be offered every year.

Externships

Students pursuing the Specialization in Native Nations Law may pursue full- or part-time externships relating to Indian law for credit towards the specialization’s Group B coursework requirement. A student wishing to use an externship as a qualifying course must receive the prior consent of the Native Nations Law Specialization Committee. Consent will require a demonstration that the externship will provide exposure to relevant substantive areas of law. Regardless of the number of externships or externship units a student completes, a student may use externships to count, at most, as one course.

To be awarded the specialization in Native Nations Law, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization.

Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.

Curriculum

The list of courses (including seminars and clinics) that satisfy the Indian Law Elective and the Elective in Law will be reviewed annually and revised as appropriate by the Native Nations Law Specialization Committee, in coordination with the Records Office. Students are encouraged to look into the specifics of the syllabi of each course and to meet with the faculty advisors to ensure they select courses that best achieve their personal educational goals.

Students may petition the Native Nations Law Specialization Committee to have other relevant courses or independent studies counted toward the specialization.

October 17, 2023 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

We are pleased to join the Documentary Film Legal Clinic for a special screening and celebration: they will present Ricochet (https://www.ricochetfilm.com/), a multiple award-winning documentary about a tragic death in San Francisco that set off a political furor and the public defenders who fought to defend an innocent, undocumented immigrant. The event will also serve as an opportunity to honor Dan Mayeda, who will be retiring from his position with the DFLC at the end of 2023. We have invited former DFLC clients (independent filmmakers), DFLC alums and UCLAW faculty and staff. If you are a current student interested in our DFLC program, do not miss this event!

DATE: Tues. October 17, 2023
RECEPTION LOCATION: Coral Tree Walk (Macgowan Hall) - 245 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television)
FILM SCREENING LOCATION: James Bridges Theater - 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television)

RSVP: https://forms.gle/zPTLicUzvxZPab9e9

SCHEDULE:
Check-In & Reception ........................ 5:30p
Film Screening .................................... 7:00p
Dan Mayeda Retirement Program.... 8:30p

Questions? Contact: sundra@law.ucla.edu

October 18, 2023 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Interested in a career in the Entertainment industry? Join us for a special Zoom Q&A session with recent UCLA graduates!

Date: Oct 18, 2023Time: 12:15pm-1:15pm

Register & Submit Questions: https://forms.gle/khwiDrqqippcBj6C6

PANELISTS 

Carlos Araya Paz '23 - Chile
    • Law Clerk, Sheppard Mullin
    • Carlos is a graduate of the UCLA LLM class of 2023, specializing in Media, Entertainment and Technology. Prior to this, Carlos worked as an attorney and was the Director of the Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment group of the Chilean law firm Magliona Abogados for 9 years. In this capacity, Carlos advised clients such as Amazon Prime Video, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, and Microsoft, among others. Carlos is now currently working as Law Clerk in the Entertainment Law group at Sheppard Mullin (Century City office). 
Arkadi De Proft '22 - Belgium
    • Attorney - New Technology Jurisprudence Specialist, PLF (Pacitti Law Firm) 
    • Arkadi De Proft has felt a burning passion for gaming ever since receiving a Gameboy Advance SP at seven years old. Having pursued his love of video games as a video game journalist throughout his extensive academic legal career, he now vigorously fights for the hopes and dreams of creatives in the interactive media space. Arkadi obtained multiple advanced degrees in law throughout the world, including from UCLA, the number one university in the world for entertainment law. Arkadi is a published author and has won an award from Google for his research into the challenges for the esports industry under existing copyright laws. He has advised a broad variety of organizations in the video games industry, ranging from grassroots esports organizations such as PROJEKT GAP to international conglomerates such as Activision Blizzard and Nintendo. Arkadi is a member of the Executive Committee of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Law Section, the largest of its kind in the world, as well as a member of the Esports Bar Association. He is also an advising member of the American Bar Association’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Task Force on Intellectual Property.  
Tamara Habayeb '22 - UK
    • Manager - Business and Legal Affairs, Gaumont

    • Tamara is a Manager in the Business Affairs and Legal team at Gaumont, an independent film and TV production company that produced shows like Narcos, Hannibal and Lupin. She works in the development, production and distribution of original scripted TV shows, features and animation projects. She is involved in negotiating, drafting and handling talent agreements, option agreements, distribution matters and overall helping creatives bring shows and movies to life.  Prior to her LL.M., Tamara worked as a private equity attorney at Sidley Austin LLP in London, and during her LL.M. she interned with a talent-side lawyer, at an IP management company and participated in the UCLA Doc Film Clinic. Tamara is dual qualified in England & Wales and New York.  

Adrian Jungblut '23 - Germany
    • Intern, Gaumont
    • Adrian is a recent UCLA graduate, specializing in entertainment law. He currently works in Business & Legal Affairs at the LA office of the French film and television studio Gaumont, handling all kinds of production related agreements for US and LATAM shows. Prior to coming to Los Angeles, he got his law degree in Germany and worked in two entertainment law boutiques, as well as in the TMT/IP practice group of big law firm McDermott, Will & Emery. He also has in-house experience at NDR, one of the biggest German radio and television broadcasters. 
Anson Lyu '22 - China
    • Manager - Business and Legal Affairs, VMI Worldwide
    • Anson is a Manager in the Business & Legal Affairs Department at VMI Worldwide, an independent movie company specializing in movie sales, distribution, and production. He is responsible for handling legal matters in relation to movie acquisition and production, and managing delivery of legal materials. Prior to attending the LL.M. Program at UCLA, he earned his LL.B. degree from Durham University in the U.K., and worked in dispute resolution thereafter in Shenzhen, China. During his free time, he reads album reviews, records covers of musical theatres, and practices singing with his a cappella group.  
Emma Wilson '22 - UK
    • Entertainment Associate Attorney, Sacker Entertainment Law PC

    • Emma works at Sacker Entertainment Law, which is a boutique entertainment law firm based in LA, where she drafts, negotiates and reviews agreements for rights, writers, directors, producers, actors and department heads in connection with the development and production of motion pictures and television series on behalf of financiers and independent production companies.  

       

      Emma graduated from Durham University Law School and received her LL.M. from BPP University in the UK. She then started her career in entertainment at Warner Bros. in London where she split her time between the International TV and Local Theatrical Production departments, working closely with outside counsel, producers, and in-house lawyers across 16 territories. Emma then graduated from UCLA with an LL.M., specializing in Media & Entertainment Law where she completed an externship at NuMedia before doing a full-time internship at Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in the Entertainment department after sitting for the California Bar. At Sheppard Mullin, Emma represented clients ranging from high-profile talent to production companies and streamers and provided advice to clients on guild issues, including the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and DGA. 

October 17, 2023 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

We are pleased to join the Documentary Film Legal Clinic for a special screening and celebration: they will present Ricochet (https://www.ricochetfilm.com/), a multiple award-winning documentary about a tragic death in San Francisco that set off a political furor and the public defenders who fought to defend an innocent, undocumented immigrant. The event will also serve as an opportunity to honor Dan Mayeda, who will be retiring from his position with the DFLC at the end of 2023. We have invited former DFLC clients (independent filmmakers), DFLC alums and UCLAW faculty and staff. If you are a current student interested in our DFLC program, do not miss this event!

DATE: Tues. October 17, 2023
RECEPTION LOCATION: Coral Tree Walk (Macgowan Hall) - 245 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television)
FILM SCREENING LOCATION: James Bridges Theater - 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television)

RSVP: https://forms.gle/zPTLicUzvxZPab9e9

SCHEDULE:
Check-In & Reception ........................ 5:30p
Film Screening .................................... 7:00p
Dan Mayeda Retirement Program.... 8:30p

Questions? Contact: sundra@law.ucla.edu

September 12, 2023 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Event Description:  Join leading entertainment attorneys Elsa Ramo and Camrin Agin for this year’s first Supplemental Practical Legal Education (SPLE) event.  Elsa and Camrin will teach students about the business and legal issues that arise in the motion picture development and distribution process. Their workshop, titled “From Script to Screen,” will cover the following: development (rights acquisition), pre-production (department heads, director, writer, producer deals), production (production issues, actor deals), post-production, distribution and marketing. *Lunch will be provided for attendees only

Please RSVP by 2pm on Friday, Sept 8.  Due to space limitations, the Ziffren Institute will randomly select 55 students from the RSVP list (with the rest on a waitlist) and will send out an email to all the students who registered for this event on 9/8 at 3pm to inform them of their admission status. 

Date: Tues. September 12, 2023
Time: 12:10-1:30pmLocation: Law Room 1337
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/LQaEb5Xmp5uYG3VV9
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49th Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium Hollywood ’25: Survive or Thrive

The Annual Entertainment Symposium is a flagship event for the entertainment industry.

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