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1Ls: The Lawyering Skills Program would like all 1Ls to sign up for an individual CEB account by Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m. See Dean Rachel Croskery-Roberts’ 3/9 email for details.
1Ls: Current Student Scholarship Opportunities: See Nasreen Zia’s March 10 email for more details on CLEAR, International Law, and Environmental Law scholarships. Apply by March 28.
1Ls: Annual Bay Area Diversity Career Fair (BADCF): BADCF will be held virtually on July 10th (virtual panel) and July 11th (virtual interviews) for students to engage with leading law firms, corporate in-house legal departments, government agencies, nonprofit and other private/public legal employers. Student registration and bidding opens Monday, April 4. Register and finish bidding by Friday, May 30th!
Dress To Transgress: Mark your calendars for next week for the fourth annual Dress to Transgress, an event that critiques the concept of “professionalism” as it is normatively defined and reinforced in the legal profession. On this day, law students and professionals alike are encouraged to dress as they would if “professionalism” fully encompassed and embraced their identities, cultures, and communities. On Wednesday, March 19 at 12PM in MPAA 420 there will be a collaborative zine workshop, where as a community we will reimagine what professional norms in the legal profession could look like. The zine materials and light snacks will be provided! On Thursday, March 20 at 12PM in EDU 1111 is the keynote panel discussion with Dean of Boston University Law School Angela Onwuachi-Willig, East Bay Community Law Center attorney and National Trans Bar Association Board Member Milo Manopoulos Beitman, University of California, Irvine Law Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen, and University of California, Irvine Law Alum and Dress to Transgress Founder J Tharp. Mendocinos will be provided to those that RSVP, so be sure to do so here.
1Ls and 2Ls: Its time to vote for your 2025-2026 SBA Board! See 3/14 email from Dr. J with the link to vote and to view the candidacy statements. Deadline to vote: Friday, March 21 at 12pm (noon) PST.
Town Hall with Dean Parrish: Monday, March 24, 12-1pm, EDU 1111: See Sam Domingo’s 3/12 e-mail for more details and RSVP link.
1Ls and 2Ls: Mock Trial Board Application: Complete this application by Sunday, March 16 at 8:00pm if you are interested in serving on the UCI Law Mock Trial Board next year.
Civil Rights Litigation Clinic Presents Trans Rights Teach-In on Tuesday, March 25 @ 12:15pm in MPAA 430: RSVP here. Join UCI Law’s Civil Rights Litigation Clinic to learn about and discuss the current state of trans rights and the law. Panelists from academia and nonprofit civil rights organizations will discuss the changing legal landscape at the local, state, and federal level, their work and research in this area, and how law students can be zealous advocates on behalf of trans rights. Panelists will speak in conversation with each other, followed by a pre-submitted and live audience Q&A session. Pizza will be provided.
Save the Date: Moot Court Finals: Friday, April 4 3:00pm – 5:00pm; UC Irvine Student Center’s Crystal Cover Auditorium. Join us for our annual Moot Court Finals, where two UC Irvine Law students will present oral arguments to a panel of distinguished federal judges.Click here to learn more about the Moot Court competition and here to RSVP.
Know Your Rights. Please refer to the information in this Know Your Rights guide provided by UCOP for immigrant legal services. Copies have been posted on the student bulletin boards within the Law School and pocket/wallet-sized cards are available for pick-up in the Student Affairs and Student Services Suite (MPAA 210). The suite also has red cards available from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
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