California (Cerritos) -- Irvine University College of Law -- Accreditation: Rule XIX -- Year Founded: 1993

The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public coeducational research university founded in 1965, located in Irvine, California. UC Irvine's name originated from the Irvine Company, which donated 1,000 acres (400 ha) for a single dollar and sold another 510 acres (210 ha) to the University of California. In 1971, the University of California and the Irvine Company planned a city around the campus, which was incorporated as the city of Irvine.



The UCI Law Campus, eco- and people-friendly facilities, July 2009

University of California, Irvine School of Law

The University of California, Irvine School of Law is the law school at the University of California, Irvine. Having opened in Fall 2009, it is the fifth law school in the UC system and the first public law school to open in California in 40 years. In September 2007, after some controversy, Erwin Chemerinsky was announced as the law school's first dean.

Initially, it was announced that the school would be named for Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Company, in honor of his $20 million donation towards its founding. In 2008 an agreement was reached between Bren and UCI that the school would not bear his name. Chemerinsky said, "We are deeply grateful for the Bren gift, but it was decided between the chancellor and Mr. Bren that our name should be parallel to other UC schools."

Quick Facts

Established: 2008
School type : Public
Dean: Erwin Chemerinsky
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
Faculty: 20 (estimated)

Contact

401 E. Peltason Drive, Suite 1000
Irvine, CA 92697-8000

Phone: (949) 824-0066
Fax: (949) 824-7336
Web: www.law.uci.edu

The School of Law is located on the corner of Campus Drive and East Peltason Drive in a building formerly known as “Berkeley Place.” Over the next few years, the space plan for the Law School calls for the transformation of an administrative office building into a welcoming and functional academic environment.

At completion, the Law School’s facilities will include:

• 50 faculty offices
• 3 large classrooms
• 4 medium classrooms
• 6 seminar rooms
• Law Library
• Law clinics
• Student organization offices
• Law Review offices
• Various administrative offices

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