University of California, Irvine School of Law
| University of California, Irvine School of Law | |
|---|---|
UCI School of Law building | |
| Parent school | University of California, Irvine |
| Established | 2007 |
| School type | Public |
| Parent endowment | $1.3 billion |
| Dean | Austen Parrish |
| Location | Irvine, California, United States |
| Enrollment | 467 |
| Faculty | 145 |
| USNWR ranking | 38th (tie) (2025) |
| Bar pass rate | 88% (July 2022 1st time takers) |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | Standard 509 Report |
The University of California, Irvine School of Law (also known as UC Irvine Law) is the law school at the University of California, Irvine. Founded in 2007, it is the fifth and newest law school in the University of California system. Its foundation ended an over 40-year hiatus in the creation of public law schools in California.
Erwin Chemerinsky served as the dean of UC Irvine Law from September 2007 to 2017, until being hired as dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. L. Song Richardson became the interim dean in July 2017 and the dean in January 2018. Song Richardson served as the dean until 2021, leaving to become president of Colorado College. Bryant Garth became interim dean in July 2021. Austen Parrish was named as the school's third dean in April 2022.