2026 Graduates: Commencement Survey: We are so excited to celebrate this amazing milestone with you! To ensure all our planning goes smoothly, and that you are able to participate in the commencement ceremony, please complete the survey included in the 12/19 email from Law Events.

1Ls: Mandatory Workshop on Understanding Grades & Strategies for the Spring Semester:  Friday, January 9, 9:00am:  During this workshop, Vice Dean Trilby Robinson-Dorn will explain the 1L grading curve and how to understand your grades. Your ASP Professors will offer tips and strategies on how to learn from your fall semester performance, tweak your study strategies, and develop positive relationships with your professors. Join Zoom Meeting - meeting ID: 970 6947 7218.

The Limits of Executive Power: “Can the President Just Fire a Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and What is the Potential Impact?”: January 22, 12:00pm  – 1:00pm, EDU 1111: The UCI Law EDI Committee invites you to join us in this next discussion in our series. UC Irvine Economics Professor Gary Richardson  is an expert in Economics and History and was the Founding Historian of the Federal Reserve System. As such he was cited on multiple occasions in amicus briefs filed in the Trump v. Cook litigation addressing the Executive Branch’s power to dismiss members of the Federal Reserve without oversight.  Come and join the discussion. Get an understanding of current events from a legal perspective. RSVP for lunch HERE.

Korea Law Center Research Fellow Open-House Lunch: Tuesday, January 27, 12:00pm, MPAA 430: This event is a great opportunity to meet our current student Research Fellows, learn more about the work that the Korea Law Center does and how to get involved. RSVP by Tuesday, January 20.

Lawyers for Good Government: Rights in Reel Time Challenge: The Rights in Reel Time Challenge is a national video competition where law students create a 60–90 second video explaining civil liberties protected by the Bill of Rights. Finalists will be featured nationally by Lawyers for Good Government, and you can win up to $3000.  For details go to L4GG.org/ReelTime. Submission deadline is 8:59pm on January 5.

The Launch Initiative is a national nonprofit focused on empowering students throughout their academic and professional journey through mentorship, financial assistance, and access to a supportive community. They are currently recruiting current second year law students to join our upcoming cohort. Over the course of the one-year program, accepted students will receive one-on-one mentorship, interview coaching, access to guest speakers and professional networking opportunities. Apply here.

SCHOLARSHIPS & WRITING COMPETITIONS

Beverly Hills Bar Foundation Annual Rule of Law Writing Competition: BHBF is accepting submissions of law review articles written by law students and published during the past year. The winning author will receive a $2,500 scholarship and two authors will be given $500 honorable mention scholarships. Competition rules are detailed here. Submit your articles using this form by February 2.

See this page for an extensive monthly list of writing competitions, which often have a monetary prize, and for a list of fellowships that provide funding for specific types of summer positions.

CAREER FAIRS

1Ls: Boston Lawyers Group First Semester Job Fair: January 16, 2026, via Flo Recruit: This event is for Class of 2028 students seeking 2027 Summer Associate positions in Boston. Registration closes at 9am on January 11. A timeline and registration instructions are available here.

National District Attorneys Association 2026 National Prosecutor Job Fair: January 31-February 1; Washington, D.C: View a list of participating employers and register here.

1Ls: Summer Associate Hub IP Virtual Interview Program: January 30, 2026: This program is open to current 1Ls (Class of 2028) with a technical degree (based on USPTO Patent Bar eligibility) interested in practicing patent law and seeking summer associate openings for 1L Summer in 2026 and/or 2L Summer in 2027. Register here ASAP, as registration is on a rolling basis.

1Ls: Summer Associate Hub West Coast Job Fair + Interview Program: January 30, 2026; Virtual: NOTE: This interview program for 1Ls interested in summer associate positions on the West Coast is no longer being held in-person on February 6. All students who pre-register will be added to a waitlist. Spots will be handled on a first-come, first-serve basis per school. Pre-register here.

1Ls: Summer Associate Hub National Job Fair + Interview Program: January 30, 2026; Virtual: NOTE: This interview program interview program for 1Ls interested in summer associate positions in locations including NY, DC, Philly, and Chicago is no longer being held in-person on February 13. All students who pre-register will be added to a waitlist. Spots will be handled on a first-come, first-serve basis per school. Pre-register here.

Lost and Found: Welcome back! There are many items left-over from last semester in the Lost and Found (front desk of the Dean’s Suite). If you have misplaced an item (water bottles, glasses, glasses cases, rings, lunch bags, day-planner, etc.) please come take a look and you might find your item! Dean’s Suite hours are Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

1Ls: ASP 1L Skills Development Workshop Series: See Canvas page for all workshops.

STUDENT RESOURCES

Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Academic Solutions: CEB, a nonprofit program of the University of California, is California’s leading provider of legal research and practice guidance. Through its AccessLaw program, law students receive free access to CEB’s full suite of resources, with an additional 18-months of access after graduation. CEB offers trusted practice guides, sample forms, workflows, and legal research tools across 30+ practice areas, developed with contributions from over 1,200 California attorneys and judges. These resources help bridge the gap between law school and practice, giving you the same tools attorneys rely on every day. Sign up with code IRX26 (*note that the code has been updated from the previous SLATE issue) to get started.

Know Your Rights: 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 pickup in the Student Affairs and Student Services Suite (MPAA 210).  The suite also has red cards available from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

View previous SLATE newsletters here.

Monday, January 5

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: King & Spalding Houston - 1L Winter Receptions, 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77002

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Best Best & Krieger LLP - Home for the Holidays, 3390 University Ave, 5th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: MoFo Los Angeles 1L Winter Reception, MOFO Los Angeles, 707 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: MoFo San Diego 1L Winter Reception, MOFO San Diego, 12531 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, CA 92130

Tuesday, January 6

7:00am - 9:00am
CDO: Holland & Knight LLP - Home for the Holidays 1L Reception (Nashville), Nashville City Center, 511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville, Tennessee 37219

7:30am - 9:30am
CDO: Troutman Pepper Locke - Home for the Holidays (Richmond), 1001 Haxall Point, 15th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219

8:30am - 10:30am
CDO: Cooley New York Home for the Holidays Networking Lunch, 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

12:00pm - 1:30pm
CDO: Cooley San Diego Home for the Holidays Networking Lunch, 10265 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121

1:00pm - 4:00pm
CDO: 2026 Evening with Choate (RSVP), Choate, Hall & Stewart – Aries Club, 3rd Floor, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110

1:30pm - 3:00pm
CDO: Barnes & Thornburg LLP - Home for the Holidays - Washington D.C., 555 12th Street N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20004

1:30pm - 3:00pm
CDO: K&L Gates Pittsburgh 1L Winter Reception, 210 6th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

1:30pm - 3:30pm
CDO: Troutman Pepper Locke - Home for the Holidays (Charlotte), 301 S. College Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Holland & Knight LLP: Legal Recruitng (Tampa), 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 4100 Tampa, Florida 33602

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Wilson Sonsini Winter Warm-Up (1L Reception) - D.C. (RSVP by 1/5), 1700 K. Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Wilson Sonsini Winter Warm-Up (1L Reception) - New York (RSVP by 1/5), 204 W. 55th Street, New York, NY 10019

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Wilson Sonsini Winter Warm-Up (1L Reception) - Boston (RSVP by 1/5), 201 Washington Street, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02108

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: There's No Place Like McGuireWoods (Richmond), Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, VA 23219-3916

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright Dallas 1L Winter Reception, 2200 Ross Avenue, #3600, Dallas, TX 75201

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright Houston 1L Winter Reception, 1550 Lamar Street, #2000, Houston, TX 77010

4:30pm - 6:30pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright San Antonio 1L Winter Reception, 111 W. Houston Street, #1800, San Antonio, TX 78205

5:00pm - 6:30pm
CDO: Barnes & Thornburg LLP - Home for the Holidays (South Bend), 201 S. Main Street, Suite 400, South Bend, IN 46601

5:00pm - 6:30pm
CDO: Perkins Coie LLP - 1L Winter Open House (Portland), 1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor, Portland, OR 97209

5:00pm - 7:00pm
CDO: Winston & Strawn LLP - Home for the Holidays Reception (Los Angeles), 333. S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Benesch - Home for the Holidays (San Francisco), 100 Pine Street, #3100, San Francisco, CA 94111

5:30pm - 7:00pm
CDO: There's No Place Like McGuireWoods (Los Angeles), 1800 Century Park East, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1501

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright Los Angeles 1L Winter Reception, 555 Flower Street, 41st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Wilson Sonsini Winter Warm-Up (1L Reception) - Seattle (RSVP by 1/5), 701 5th Avenue, 51st Floor, Seattle, WA 98104

6:00pm - 8:00pm
CDO: Allen Matkins LLP - Orange County - 1L Winter Reception, 2010 Main Street, 8th Floor, Irvine, CA 92614-7214

Wednesday, January 7

6:00am - 7:00am
CDO: 2026 Hogan Lovells Recruitment Office Hours, Virtual

8:00am - 10:00am
CDO: Holland & Knight LLP - Home for the Holidays 1L Reception (Dallas), One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201

9:00am - 5:00pm
CDO: Justice 101 (3-Day Seminar), Off Campus

9:30am - 3:30pm
CDO: Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. - Home for the Holidays Receptions (Milwaukee), 833 E Michigan Street, Suite 1800, Milwaukee, WI

1:30pm - 3:00pm
CDO: Reed Smith - Home for the Holidays Open House (Philadelphia), Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA, 19103

1:30pm - 3:00pm
CDO: Reed Smith - Home for the Holidays Open House (Pittsburgh), Reed Smith Centre, 225 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

2:00pm - 4:00pm
CDO: Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (Texas),  2200 Ross Avenue, 20th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201

2:00pm - 4:00pm
CDO: Troutman Pepper Locke - Home for the Holidays (Philadelphia), 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19103

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - Boston, Arnold & Porter's Boston Office

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - New York, Arnold & Porter's New York Office

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - Washington D.C., Arnold & Porter's DC Office

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Holland & Knight LLP: Legal Recruiting Event (Jacksonville), 50 North Laura Street, Suite 3900, Jacksonville, FL 32202

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Holland & Knight LLP: Home for the Holidays 1L Reception (Jacksonville), 50 North Laura Street, Suite 3900, Jacksonville, FL 32202

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright 1L Reception (New York), 1301 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Reed Smith - Home for the Holidays Open House (New York), 599 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022

2:30pm - 4:00pm
CDO: Venable LLP - A Conversation with Our Hiring Partners: A Panel Discussion, Virtual

3:00pm - 3:45pm
CDO: Cleary: Practice Area Highlights: IP Litigation 101, Virtual

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: There's No Place Like McGuireWoods (Chicago), 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60601-1818

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright 1L Winter Reception (Austin), 98 San Jacinto Blvd, STE 1100, Austin, TX 78701

3:00pm - 4:30pm
CDO: Perkins Coie LLP - 1L Winter Open House (Phoenix), 2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ 85016

4:00pm - 6:00pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - Chicago, Arnold & Porter's Chicago Office

4:00pm - 6:00pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - Denver, Arnold & Porter's Denver Office

4:00pm - 6:00pm
CDO: Kilpatrick 1L Home for the Holidays (San Francisco), Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Meet the Firms (Class of 2028), Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel, 4500 Macarthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - San Francisco, Arnold & Porter's San Francisco Office

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) - Seattle, Arnold & Porter's Seattle Office

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: King & Spalding Los Angeles - 1L Winter Receptions, 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90071

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Wilson Sonsini - Winter Warm-Up (1L Reception) - San Francisco (RSVP by 1/5), 55 Spear Street, 35th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Wilson Sonsini - Winter Warm-Up (1L Reception) - San Diego (RSVP by 1/5), 12235 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130

6:00pm - 8:00pm
CDO: Allen Matkins LLP - 1L Winter Reception (Century City), 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6019

Thursday, January 8

8:00am - 10:00am
CDO: Holland & Knight LLP - Home for the Holidays 1L Reception (Houston), 811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002

2:00pm - 4:00pm
CDO: There's No Place Like McGuireWoods (Atlanta), 1075 Peachtree Street, NE 35th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309-3900

2:00pm - 4:00pm
CDO: Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (Washington D.C.), 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006

2:30pm - 4:30pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright 1L Winter Reception (Washington D.C.), 799 9th Street NW, #1000, Washington, DC 20001

2:30pm - 4:00pm
CDO: Reed Smith - Home for the Holidays Open House (Chicago), 10 South Wacker Drive, 40th Floor Chicago, IL 60606-7507

2:30pm - 4:00pm
CDO:Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (New York), 30 Rockefeller Plaza,39th Floor, New York, NY 10112

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO:Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (Chicago), 321 North Clark Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60654

4:00pm - 6:00pm
CDO:Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (Los Angeles), 350 South Grand Avenue, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

4:00pm - 6:00pm
CDO:Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (San Diego), 12275 El Camino Real, Suite 100,San Diego, CA 92130

5:00pm - 7:00pm
CDO:Sheppard Mullin - 1L Home for the Holidays (San Francisco), Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO:Arnold & Porter - 1L Networking Reception (Class of 2028) (Los Angeles), Arnold & Porter's LA Office

5:30pm - 7:00pm
CDO:Perkins Coie - 1L Winter Open House (Seattle), 1301 Second Ave., Suite 4200, Seattle, WA 98101

6:00pm - 8:00pm
CDO: Skadden LA Home for the Holidays, Javier's - Westfield Century City

Friday, January 9

9:00am - 10:00am
CDO: America's Next Top Trial Lawyer, Virtual

10:00am - 12:00pm
IEFV: New Laws Addressing Firearms Risks in Court Proceedings and Related Contexts, EDU 1131

12:00pm - 1:00pm
CDO: PracticePro - 1L Office Hour: Pre-OCI, Firm Fit & Networking Events, Virtual

Monday, January 12

4:30pm - 5:30pm
CDO: Summer Associate Hub - Intro to Transactional Practices, Virtual

Tuesday, January 13

12:00pm - 1:00pm
SBA Weekly Meeting, MPAA 420

12:00pm - 1:00pm
UCI Law Moot Court: Oral Argument Training, EDU 1111

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: K&L Gates Boston - 1L Winter Reception,  1 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: King & Spalding Washington, D.C. - 1L Winter Receptions, 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20006

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright - St. Louis 1L Winter Reception, 8001 Forsyth Blvd, Suite 800, St. Louis, MO 63105

4:30pm - 5:30pm
CDO: Intro to Litigation Practices, Virtual

5:30pm - 7:30pm
CDO: Blank Rome Reception for 1L Law Students (JD 2029) (Los Angeles), 2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067

5:45pm - 7:45pm
CDO: Sheppard Mullin UCI School of Law Class of 2028 1L Reception (RSVP by 1/8),  650 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA

Wednesday, January 14

9:30am - 10:15am
CDO: Cleary Global, Virtual

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Halfway Done Party, Law Courtyard

12:00pm - 1:00pm
CDO: 2026 Spring Interview Program - Public Interest Career Day Information Session, Edu 1111

2:00pm - 3:30pm
CDO: K&L Gates Raleigh 1L Winter Receptions, 301 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright Chicago 1L Winter Reception, 1045 W. Fulton Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60607

Thursday, January 15

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Core Clinic Orientation - Client Panel - Spring 2026, EDU 1111

1:00pm - 1:45pm
CDO: Dealmakers 101: Exploring Transactional Law at Choate, Virtual

2:30pm - 4:00pm
CDO: Venable LLP Winter Recruiting Reception (Washington DC), 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

3:00pm - 5:00pm
CDO: 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright Minneapolis 1L Winter Reception, RBC Plaza, 60 South 6th Street, #3100, Minneapolis, MN 55402

4:00pm - 6:00pm
CDO: King & Spalding Chicago - 1L Winter Receptions, 110 N Wacker Drive, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60606

6:00pm - 8:00pm
CDO: Pillsbury LA Winter Welcome 1L Networking Reception, 725 S. Figueroa Street, 36th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Friday, January 16

12:00pm - 12:45pm
CDO: Venable LLP - Recruiter Office Hours, Virtual

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Core Clinic Orientation - Advanced Student Panels - Spring 2026, LAW, EDU and MPAA (room locations will be sent to students via email)