This collection comprises the records of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. The records include documentation about the planning and founding of the School of Law, including preliminary reports and plans from the early 1990s from University of California committees, as well as later materials documenting accreditation, evaluations, and memberships, information about the Korea Law Center, building and expansion plans, degree program proposals, events, and publicity.

The University of California, Irvine School of Law was founded in August 2009 and became the first new California public law school in nearly fifty years. Since the inception of UC Irvine, a law school was envisioned as part of the plan to become a full-service, interdisciplinary research institution.

16.75 Linear Feet (15 records cartons, 1 document box, 1 14.5" flat box, and 1 digital media box)

Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist. Digital material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The authors or their heirs retain their copyrights to the material. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).

The collection is open for research.