UC Law Schools

Berkeley School of Law

• The Berkeley School of Law is located in Boalt Hall, at the University of California Berkeley. The program offers a number of degree options, including a juris doctor (JD) program in concurrence with Harvard Law. Students can choose specialties in economics, comparative law, environmental law, international law, technology and social justice. Berkeley School of Law was the first to offer master's and Ph.D. programs specializing in jurisprudence and social policy.

  UC Berkeley School of Law
  215 Boalt Hall?
  Berkeley, CA 94720-7200?
  (510) 642-1741
  law.berkeley.edu

UCLA School of Law

• The UCLA School of Law, in Los Angeles, was founded in 1949. UCLA Law students specialize in business law, critical race studies, entertainment and media philosophy, or public interest. It also offers programs in environmental law, international law and law regarding native nations, as well as collaborative opportunities with other academic programs at UCLA.

  University of California, Los Angeles
  Box 951476
  Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
  (310) 825-4841
  law.ucla.edu

UC Davis School of Law

• The UC Davis School of Law operates in King Hall at the University of California in Davis. Over half of the student body is female and over one-third is of minority descent. The UC Davis School of Law offers specialties in business law, criminal procedure, environment and natural resources, health care, bioethics, human rights, social justice, intellectual property, international law and public interest law.

  UC Davis School of Law
  400 Mrak Hall Drive
  Davis, CA 95616-5201
  (530) 752-0243
  law.ucdavis.edu

UCI School of Law

• The University of California Irvine School of Law is the newest of the UC law schools, starting its first class in August 2009. The school maintained high standards for its first class, with an average GPA of 3.61. UCI School of Law recruited this class, which will graduate in 2012, with a full ride and a three-to-one professor to student ratio.

  University of California, Irvine School of Law
  401 E. Peltason Drive, Suite 1000
  Irvine, CA 92697-8000
  (949) 824-0066
  law.uci.edu

Hastings College of Law

• The Hastings College of Law was the first law school founded by the University of California system, established in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, California’s first chief justice. Located in San Francisco, Hastings gives students an opportunity to specialize in taxation, litigation, international, comparative law and public interest law. Graduates of Hastings make up 75 percent of the sitting judges in California.

  UC Hastings College of the Law
  200 McAllister St.
  San Francisco, CA 94102
  (415) 565-4600
  uchastings.edu