On August 17, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., UC Davis School of Law faculty, alumni board members, staff, and current students convened at the Putah Creek Lodge to celebrate the incoming class of 2011 at a barbecue hosted by the Office of Admissions.
Twelve students joined UC Davis's J.D. program from law schools spanning the country, including Gonzaga University School of Law, Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, University of Minnesota Law School, Vermont Law School, Golden Gate University School of Law, and University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.
The UC Davis School of Law was well represented at the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation annual dinner held on August 13, 2008 at the California History Museum. Among those who attended were Dean Kevin Johnson, Professors Jennifer Chacón, Arturo Gándara, James F.
UC Davis School of Law's King Hall Outreach Program (KHOP) Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) takes a unique approach to increasing the percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged undergraduate students in the law school pipeline.
The UC Davis School of Law is mentioned in a July 31, 2008, post in L.A. Legal Pad, the National Law Journal's blog. The post discusses a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pro bono program that allows young lawyers and some law students to argue cases before the court as a way of gaining oral argument experience. The School of Law is noted as one of the few schools already participating in the program.
Melinda Guzman Moore '88 delivered the keynote address at the UC Davis School of Law's annual King Hall Outreach Program (KHOP) PreLaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) awards banquet held August 8 at the University Club.
UC Davis International Law Summer Programs has 128 professionals from 25 countries participating in programs ranging from International Commercial Law and Orientation in U.S. Law to Financing International Transactions.
Building on the success of June's International Commercial Law Seminar in Cologne, Germany, and the current course being held at UC Davis, Orientation in U.S.A. Law, the School of Law's Summer International Programs now include Financing International Transactions. This open-enrollment course is designed to give legal, corporate, and other business professionals a broad array of information on raising capital in the international market.
The UC Davis School of Law's Asylum and Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition was cited in a Washington Post article focusing on the increased interest among law students in immigration law and policy. The article discussed many factors currently inclining more law students towards careers in immigration law, including globalization and the tragedy of September 11.
