UCLA Law has a storied history of clinical experimentation and scholarship. Today it is home to a robust Experiential Education Program featuring a broad range of clinics and a strong transactional simulation and legal skills curriculum, led by Vice Dean Sameer Ashar and Asst. Dean Allison Korn. Here is a look at clinics and key programs led by full-time faculty.

Administrative Adjudication
4 units/fall semester. Supervised by Taimie Bryant, students serve as hearing examiners for the City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, conducting proceedings when citizens file complaints about dogs that are allegedly dangerous or that cause nuisances.

Community Economic Development
6 units/fall semester. Supervised by Scott Cummings, students provide legal support to community organizations  that seek to create jobs, stimulate the development of affordable housing and expand critical services in areas of need in Southern California.

Corporate Practice
3 units/fall semester. Supervised by Joel Feuer, students provide legal support to corporate clients on transactional projects, focusing on the communications skills required to work with in-house lawyers and business executives. Affiliated with the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy.

Criminal Defense
6 units/spring semester. Supervised by Ingrid Eagly and Julie Cramer, students perform legal research and appear in court to represent individuals impacted by the criminal justice system and collaborate with community groups to address systemic criminal justice issues.

Documentary Film
4 units/fall & spring semester. Supervised by Dale Cohen and Dan Mayeda, students provide documentary filmmakers with legal services including contract drafting and negotiation and intellectual property training. Affiliated with the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law.

Frank G. Wells Environmental Law
6 units/fall semester. Supervised by Sean Hecht, Cara Horowitz and Julia Stein, students work on behalf of nonprofit advocacy groups and government agencies to address critical environmental issues. Affiliated with the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment.

Scott and Cyan Bannister First Amendment
4 units/spring semester. Supervised by Eugene Volokh, students draft and file amicus briefs on behalf of nonprofit groups in a broad range in First Amendment cases, from libel to student speech matters to trademark law. 

Food Law & Policy
4 units/spring semester. Supervised by Allison Korn, students work on local and national policy initiatives to promote economic opportunity, public health, and equal protection for stakeholders in the modern food system. Affiliated with the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy.

Immigrant Family Legal
6 units/fall & spring semesters. Supervised by Nina Rabin and Sameer Ashar, law students represent K-12 students at the Robert F. Kennedy Community School campus and their families in immigration proceedings, and work on related policy projects.

Immigrants' Rights Policy
4 units/spring semester. Supervised by Hiroshi Motomura, students work on projects at the cutting edge of immigrants’ rights and immigration law reform, collaborating with community organizations and leading NGOs, and with an emphasis on local and state settings.

International Human Rights
6 units/fall semester. Supervised by Tendayi Achiume and Joe Berra, students provide legal and policy research, drafting, oral advocacy, and on-site support to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance.

Supreme Court
5 units/spring semester. Supervised by Stuart Banner, students research and draft certiorari petitions and briefs on the merits for cases before the United States Supreme Court, advocating for petitioners or attorneys who do not have the resources to do so themselves. 

Veterans Justice
6 units/fall & spring semesters. Supervised by Sunita Patel and Will Watts, students represent veterans in public benefits and criminal law matters, as well as on policy advocacy projects. The clinic is based at the Veterans Administration campus in West Los Angeles.