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UCLA Law Fellows Program Expands to California’s Central Valley
Leo Trujillo-Cox
Tony Tolbert
the ucla laW felloWS PRogRaM, which prepares highpotential undergraduate students and college graduates from diverse backgrounds for careers in law, has launched a pilot Law Fellows Program in California’s Central Valley. The UCLA Law Fellows Program-Central Valley (LFP-CV) will equip Central Valley students with information and resources aimed at increasing their competiveness for
admission to law school. In the initial year, approximately 25 fellows were selected through a rigorous application process. Two full-day Saturday Academies were held at the University of California, Merced; they offered academic enrichment through law school‐level instruction, and featured programmatic components including a mock class taught by law faculty members, workshops on law school admissions, personal statements, financial aid and networking skills, and an LSAT overview. The LFP-CV is facilitated by UCLA Law’s Academic Outreach Resource Center, under the leadership of Founding Executive Director Leo Trujillo-Cox and Associate Director Tony Tolbert. “California’s Central Valley is one of the fastest growing regions of the state, but it is also one of the most underserved,” Leo Trujillo-Cox said. “The LFP-CV will play an important role in helping to increase the pool of attorneys and expand the delivery of legal services in the Central Valley.” UCLA School of Law’s Law Fellows Program was also honored this year with the 2013 Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Award by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline, and the Justice Cruz Reynoso Community Service Award by the Mexican American Bar Association (MABA). Leo Trujillo-Cox and Tony Tolbert received the “Trailblazer” award in July from For People of Color, Inc., for their work with the Law Fellows Program. Now in its 16th year, the Law Fellows Program is nationally recognized as one of the most comprehensive and innovative pipeline-building initiatives in legal education. Close to 1,200 students have participated, and to date, nearly 500 fellows have either completed law school or are currently enrolled at law schools across the country. More than 300 fellows have attended or are attending California law schools. Fellows have also received positions with many prestigious organizations across the nation.
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Dean’s Roundtables each yeaR, the dean of ucla laW invites distinguished guests to campus to participate in informal, roundtable discussions with students. The guests discuss legal issues, their careers and legal education, and then take questions from the students. This year’s guests included: Nancy Abell ’79, partner, Paul Hastings LLP Gil Aronow ’86, executive vice president, business and legal affairs, Sony Corporation of America Howard Berman ’65, former U.S. Representative Bernardine Brandis ’78, executive vice president, business and legal affairs, The Walt Disney Company Ruth Fisher ’80, partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP John Huang ’87, partner, MWE China Law Offices Scott Klein ’91, managing director, Beach Point Capital Management Brian Lee ’96, founder, ShoeDazzle Rocky Lee ’00, Asia managing partner, Cadwalder, Wickersham & Taft LLP Marcy Morris ’81, attorney, Jakoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein Richard Parker ’74, partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP Bruce Rosenblum ’82, president, Legendary Television and Digital Media Andrew Ruff ’94, partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP Sandra Stern ’79, chief operating officer, Lionsgate Entertainment Tom Unterman, managing partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
Leo Trujillo-Cox and Tony Tolbert are pictured with Dean Moran and Law Fellows at the Mexican American Bar Association award celebration.
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Debra Alligood White ’93, senior vice president and general counsel, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
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