UC Irvine School of Law announced the appointment of L. Song Richardson as interim dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Richardson will step into this new role on July 1, 2017. She succeeds Founding Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, who will become the next dean of University of California, Berkeley School of Law beginning July 2017.

“I want to express my enormous gratitude to Dean Erwin Chemerinsky for all he has contributed to the success of the Law School and the entire University during his tenure as dean,” said UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman. “I'm very grateful that Song Richardson has agreed to serve as interim dean, knowing that she will work with the law school community to maintain our extraordinary momentum.”

“Song Richardson’s exemplary academic career and leadership as senior associate dean have prepared her to be an effective interim dean for the School of Law,” said UCI Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia.

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