Dr. Kevin Gerson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kevin Gerson is the Director of the UCLA Law Library and teaches Advanced Legal Research. He earned his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He holds a Master's degree in Information Management Systems from the University of California, Berkeley and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from UCLA. Before joining UCLA in 1998, Gerson worked as a tax associate at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in Palo Alto and served as a state tax analyst at CCH, Inc. His publications include influential works in legal information retrieval and library management, such as 'Faculty Research Services UCLA Law Library' published in the Trends in Law Library Management and Technology, and 'Evaluating Legal Information Retrieval Systems: Ranked-Retrieval Methods Lexis Westlaw Measure Up?' in the Legal Reference Services Quarterly. Gerson has also contributed to various CCH tax guidebooks, enhancing understanding of complex legal tax concepts.

Research Interests

Experience

Law Library Director

1998-01-01 — Present

UCLA Law Library • Los Angeles, CA

Oversees the operations, services, and collections of the UCLA Law Library, including teaching and research support for law students and faculty.

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.