New Member Spotlight

Vicki Steiner has worked at the UCLA School of Law, Law Library since August 2007. From August 2007 to October 2008, Vicki served as the Assistant Director for the Law Library’s Scholarly Support and Research Assistant Program, in which capacity she helped hire, train, and supervise student research assistants. Vicki currently is a reference librarian in the Law Library:  a position she loves for its ability to allow her to assist law students, faculty, and pro se litigants with their research needs, as well as for the opportunities the position affords for teaching and incorporating emerging technologies into the offering of traditional library services.

Before returning to the Law School in 2007, Vicki co-founded the law firm of Collum & Steiner, LLP, where her law practice focused on appellate advocacy, intellectual property, family law, and legal representation in the context of social justice movements. While a student at the UCLA School of Law, Vicki became involved with legislative advocacy to advance the interests of animals and to increase the opportunities of persons with disabilities. As a student, Vicki co-authored opinion letters concerning the cruelty inherent in performances involving wild animals and legislation implicating animal protection issues, as well as co-authored a local ordinance banning the practice of de-clawing cats. Vicki continues to serve as advisor to UCLAW’s animal advocacy and law program. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, Vicki was named a “Southern California Super Lawyer–Rising Star” by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and The Journal for Law and Politics.

Vicki holds a B.A. from UC Irvine in English, completed Ph.D. coursework in Comparative Literature at UC Irvine, and earned her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 2003. She is expected to receive her M.L.I.S. from San Jose State University’s School of Library and Information Science this year.