Overview

Kelsey Goldman is an investment funds associate in the Bay Area office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: How Lack of Access to Animal Companionship and Husbandry Fosters Inequality for Black Americans,” UC Irvine Law Review, 2022

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2022California

Education

  • University of California, Irvine School of LawJ.D.cum laude2021

    Faculty Awards: Disability Rights; Family Law; Tax-Exempt Organizations

    Dean's Awards: Critical Approaches to Subjectivity, Solidarities & Theories of Equality; Accounting For Lawyers

    Pro Bono Achievement Awards

    Pro Bono Independent Spirit Award

    Pro Bono Leadership Award

    Trailblazer Award

    Vice President of Admin, Mock Trial

    Community Fellow, Community Fellow Program

    Admissions Ambassador, UCI Law Admissions

    Independent Administrative Project, 4-Year Law Program Proposal

    Founding President, National Disabled Law Student Association

    President, Students For Sensible Drug Policy

    Internal Affairs Chair, Law Students for Educational Equity

    Director of Strategic Partnerships, Mental Health in Law Society

    Board Member, Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

    Member, Schwartz Levi Inn of Court

  • San Diego State UniversityM.A., Education (Counseling Concentration)2017
    Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Recovery and Trauma-informed Care
  • San Diego State UniversityB.A., Psychology2016

    Study Abroad, Cultural Psychology in Italy and Switzerland

    Animal Behavior Institute, Certification, Animal Assisted Therapy