February 1, 2022
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) says goodbye to it’s longtime Director. Emerita Clinical Professor, and now former Director of CNDR, Sheila Purcell retired on January 31, 2022, after almost 10 years leading the Center and teaching at UC Law SF. Professor Purcell took over in…
February 1, 2022
Join us in celebrating Black History Month! Read a biography on Thurgood Marshall or an account of the origins and legacy of MLK’s “I have a Dream” speech. For more in-depth research, check out the library’s Racial Justice Research Guide. The guide connects law students and…
January 13, 2022
The Law Library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The Law Library collection contains a number of MLK-inspired ebooks, including Behind the Public Veil: The Humanness of Martin Luther King Jr.; Misremembering Dr. King: Revisiting the Legacy of…
December 28, 2021
The UC Law SF Library is currently accepting applications from students who are available in Spring 2022 to staff the Circulation Desk for 4-20 hours per week. Positions are open to rising 2Ls, 3Ls, MSLs, and LLMs. Shifts are flexible. Work-Study is preferred, but not required. The payrate is $16.65/hr…
December 23, 2021
UC Law SF’s storied Moot Court Team finished the fall semester with a win streak, holding on to its #1 national ranking for the third straight semester. The discipline of dozens of student competitors and their 45 alumni coaches—who practiced multiple times a week over several months—paid…
December 17, 2021
The UC Law SF Library will be closed from Saturday, December 18, through Saturday, January 8th. We will reopen at 10 am on Sunday, January 9th. Our warmest wishes to you and your family for a happy and safe holiday season!…
November 19, 2021
In our Engaged Scholarship series, we speak with members of the UC Law SF faculty who are influential scholars, advocates, and thought leaders. Our latest conversation is with Chancellor and Dean David Faigman, John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law. David Faigman is an influential academic whose landmark work…
November 9, 2021
Please remember that the open space study areas of the 4th and 5th floors of the library are designated quiet zones. Only the 6th floor should be used for collaborative study and meetings outside of the study rooms. Be considerate of your fellow students as we approach the reading and…
October 22, 2021
For the past year, UC Law SF’s Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) and the Disability Resource Program (DRP) have led workshops on how to cover sensitive topics in the classroom. “Each semester, students would come to us because they were triggered in their classes,” says DRP Director Lisa…
October 9, 2021
Publications Scott Dodson, The Orange Book of Civil Procedure: A Student Guide (2021). Scott Dodson, The Red Book of Civil Procedure (2021). Robin Feldman, “The Devil in the Tiers,” Oxford Journal of Law and Biosciences (January 22, 2021). Robin Feldman, “Negative Innovation: When Patents are Bad…
October 7, 2021
In our Engaged Scholarship series, we speak with members of the UC Law SF faculty who are influential scholars, advocates, and thought leaders. Our latest conversation is with Professor Karen Musalo. Karen Musalo is a prominent scholar known for her groundbreaking approach to refugee and human rights law. She…
October 4, 2021
After six Asian women were murdered in Atlanta in March 2021, there was a wave of public outcry that resulted in awareness-raising solidarity campaigns, bystander trainings, and even federal legislation to address the issue of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) violence. Meanwhile, UC Law SF professors Alina Ball…