September 14, 2026
As Chancellor & Dean David Faigman’s tenure enters its final chapter, his influence is felt not just in what’s been built, but in how the College is positioned for what comes next. Standing on stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Chancellor & Dean David Faigman looks out at the…
September 14, 2026
From intellectual property to constitutional law, UC Law SF faculty are driving the conversation and advancing scholarship in the defining legal issues of our time. Award-Winning Book Documents a Prison Crisis The American Society of Criminology recognized Professor Hadar Aviram with the 2025 Michael J. Hindelang Outstanding Book…
September 14, 2026
As part of the Into the Future campaign, the David L. Faigman Professor of Public Law endowment will celebrate a storied career and support continued faculty excellence. For nearly four decades, Chancellor & Dean David Faigman has helped shape UC Law SF — as a scholar, teacher, and for the…
September 14, 2026
In thinking about writing the welcome to this magazine, the last of my 11-and-a-half-year tenure as dean and my 40 years on the faculty of UC Law San Francisco (née “Hastings”), I searched for a single word that would capture my emotions in the moment. I came up with “passion.”…
September 14, 2026
From Silicon Valley startups to the executive suite at Lyft, Kristin Sverchek ’07 has spent her career at the forefront of technological change — and is helping future lawyers do the same. Immediately after Kristin Sverchek ’07 earned her J.D., she entered an industry defined by its relentless drive…
September 14, 2026
From the bench to the boardroom, UC Law SF alumni continue to make an impact. Listed below are some of the honors, appointments, and accomplishments of classmates from 2025 through June 2026. 1960s David Van Atta ’69 joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a senior partner in the firm’s San Francisco…
September 14, 2026
198 McAllister The Academic Village is a pioneering vision for a shared campus, providing world-class academic facilities and new on-campus housing for UC Law SF and other institutions of higher education in San Francisco. A Shared Vision 333 Golden Gate UC Law SF’s Academic Village…
September 14, 2026
For Roger Dreyer ’80 and Carol Wieckowski Dreyer ’79, a shared life in the law has become a legacy spanning generations. Roger Dreyer and Carol Wieckowski Dreyer at UC Law SF Commencement 1979. What began between two students in the UC Law SF library in 1977 has grown…
September 14, 2026
Long before graduation, UC Law SF students are drafting legislation, arguing appeals, advising companies, serving communities, and representing clients. Here are five ways they’re gaining real-world experience before they enter the profession. 1. Helping Shape State Legislation UC Law SF students can pursue one of 12 concentrations to tailor…
September 14, 2026
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September 14, 2026
A Record of Results From career outcomes to national recognition, the numbers reflect the strength and reach of the UC Law SF community. Student outcomes 96% total employment of 2025 graduates 86% passage rate for 2025 first-time bar exam takers — 6 percentage points above the California average for ABA-accredited…
September 14, 2026
In UC Law SF’s technology curriculum, students build AI tools and learn directly from the people who are shaping the field. As artificial intelligence shapes modern legal practice, UC Law SF is training students with little or no coding experience to build AI tools, challenging them to design, test, and…