October 27, 2021
Dear UC Law SF Community, As many of you have likely already seen, the NY Times today published a story online about the school and its namesake, “A California Law School Reckons With the Shame of Native Massacres.” It will be in…
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…
July 3, 2021
This op-ed was originally published in the Sacramento Bee on July 3, 2021, where an audio version is also available. While no one living today enslaved African Americans or carried out genocide against Native Americans, our world is a product of those past injustices. What do those living…
March 21, 2021
The shift to online learning has impacted how we communicate with each other. Much is lost when we are not face to face – we are less connected as humans and misunderstandings can happen easily. Law school is an opportunity to practice bringing differing viewpoints together, instead of diverging.
January 12, 2021
For Immediate Release Today, 157 Law School Deans from schools across the country published a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. The statement marks a rare occasion. It is unusual for such a…
August 27, 2020
“The Cotchett Law Center is the first new building in UC Law SF’s Academic Village, which will transform our campus, animate our educational experience, help revitalize San Francisco’s Tenderloin and Civic Center neighborhoods, and serve as a model for urban universities across the country.” —Chancellor and Dean David…
August 19, 2020
UC Law SF is committed to creating an anti-racist culture on our campus. As part of this ongoing effort, please see the public statements of support for the Black community from various individuals and campus organizations below: UC Law SF Black Law Students Association…
August 5, 2020
CNDR’s Deputy Director Mattie Robertson Teaching Leadership Lab Online The first ever Leadership Lab Certificate was held this summer by the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) from June 23 – July 28, 2020. Free to current UC Law SF students during…
July 24, 2020
Chancellor and Dean David Faigman is one of 19 California law school deans asking the California Supreme Court to retroactively apply the lowered 139 cut score to graduates who took the February 2020 bar exam. The July 23 letter asks the court to grant bar admission to those who scored…
July 19, 2020
The California Supreme Court just announced its decision regarding this fall’s bar exam. It’s a huge decision, and includes lowering of the cut score. The court’s announcement follows: The California Supreme Court on Thursday July 16 announced it will permanently lower the passing score for the California Bar Exam and…
July 19, 2020
Dean Presentations on Behalf of CA ABA Law Schools Meeting of California Deans and the California Supreme Court and California State Bar July 2, 2020 Presentation of Dean Song Richardson, UC Irvine School of Law: We speak with one voice when we recommend that the Court adopt an emergency…
July 2, 2020
Open letter to UC Law SF Administration and Board of Directors, The last time the Rainbow Coalition came together, we had a single purpose: to achieve the most equitable solution to the student body amidst a global pandemic. Almost overnight, we literally transitioned to an online…