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Preparing Future Health Law Leaders | AHLA Health Law Disruption: 2030 and Beyond
October 22, 2020
Don’t miss this AHLA docuseries “Health Law Disruption: 2030 and Beyond” featuring the UCSF/UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy. In the Consortium’s segment, “Preparing Future Health Law Leaders,” Executive Director Sarah Hooper discusses the importance for understanding workforce demands and linking health law curriculum to changing…
SCOTUS to Hear CGRS’ Challenge to ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
October 19, 2020
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Ninth Circuit decision that held illegal a Trump administration policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico in dangerous conditions as their claims for protection in the United States are considered. The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender…
Spotlight: Experiential Learning at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
October 13, 2020
The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office welcomes some of the brightest law students from across the country into its ranks every semester. Interns work closely with deputy city attorneys, receive mentoring, and build skills as they contribute to legal projects in an office known for pioneering municipal impact litigation and…
UC Law SF Partners with Urban Alchemy for Safer Streets
October 8, 2020
UC Law SF has launched a six-month pilot program with Urban Alchemy to provide enhanced safety on campus sidewalks and streets. The move comes at a time when many cities and organizations are looking at alternatives to traditional policing. “There’s been a very important conversation nationally about the appropriate…
UC Law SF Hosts Third Annual Diversity Enrollment Event
October 6, 2020
“This is a great time to be in law school and become a lawyer. You see it every day in the headlines. We need more people to speak out about what’s right, and be advocates for equity, for so many different causes and so many different people.” That’s how Dean…
An Insider’s Take on the Supreme Court Term
October 6, 2020
UC Law SF held its annual U.S. Supreme Court review and preview, packed with analysis from Professors Radhika Rao, Jodi Short, Matt Coles and Rory Little on what was an unprecedented 2019 term and what is predicted as a riveting session that began Oct. 5. Last…
Inspirations and Aspirations: Meet the BASF Diversity Scholars
September 28, 2020
Three UC Law SF students who received prestigious scholarships from the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice and Diversity Center took disparate paths and overcame numerous obstacles to get to law school. Now Miriam Yarde, Graciella “Gracie” Maynetto and Karla Martinez plan to use their legal education to make a…
Student Q&A: 3L Zaren Craddock
September 28, 2020
Each month, the alumni newsletter features a Q&A with a student. Meet 3L Zaren Craddock. He has a master’s degree in Criminology, and hopes to become a prosecutor. He is currently externing with U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California. He hopes to enroll…
CNDR Advanced Mediation Certificate Kicks Off
September 24, 2020
On September 2nd and 16th, UC Law SF’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) kicked off its Advanced Practitioner Mediation Certificate Series with adjuncts Jessica Notini (How to Assume the Neutrals’ Role) and John Ford (Increasing Effective Communication). Adjunct Professors Jessica Notini…
Patent Database Exposes Pharma’s Pricey “Evergreen” Strategy
September 24, 2020
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Gilead lead a crowded field of drug makers who excessively extend patent protections to limit the market entry of competing products in an anti-competitive practice called “evergreening,” a primary driver of high drug prices. This is one finding of many according to a public…
Creative Commons Brings Out the Inner Poet
September 22, 2020
In the first Creative Commons workshop of the school year, on September 17, 2020, Gabriel Bellman, ’05 (Director of Graduate Advising, CDO), and co-host Mattie Robertson, ’10 (Deputy Director, CNDR) led students in an exploration of the connection between poetry and the law. The topics…