July 27, 2026
Steven Bazley, Aimee J. Carlisle, Mary Hoopes, and Shaun Ossei-Owusu join UC Law SF this year with backgrounds spanning entrepreneurship, criminal defense, judicial research, and interdisciplinary legal scholarship. They will teach courses including criminal procedure, civil procedure, ethics and remedies, as well as seminars on American legal education and race…
July 9, 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed two UC Law San Francisco alumni to serve as judges in California’s superior courts. Thomas Fay ’12 was appointed to the Orange County Superior Court. Fay served as senior and then lead appellate attorney at…
June 25, 2026
Professor Hadar Aviram explores biblical stories of imprisonment and what they reveal about the history of confinement in new book. Prof. Hadar Aviram investigates narratives of incarceration in the Hebrew Bible as part of a broader inquiry into the history of confinement. Her research identifies carceral themes…
June 24, 2026
At a pivotal moment for UC Law San Francisco, two of its alumni-led boards are welcoming new leaders and members to help guide the College’s future. On June 13, UC Law SF’s Foundation Board of Trustees and Alumni Association Advisory Board…
June 17, 2026
Farzad Tabatabai ’95 has developed a national reputation in the highly specialized field of boxing law. Farzad Tabatabai ’95 entered the National Boxing Hall of Fame without ever stepping into the ring as a boxer. His legal bouts have involved championship fights, athletic commissions, and international law. He…
June 4, 2026
In UC Law SF’s AI Bootcamp, Susmita Nanda LLM ’26 built GroundCheck, an AI tool that checks whether legal citations hold up under scrutiny. Susmita Nanda LLM ’26 learned how to critically evaluate and create legal technology tools in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp. She built GroundCheck,…
May 18, 2026
First-year law student Sarahi Flores, recipient of the 2026 Jeanette M. Acosta Scholarship, plans to become a social movement lawyer after law school. 1L student Sarahi Flores has been awarded the Jeanette M. Acosta Scholarship, which honors a UC Law SF alumna who championed the rights…
May 14, 2026
2L Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo designed a program that uncovers bias in legal cases, gaining practical experience in applying technology to enhance legal analysis and advocacy. 2L Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo built an AI tool in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp to detect patterns of bias in legal cases.
May 6, 2026
After building a patent risk tool in AI Bootcamp, 3L Nicholas Nguyen gained a new perspective on how the technology can expand access to legal knowledge and support. 3L Nicholas Nguyen developed an AI tool in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp to help inventors assess…
May 5, 2026
Through UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp, 3L Saamia Aziz went from curious about AI to building tools that could expand access to sophisticated legal analysis. 3L Saamia Aziz built DepoBaby from scratch in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp, gaining hands-on AI experience with little…
May 4, 2026
3L John Tavares spent his final semester at UC Law SF building an AI tool for people navigating the legal system without a lawyer. He enters practice already fluent in technology that many attorneys are still catching up to understand. 3L John Tavares built an AI…
May 1, 2026
The student-run Jessup Moot Court team displayed strong written and oral advocacy skills at the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. UC Law San Francisco’s Jessup Moot Court team traveled to Atlanta this spring for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court…