SLS GBM
2025-02-05 12:30 - 2025-02-12 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 200-122, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102
General Body Meeting for the Second semester.

How to Start Your Own Criminal Defense Practice
2025-02-05 16:00 - 17:15 | 198-106
How does a recent law grad start their own law practice? Come discuss with two San Francisco lawyers who have done just that; Julia Jayne is a graduate of UC Hastings (now UCLawSF) who also teaches Trial Advocacy here as an adjunct. Edwin Prather has clerked for two federal judges and been an Deputy Public Defender.

ACS Spring GBM + 1L Summer Panel
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:30 | 333-203, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join the American Constitution Society for our Spring GBM! In addition to talking about our events for the semester, we’ll have a panel of 2Ls to discuss their 1L summer jobs, how they found them, and advice for 1Ls.

Scholarship Panel
2025-02-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Deb Colloquium Room, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, United States
Scholarship panel featuring environmental and environmental adjacent faculty and practitioners, where they discuss their academic and practical advocacy.

Mathew O. Tobriner Lecture featuring Cheryl Harris
2025-02-07 12:00 - 13:00 | 198 Auditorium
UC Law San Francisco presents the annual Mathew O. Tobriner Lecture featuring Professor Cheryl Harris, the Center for Racial and Economic Justice Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professor.

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Lunar New Year Celebration
2025-02-07 17:30 - 19:30 | 198-213
Hosted by APALSA, we will be celebrating Lunar New Year amongst all the cultural affinity organizations and is open to all!

Donuts in Dobbs
2025-02-10 08:30 - 09:30 | Dobbs Atrium
Please join UCLAS in the Dobbs Atrium for Donuts

APALSA Meet the Employer - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
2025-02-10 12:00 - 13:30 | 200-122, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Meet the Employer event for 1Ls to learn more about Kirkland & Ellis. Join us for our Transactional vs. Litigation Panel to meet and connect with UC Law SF Alumnae! Food and drink provided.

Boutique & Midsize Firm Week: How to Find a Job You'll Really Like with Professor Shanin Specter
2025-02-10 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-201 and 333-202

Basketball GBM
2025-02-10 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-123

Certificate in Legal Research Program: International Law Research
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-630
Earn your Certificate in Legal Research – and a notation on your transcript – or just attend to learn how to research international law. Pizza will be provided to students who RSVP by 5 pm the night before. RSVP at: https://hastingslawlibrary.wufoo.com/forms/rjkvsyf00mv0p5/
You are free to attend as few or as many classes as you like; however, to complete the program, you must attend a minimum of 5 live classes and earn 100% on 12 online quizzes by the time you graduate. To find out more about the program, go to: https://www.uclawsf.edu/academics/library/legal-research-cert-program.

Boutique & Midsize Firm Week: Chaos to Justice - Navigating Catastrophic Injury Cases
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-202

UC Law Christians Weekly Meeting
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | 198-205

Rights & Bites: Employment and Labor Law with Professor Reuel Schiller
2025-02-12 12:30 - 13:30 | Center for Social Justice (200-105), 200 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

UCLAS General Council Meeting
2025-02-12 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-101, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, United States
UC Law Associated Students biweekly General Council meeting, open to all students.

Boutique & Midsize Firm Week: Plot Twist - Transforming Lives in Traditional Practice
2025-02-12 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-202

VGLS Valentine's Day Love Potions Event
2025-02-12 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-LL04
A fun lunchtime activity where students can make their own potions, with customizable flavors, colors, and labels.

General Body Meeting #1 Spring 2025
2025-02-12 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-123
First general body meeting of the Spring 2025 semester.

ADR Speaker Series - Spring 2025
2025-02-12 12:30 - 14:30 | 333-501 & Zoom
Join the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco for a public talk series on a variety of dispute resolution topics.
The Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series will include six influential thought leaders presenting new ideas and cutting edge research to members of the UC Law SF community and the general public. The ADR Speaker Series is held in conjunction with an Advanced ADR Colloquium course for students, taught in 2025 by CNDR Director, Professor Hiro Aragaki.
Talks will be held from 12:30pm to 1:30pm (PST) on selected Wednesdays. Lunch will be provided for the in-person events.
Moderator
Hiro Aragaki, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), UC Law San Francisco

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Schedule of Speakers

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 12:30-1:30pm (PT)
The Dynamics of Infrastructure Dispute Mitigation
Shahla Ali, Professor of Law, Associate Dean (International) and Director of the LLM Program in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at the University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
In-person and via Zoom

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 12:30-1:30pm (PT)
Dealing with International Dispute Resolution; Multiple Parties and Wicked Problems
Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science, University of California, Irvine and A.B. Chettle Jr. Professor of Law, Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure, Emerita, Georgetown University
Zoom only

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 12:30-1:30pm (PT)
Settlementality
Jesse Bregant, Assistant Professor, University of Houston Law Center
Zoom only

Wednesday, February 19 2025, from 12:30-1:30pm (PT)
The Psychology of Lawyers in Litigation and Negotiation
Jean Sternlight, Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Law, Justice & Policy Program at Texas A&M University School of Law
Zoom only

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 12:30 – 1:30pm (PT)
How Can Real Practice System Theory Help Attorneys and Mediators Improve Their Performance?
John M. Lande, Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Law
In-person and via Zoom

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 12:30 – 1:30pm (PT)
Joint Session or Caucus? Factors Related to How the Initial Mediation Session Begins
Art Hinshaw, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Faculty Director, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center, Clinical Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
Zoom Only

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ILSA Speed Networking
2025-02-12 18:30 - 20:30 | 200 ARC, Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
ILSA speed networking event with Iranian-American attorneys.

VAL-entine's Coffee Fundraiser Sale
2025-02-13 11:00 - 17:00 | Dining Commons
Support VALS by purchasing a coffee for your VAL-entine. $6 a cup. Sold on 2/13/25 from 11:00AM-5:00PM or until sold out Coffee will be sold in the law cafe dining area

A Conversation with Former D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel About His Memoir on Blindness and Justice
2025-02-13 12:30 - 13:30 | 198 Auditorium
Join us for a conversation with former D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel, moderated by Professor Zachary Price

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ELLSA's Valentine’s Day Hot Cocoa Wellness Event
2025-02-13 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-404, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
ELLSA is hosting a wellness event for students to come sip cocoa and chat about employment law, plans for the upcoming semester, and get to know our members while celebrating Valentine’s Day.

Boutique & Midsize Firm Week: Pioneering Practice Areas in Modern Law
2025-02-13 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-201 and 333-202

Conversation with Jamil Dakwar
2025-02-13 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-203, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join HRILO for a discussion with Jamil Dakwar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Human Rights Program.

Valentines Fundraiser
2025-02-13 13:30 | Dobbs Atrium

Boutique & Midsize Firm Week: Reception
2025-02-13 17:00 - 19:00 | 333 Quad, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, 94102

Reproductive Justice and Health Symposium
2025-02-14 09:00 - 14:30 | 333-LL01, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, 94102, United States
Three panels of speakers will discuss prevalent issues regarding reproductive justice, such as the disproportionate impact on women of color, the barriers that minors face, and the conflicts health care professionals face when trying to care for their patients

Certificate in Legal Research Program: Using Generative AI (on Zoom)
2025-02-18 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom, San Francisco, CA, United States
Earn your Certificate in Legal Research – and a notation on your transcript – or just attend to learn how to use generative AI for legal research. This session will take place on Zoom: https://uclawsf.zoom.us/j/98098446102
You are free to attend as few or as many classes as you like; however, to complete the program, you must attend a minimum of 5 live classes and earn 100% on 12 online quizzes by the time you graduate. To find out more about the program, go to: https://www.uclawsf.edu/academics/library/legal-research-cert-program.

Alvarez & Marshall Lunch and Learn
2025-02-18 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-LL01, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, 94102, United States
Learning about Alvarez & Marshall with lunch provided.
