UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)

Local Chapter Happy Hour
2025-04-10 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 333 Skydeck
Happy hour for networking with attorney members of the ACS Bay Area chapter.

Local Chapter Happy Hour
2025-04-10 17:30 - 19:30 | 333-501 and SkyDeck

LLSA Alumni Dinner
2025-04-11 17:30 - 20:30 | 333 Skydeck
The Latinx Law Student Association (formerly La Raza) at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) is excited to hold the annual LLSA Alumni Reception to reconnect with alumni and to thank them for their ongoing support. We will be holding an awards ceremony for alumni nominees, faculty nominees, and the Jeanette Acosta Scholarship recipient. We will serve drinks and food for everyone to enjoy.

Prayer and Praise Night
2025-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 | 333-203, San Francisco, CA, United States
A nighttime prayer and praise night before the end of the semester.

Donuts in Dobbs
2025-04-14 08:30 - 09:30 | Dobbs Atrium
Please join UCLAS in the Dobbs Atrium for Donuts

Enviro Graduation Event
2025-04-15 12:30 - 13:30 | 200 ARC, Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Social event celebrating the graduating 3Ls in environmental law and delivering them cords for graduation

End-of-Semester Bay Area FBA Mixer
2025-04-15 17:30 - 19:00 | 200 ARC, Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
End-of-semester Bay Area FBA Mixer (Cal, GGU, USF Chapters). Goal is to foster relationships between neighboring FBA chapters to increase attendance at events in Spring, and to celebrate the end of the semester.

Env't Law Course Offerings 2025-2026 Info Session
2025-04-16 12:30 - 13:30 | 333 – 204
Professor Dave Owen will go over which environmental law courses will be offered in the 2025-2026 academic year. 2Ls and 3Ls will be available to answer questions about course planning.

Spring Study Hall
2025-04-16 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-202
Catered study hall for students to provide a social environment to work, unwind, and generally destress before the upcoming stretch of finals. Also includes a small presentation by the Bloomberg law representative for UC Law SF, about their services on campus.

Crash Course in Legal Writing
2025-04-16 16:30 - 17:30 | 200-605, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, CA, 94102, United States
Need to brush up on your legal writing skills before the summer?
Join Rebecca Arons, Director of the Legal Writing Resource Center, for legal writing tips to prepare you for your summer job. Professor Arons will discuss law firm expectations, how to approach a writing assignment, drafting professional emails, citations, and more!

3L Graduation Celebration
2025-04-16 18:00 - 21:00
3L graduation event with dinner and stoles!

JREJ Study Hall
2025-04-17 09:00 - 15:00 | 198-213
The Journal for Race and Economic Justice is hosting a study hall on the first day of reading period. There will be space for quiet studying, group studying, and board games for study breaks!

Bagels & Coffee in the Law Library
2025-04-22 08:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-29 08:00 - 11:00 | Library Circulation Desk, San Francisco, CA, United States
Stop by the Circulation Desk in the Law Library for bagels and coffee starting at 8 am on Tuesday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 29.

APALSA - 3L Cultural Graduation
2025-05-10 11:00 - 13:00

BLSA Black Grad
2025-05-10 16:00 - 18:30 | 198 Auditorium
Graduation for our 3L members.

CREJ & Hand in Hand presents: Legal and Policy Perspectives on Domestic Employment
2025-05-13 18:00 - 21:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
A Symposium Recognizing 15 Years of Hand in Hand’s Work & Advocacy

The UC Law SF Center for Racial & Economic Justice (CREJ) invites legal scholars, students, and advocates to examine the legal and policy dimensions of domestic employment and labor justice. Taking place on May 13, 2025, this event will critically engage with the evolving legal landscape shaping the rights and responsibilities of domestic employers and workers, with particular attention to the intersection of labor law, racial justice, and economic equity. The convening will also recognize the 15th anniversary of Hand in Hand, a nonprofit organization that advocates for equitable labor standards and helps shape policy undergirding just employer practices in the domestic work sector. In accordance with CREJ’s mission, discussions will focus on the role of legal frameworks in strengthening protections for domestic workers, promoting public investment in care, and advancing collective solutions that support both workers and employers. Through scholarly dialogue and policy analysis, the event aims to deepen understanding of domestic employment as a critical site of labor rights innovation and economic justice advocacy.

Dinner will be served!
Please RSVP here, no later than May 5th.

Crash Course in Legal Research (Zoom Event)
2025-05-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join the law librarians for a 90-minute overview of the research process, from getting the assignment to finding primary law to making sure the sources found are still good law. This event will take place on Zoom. No RSVP is necessary.
Zoom link: https://uclawsf.zoom.us/j/91811062361

Meet the Employers
2025-06-17 17:30 - 20:30 | 333 Quad, 333 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Annual UCLJ “Meet The Employers” networking event with law firms and other employers.

CREJ – Logged In, Left Out: Racial Inequality in Remote Work (Zoom Webinar)
2025-08-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join us for a 1-hour webinar where experts will discuss changing remote work norms, examine racial disparities in remote work access and provide insight into courts’ views on remote work discrimination.

Please Register Here

Center on Tax Law Panel: "What Does the New Tax Law Mean for You? "
2025-08-28 16:00 - 17:00 | 333-201

Certificate in Legal Research Program: Case Law Research
2025-09-02 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-123
Earn your Certificate in Legal Research – and a notation on your transcript – or just attend to learn more about researching case law. Pizza will be provided to students who RSVP by 5 pm the night before. RSVP at: https://hastingslawlibrary.wufoo.com/forms/r1340b721n428gk.
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.

FALL 2025 ADR SPEAKER SERIES What Makes People Tick: A Mediator’s Introduction to Internal Family Systems
2025-09-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom, San Francisco, CA, United States
FALL 2025 ADR SPEAKER SERIES
What Makes People Tick: A Mediator’s Introduction to Internal Family Systems
David Hoffman
John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
12:30 – 1:30 P.M. PST
Via Zoom

RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/dLJXnkQTRyxUrgaK8
The Zoom link will be emailed approximately 24 hours prior to the presentation.

David A. Hoffman is the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches three courses: Mediation; Legal Profession: Collaborative Law; and Diversity and Dispute Resolution. David includes in each of those courses a discussion of the IFS model. David is also an attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC, where he handles cases involving family, business, employment, and other disputes.
Prior to founding BLC in 2003, David was a litigation partner at the Boston firm Hill & Barlow, where he practiced family law, employment law, and general litigation for 17 years. He is past-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and a recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and the Academy of Professional Family Mediators. David has published three books (including “Bringing Peace into the Room”) and more than 100 articles on law and dispute resolution.
David is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B. 1970, summa cum laude), Cornell University (M.A. 1974, American Studies), and Harvard Law School (J.D. 1984, magna cum laude), where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. David’s TEDx talk about “Lawyers as Peacemakers” can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKXv1_Sqe_4. David lives in a cohousing community in Acton, Massachusetts with his wife, Leslie Warner, who is a career coach. Together they have five adult children, an adolescent cat, and a rescued Golden Retriever from Serbia. Links to his publications can be found here: https://blc.law/team/david-hoffman.

CBL Kick off & Happy Hour
2025-09-03 16:00 - 18:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Certificate in Legal Research Program: Researching Statutes
2025-09-09 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 more about researching statutes. This session will take place on Zoom: https://uclawsf.zoom.us/j/95669231691.
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 (in person or on Zoom) 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.

International Mediation Development and Leadership Institute (IMDLI) Wine & Appetizer Reception
2025-09-11 18:15 - 19:45 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR)
International Mediation Development and Leadership Institute (IMDLI)
Wine & Appetizer Reception

Join us for a reception with the participants of CNDR’s annual training program, organized in collaboration with the JAMS Foundation and the Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Program.

Thursday, Sept 11, 2025
6:15 – 7:45 PM

UC Law San Francisco
Deb Colloquium Room & Skydeck
Cotchett Law Center
333 Golden Gate Ave, 5th Floor

RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/WTJWUVp4uW7BgzTS6

Certificate in Legal Research Program: Using Citators to Update Your Case Law Research
2025-09-16 12:30 - 13:30 | 200-123
Earn your Certificate in Legal Research – and a notation on your transcript – or just attend to learn more about using citator tools such as Shepard’s and KeyCite to update your case law research. Pizza will be provided to students who RSVP by 5 pm the night before. RSVP at: https://hastingslawlibrary.wufoo.com/forms/r1340b721n428gk.
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 (in person or on Zoom) 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.

FALL 2025 ADR SPEAKER SERIES The Practical Realities of Seeking Disability Accommodations: Burdens, Backlashes, and Conflict Resolution Breakthroughs
2025-09-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom, San Francisco, CA, United States
FALL 2025 ADR SPEAKER SERIES
The Practical Realities of Seeking Disability Accommodations: Burdens, Backlashes, and Conflict Resolution Breakthroughs
Dan Berstein, MHS
MH Mediate

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
12:30 – 1:30 P.M. PST
Via Zoom

RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/29h6gbfNh7HsHUvC9
The Zoom link will be emailed approximately 24 hours prior to the presentation.

Dan Berstein is a mediator living with bipolar disorder working to empower all mental health stakeholders using conflict resolution best practices that promote mental health empowerment and prevent mental illness discrimination. Dan’s book, Mental Health and Conflicts: A Handbook for Empowerment, was originally published by the ABA in 2022 and is being republished this year by DRI Press. Through Dan’s company, MH Mediate, Dan has helped thousands of organizations become more accessible, trauma-informed, and consistent when responding to challenges. In 2023, the AAA-ICDR foundation funded BiasResistantCourts.org, a free platform Dan developed in collaboration with the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center and court systems around the country, teaching court-connected professionals twelve core skills for becoming bias-resistant and trauma-informed. In 2024, Dan led the “Demystifying Distress” event co-sponsored by Mediate.com, ACR, APFM, NAFCM, and CPR. The free resources from this event have helped dispute resolution professionals to manage their own distress while reducing distress for the parties they serve. In 2025, Dan launched free resources to help people living with mental health conditions use conflict resolution best practices when seeking support, reorienting from rejection, and pursuing disability accommodations, all as part of projects funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health’s statewide stigma reduction efforts and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Consumer Affairs. Recently, Dan has been celebrating twenty years since his first hospitalization and diagnosis of bipolar disorder as part of his 20 Years Embracing Bipolar project accessible at www.danberstein.com/20years

Cookies and Constitutions for Constitution Day
2025-09-17 12:30 - 13:30
Cookies and Constitutions for Constitution Day
Stop by the ARC for cookies and a pocket Constitution! Available while they last!
We’ll also be commemorating the launch of the new Center for Constitutional Democracy – with some creative activities and opportunity to sign up to get involved with the Center’s work going forward!
Wednesday, September 17
12:30-1:30 p.m.
ARC

CNDR Fall 2025 Student Lunch Social
2025-09-18 12:30 - 13:30 | Dobbs Atrium
Students: Please join us for a pizza lunch to get to know one another and learn about CNDR programs and scholarship opportunities. We’ll also acknowledge our 2025 McGovern Scholarship recipient, Ron Kinan (’26).

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ZNDi2Qd6U4Uqnpq
