Center for Racial and Economic Justice - Juvenile Court Fines and Fees: Unseen Shackles Webinar
2026-04-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar
Register Here to Attend Virtually!

Symposium: Abolition in Teaching and Practice
2026-04-10 08:00 - 19:00 | 198 Auditorium
This symposium will explore how abolition is taught and practiced in law, community, and academic settings, emphasizing the expertise of both directly impacted people and allies.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfutu_rhQtO9GmXf4qRLYFxCnN2ocSv3HLvqza9keSkwp4F0Q/viewform

Constitutional Democracy and Cookies
2026-04-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Dining Commons
Professor Jodi Short, Professor Seema Patel, and Chancellor & Dean David Faigman will be tabling this session. Please stop by!

VITA Tax Clinic
2026-04-13 17:00 - 19:00 | UC Law SF, 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102, 200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
During the 2025 tax filing season, the UC Law SF Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic will be in-person, located at 200 McAllister Street at Hyde in San Francisco. The clinic will run on Mondays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, beginning February 9, 2026, through April 13, 2026, excluding February 16 and March 2. The VITA clinic is drop-in only and does not take appointments.
Please bring with you:

Photo ID & Social Security Card or ITIN for each person on your tax return
W-2 for all jobs
All 1099s, 1098s, and any other tax forms
Your household’s health coverage information, including Forms 1095-A, B, or C, if applicable
If you received the Advanced Child Tax Credit in 2023, Letter 6419
Last year’s tax return
Savings/ checking account and routing numbers for direct deposit
Clients are encouraged to wear a well-fitting mask (N95, KN95, or equivalent) on site

For more information about the VITA clinic, including what to bring with you to have your taxes prepared, please see this flyer. If you have questions, you can email us at vita@uclawsf.edu or call us at 628-207-1956.

Northern District of California Historical Society Program on Wong Kim Ark and Birthright Citizenship
2026-04-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Northern District of California Ceremonial Courtroom, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, 94102, United States
Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment: A Re-enactment of the Landmark Wong Kim Ark Case followed by a discussion with attorneys, judges, and faculty

Admission is free for students, staff, and faculty.

Attorney CLE credit is available for $50.

People may attend in-person or via Zoom. For in person attendees, there is a reception immediately following the program.

REGISTER HERE

Bagels and Coffee in the Law Library
2026-04-23 08:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-30 08:00 - 10:00 | Library Circulation Desk, San Francisco, CA, United States
Take a study break and stop by the Circulation Desk in the Law Library for bagels and coffee starting at 8 am on Thursday, April 23, and Thursday, April 30. We hope to see you there!

The Moral Turn in Administrative Law
2026-05-01 09:00 - 17:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Toward a Critical Theory of Moral Administration is an in-person workshop to be held at UC Law San Francisco on Friday, May 1, 2026. The workshop provides a forum to develop ideas about and theories of “moral administration”—a trend in legal scholarship, jurisprudence, and administrative practice toward foregrounding substantive moral values as the basis for administrative law and policy. The workshop will be structured as a series of round-table style dialogues organized around broad themes such as: situating moral administration theoretically, clarifying the substantive morals that should guide administration, and methodological and practical considerations of operationalizing moral administration within a pluralist, democratic polity.
Program Schedule
Click here to view the program schedule.
Hotel Accommodations
Please feel free to arrange lodging at one of the partner hotels below, which are offering discounted rates for UC Law San Francisco.

The Proper Hotel San Francisco
📍 45 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
InterContinental Hotel San Francisco
📍 888 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103
🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
The Marker Union Square San Francisco Hotel
📍 501 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
🔗 Booking Link – Special Rate for UC Law SF
Corporate Code: NEGUCLS

Travel Grant / Travel Reimbursements
If you are receiving a travel grant (up to $1,000), please email your receipts to Cynthia Diaz at diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu. Per UC Law SF policy, you will need to submit a W-9 form to processes your reimbursement. You can download a blank W-9 form here.

Artificial Intelligence and the Architecture of Innovation with Professor Robin Feldman and Meaghan Kent '05
2026-05-05 17:00 - 19:30 | D.C. Bar Headquarters, 901 4th St NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Join Professor Robin Feldman and Meaghan Kent ’05 for a conversation about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the relationship among technological progress, economic incentives, and democratic governance. Professor Feldman will draw on her book, AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity, and together they will explore how intellectual property law and governance must adapt to rapid changes in AI. Drinks an light appetizers will be provided.
The Alumni Reception / Meet and Greet with Professor Feldman will start at 5:00pm (EST). D.C. Alumni and their guests are invited to attend. First 25 Alumni to RSVP receive a free copy of Professor Feldman’s book.
The main program will start at 6:00pm (EST). All DC area alumni, policymakers, legal practitioners, technology leaders, and guests are invited to attend.
Thank you to our amazing DC Alumni Chapter Leaders Jim Bubar ’78, Andy Green ’06, Jessica Leal ’09, Svetlana Matt ’12, and Tim Mills ’86. This event is co-sponsored by The D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Community.
Please RSVP by May 28th.

Crash Course in Legal Research (on Zoom)
2026-05-11 17:00 - 18:30 | https://www.uclawsf.edu/event/crash-course-in-legal-research-on-zoom/
Need to brush up on your legal research skills before the summer? Join the UC Law research librarians at 5 pm on Monday, May 11, as they provide a whirlwind overview of the research process, from getting the assignment to finding primary law to making sure the sources found are still good law. Attendees will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Doordash gift card.
Zoom Link: https://uclawsf.zoom.us/j/91517129610

HIV & Infant Feeding Symposium
2026-05-14 09:00 - 13:00
Join this half day online symposium to learn more about supporting women and birthing people with HIV in their infant feeding journey. Speakers will share updates on data and guidelines regarding breast/chestfeeding for people with HIV, discuss the nuances of shared decision making and the practicalities of guideline implementation across different settings, and provide materials that participants can use to advance informed free choice in infant feeding decisions, combat stigma, empower pregnant and lactating people with HIV, and change culture and policy in their institution.
Register on Zoom here.
Agenda
9-9:10 am: Welcome and housekeeping
Presenter: Lealah Pollock
9:10-9:55 am: Community panel on HIV and infant feeding
Panelists: Alyssa Crawford, Heather Rhea, Ciara (Ci Ci) Brown, Ashley Richardson, Bianca Ordoñez
Moderator: Monique Cowan
9:55-10:10 am: Ethics of infant feeding choice
Presenter: Marielle Gross
10:10-10:30 am: Reproductive justice, bodily autonomy, HIV and infant feeding
Presenter: Kytara Epps
10:30-10:40 am: Break
10:40-11:20 am: Q&A on challenging scenarios in HIV and infant-feeding
Panelists: Laura Cox, Karen Deutsch, Jenny McKinney, Kae Greenberg, Christiana Smith-Anderson
Moderator: Olivia Ford
11:20 am – 12:10 pm: Facilitated small group discussions to troubleshoot facilitators and barriers to implementation of infant feeding guidelines
12:10-12:15 pm: Return + Chat Reflection
12:15-12:50 pm: Panel on current research and future directions
Panelists: Emily Barr, Laura Cox, Jennifer Qin
Moderator: Lisa Abuogi
12:50-1 pm: Wrap-up, next steps

CEU information

Physicians:

The AAFP has reviewed Symposium on HIV and Infant Feeding and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 05/14/2026 to 05/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Nurses:

The Perinatal Advisory Council-Leadership, Advocacy, and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This course is approved for 4 contact hours. PAC/LAC’s provider number is CEP 5862. Licensee must retain this certificate for a period of four years.

LCSW/LMFT:

PAC/LAC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSW and LMFT. PAC/LAC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course is approved for 3.5 LCSW/LMFT continuing education units. PAC/LAC’s provider number is 128542.

Speaker list

Lisa Abuogi, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado
Emily A. Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Director of Translational Innovation and Maternal-Child and Family Health
Ciarra “Ci Ci” Brown, MS, HS-BCP, Director of Programs, The Well Project
Monique Cowan, CLD, CPD, CLE, Doula at Mahmme
Laura Cox, MS, RN, PHN
Alyssa Crawford, Informed Decision Making Toolkit, IDT
Karen Deutsch, FNP, MPH, Mother, Child and Adolescent HIV Program at UC San Diego
Kytara Epps, MPH, Public Health and Advocacy Strategist, Center for HIV Law and Policy
Olivia G. Ford, Editorial Director, The Well Project
Kae Greenberg, Public Interest Attorney
Marielle Grosse, MD, MBE founder/ceo, de-bi, co.
Jennifer McKinney MD MPH, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Bianca Ordoñez
Heather Rhea, Certified Breastfeeding Counselor
Lealah Pollock, MD MS AAHIVS, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Ashley Richardson, Founder of HER Voice
Christiana Smith-Anderson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, University of Colorado
Jennifer Qin, MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow, Department of OBGYN, University of Washington

West LA Alumni Chapter: Beer on the Beach
2026-05-14 17:30 - 19:30 | Oahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96817, United States
All Los Angeles area alumni are invited to join the West LA chapter for our 5th annual Beer on the Beach: Santa Monica edition at the Bungalow. Drinks and light bites will be generously sponsored by Jon Davidi ’18 and Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP. Come expand your network, meet other UC Law SF alumni in the area, and raise a glass with us.
Thank you to our West LA Alumni Chapter Leaders, Natalie Alameddine ’13 and Jon Davidi ’18, for hosting this event.
Please RSVP by May 13th.

A Matter of Conscience: Sanctuary in the 1980s to the Present
2026-05-27 17:30 - 19:30 | 333-501 and SkyDeck
Please join the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) Center, and the Law & Society Association (LSA) for a film screening and discussion exploring the Sanctuary Movement that took root in the United States in the 1980s. The movement, born in a time when the U.S. rejected the asylum claims of those fleeing U.S. funded wars in El Salvador and Guatemala, was, and continues to be a concrete form of resistance. This year, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention during a time of unprecedented challenges to refugee protection worldwide. We come together at this moment to draw inspiration from the Sanctuary Movement, and the courage and conscience of those who have participated in it. The event will feature a presentation by documentary filmmaker Theo Rigby, with excerpts from two of his films, and will include remarks by Karen Musalo, Ming Hsu Chen, Jose Artiga and Pastor Drew Paton.
RSVP Here!

Reflective Mediation Practice Group
2026-07-08 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-08-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-09-09 17:30 - 19:30 | 198 McAllister St., 198 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Bring your mediation practice to the next level by participating in a reflective practice group!
Reflective practice groups are among the most effective ongoing learning experiences available to mediators. Under the guidance of an experienced mediator and facilitator, a small group of mediators meets regularly to take turns reflecting on their individual mediation cases. The group supports the mediator presenting a case to discover what mediator interventions worked best and what mediator behaviors created challenges. This collaborative exploration enhances awareness of the dynamics at play and increases the potential of learning from each mediation experience. Participants will be expected to anonymize all case identifying information so as to ensure strict confidentiality.
Beginning in January 2026, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco will offer a 6-session monthly practice group led by experienced mediator and mediation trainer Howard Herman. Currently a mediator at JAMS, Howard pioneered the use of practice groups for mediators at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco where he led the court’s ADR Program for 23 years, and where many mediators participated continuously in groups he led for over 15 years. Howard also has led practice groups for mediators in India and Brazil. Howard’s fuller biography can be found at jamsadr.com/herman.

Group Structure and Approach
The group will meet in person. It will be limited to 12 participants and is open to all practicing mediators. Generally, each session will be focused on mediator presentations of cases in which they have been involved. Rather than starting with a topic, discussion flows from what actually happened and the choices the mediator made throughout the process.
Key to a successful group is the creation of a safe and confidential environment of mutual support and respect, making stable membership and small group size important. Participants commit to in-person attendance at all six two-hour sessions, and to write up and present at least one case for discussion during the six-month period.
MCLE: 12 hours general credit for the series, including 1 hour of elimination of bias credit (excludes implicit bias/bias reducing strategies), 1 hour of competence credit (excludes prevention and detection), and 1 hour of ethics credit
Cost: $595 for the full series
If you are interested in joining the group, please complete this application.
Applications will be taken on a rolling basis until the group is full.

Pathways to Law Teaching
2026-08-05 08:30 - 13:30 | 198 Auditorium
If you are considering or would like to learn more about becoming a law professor, please join us for a pre-recruitment workshop at UC College of the Law, San Francisco (“UC Law SF,” formerly “UC Hastings”) on August 5. This half-day event is co-hosted by participating ABA-accredited law schools in Northern California in coordination with the American Association of Law Schools. It is one of several regional workshops taking place nationally.

The co-hosts of the August 5 regional workshop in San Francisco include:

Santa Clara University School of Law
Stanford Law School
UC Berkeley School of Law
UC Davis School of Law
UC Law SF (formerly “UC Hastings”)
UOP McGeorge School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law

The August 5 half-day workshop focuses on pathways to securing full-time law school faculty roles that involve a mix of teaching and research, commonly called “tenure-track roles.” The event is free to registered attendees. It includes two substantive panels. The first focuses on pre-market considerations, such as how to create a scholarly record and prepare a “job talk” article, pre-market teaching opportunities such as “VAPs” and fellowships, and information on how to apply for tenure-track positions. The second panel focuses on the interview process at law schools, including advice on how to give a successful job talk, how to interview well, and the hiring process, including timelines.

Again, the focus of this particular workshop on August 5 is on tenure-track (teaching and research) positions at ABA-accredited law schools. There are many other rewarding pathways into and in legal academia, including teaching as a part-time (adjunct) professor or serving in full-time teaching roles that do not involve research, such as in contract clinical, writing, or other lawyering skills teaching roles. This workshop does not address those other pathways. However, a prior workshop held last year at UC Berkeley School of Law did, and you can find recordings of those sessions on this page.

Registration has officially CLOSED however walk-in attendees may be accepted on the day of the event, depending on capacity. Be sure to select the San Francisco iteration of the pre-recruitment event. As a standard security precaution, only registered participants will be admitted to the event. Please bring a form of identification such as a driver’s license.

For more information and resources, see these pages:

2025 Pre-Recruitment Workshop at UC Berkeley School of law.
AALS “Becoming a Law Teacher” website.
AALS list of pre-market VAP and fellowship programs.
National tenure-track hiring data.

Contents

Program Schedule

Speaker Biographies

More Information

Program Schedule

Time
Program

8:30 am – 9:15 am

Breakfast

9:15 am – 9:30 am

Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Morris Ratner, Provost & Academic Dean, Professor of Law, UC Law San Francisco

9:30 am – 10:50 am

Panel #1 Pre-Market Considerations
Panelists:

Eric Goldman, Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University
Donna Shestowsky, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California – Davis
Scott Dodson, Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Litigation and the Courts, UC Law San Francisco

Moderator:

Jonathan Glater, Professor of Law, Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Faculty Director of the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, University of California – Berkeley

10:50 am – 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Panel #2 Job Talks and Interviews
Panelists:

Ben Depoorter, Max Radin Distinguished Professor, UC Law San Francisco
Jarrod Wong, Professor of Law, Co-Director, McGeorge Global Center for Business and Development, Co-Director, International Certificate of Concentration, University of Pacific – San Francisco
Lindsay Harris, Professor of Law, Dean’s Circle Scholar, and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of San Francisco School of Law

Moderator:

Jennifer Chacon, Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law, Associate Dean for the JD Program, Stanford Law School

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch and Networking

Speaker Biographies

Jennifer M. Chacón
Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law, Associate Dean for the JD Program, Stanford Law School

Ben Depoorter
Max Radin Distinguished Professor, UC Law San Francisco

Scott Dodson
Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Litigation and the Courts, UC Law San Francisco

Jonathan D. Glater
Professor of Law, Associate Dean, J.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Faculty Director of the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, University of California – Berkeley

Eric Goldman
Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University

Lindsay Harris
Professor of Law, Dean’s Circle Scholar, and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of San Francisco School of Law

Morris Ratner
Provost & Academic Dean, Professor of Law, UC Law San Francisco

Donna Shestowsky
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California – Davis

Jarrod Wong
Professor of Law, Co-Director, McGeorge Global Center for Business and Development, Co-Director, International Certificate of Concentration, University of Pacific – San Francisco

More Information
For more information about this event at UC Law SF, please contact the Event Manager, Cynthia Diaz (diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu).

School Address and Room Location
This event will be held at 198 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102. Please stop at the front desk and share your name and identification to be let into the building. https://www.uclawsf.edu/map-directions/

Parking Information
If you drive, parking is available for a fee at either of the following nearby locations:

UC Law SF Parking GarageLocated at 376 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102.Please check the current parking rates here: https://sites.uclawsf.edu/garage/parking-rates/
Civic Center GarageLocated at 355 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102.Please check the current parking rates here: https://www.sfmta.com/garages-lots/civic-center-garage

Public Transportation
Address: https://www.uclawsf.edu/map-directions/
If you plan to take public transit, the following routes provide direct or nearby access to UC Law SF at 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102.

Muni Bus #5 (Fulton)
Stops directly in front of 200 McAllister Street.
Check current schedules here: https://www.sfmta.com/routes/5-fulton
Muni Metro (F, J, K, L, M, N, S, T lines)
All lines stop at Civic Center Station, one block south of campus; walk north on Hyde or Larkin to reach McAllister Street.
Check current schedules here: https://www.sfmta.com/muni-metro
BART
Closest Bart stop to the law school is Civic Center Bart Station, one block south of campus; walk north on Hyde or Larkin to reach McAllister Street.

Accessibility
If you have any accessibility or special accommodation request, including wheelchair or walking assistance, please contact Cynthia Diaz at diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
(Walk-in attendees may be accepted on the day of the event, depending on capacity)

Systems of Care 101: A Cross-Sector Orientation for Practitioners Working with Older Adults
2026-08-19 12:00 - 13:30
Register for the webinar here.
Location: Zoom, hosted by UC Law SF (Will be recorded and available to registrants)

Description
Older adults navigate a complex web of systems — health and long-term care, housing, and social services — that are often designed, funded, and delivered in silos. Practitioners working in one part of this landscape often have limited visibility into the others, which can create gaps in referrals, care coordination, and advocacy.
This 90-minute online orientation is designed for practitioners who are already working in or adjacent to the aging field but have not had formal exposure to other systems of care. Whether you come from a health or long-term care setting, a housing or community development role, a legal or advocacy background, or community-based social services work, this session will give you a shared map of how the systems fit together, what each one covers, how it is funded, and where the seams and gaps are. No prior expertise across all systems is assumed.
The session will describe national frameworks applicable to practitioners in any state but have special focus on California programs. Resources available in any state will be provided.
Attendees will be encouraged to attend an in-person, full day convening on Wednesday, September 23rd at UC Law SF titled “Aging Well: Health, Housing, and Justice in California.” Free registration by September 1: https://www.uclawsf.edu/event/aging-well-health-housing-and-justice-in-california/

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the need for and role of long-term care supports and services among older adults. Explain the critical distinction between Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) with respect to long term care coverage and why it matters for older adults and their families.
Describe the continuum of long-term care supports and services— from home and community-based services to skilled nursing facilities — and explain how it is accessed and financed.
Identify the major housing options for older adults, including subsidized, supportive, and age-restricted housing, and explain the funding and eligibility landscape for each.
Identify the structure and key services of the aging services network under the Older Americans Act.
Share an example of how these systems intersect and create gaps in care for older adults.
Apply a cross-system lens to their own practice by identifying at least one referral pathway or coordination opportunity outside their primary area of work.

Speakers
Lauren Carden, Director, California Housing Advocacy, Justice in Aging
Kelly Dearman, Executive Director, Department of Disability & Aging Services, San Francisco Human Services Agency
Sarah Hooper, Professor of Practice, Associate Dean and Executive Director of the UCSF-UC Law SF Consortium
Jarmin Yeh, Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging, UCSF

3rd Annual UC Law SF & Berkeley Law Alumni Mixer
2026-08-20 17:30 - 19:30 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Let’s end the summer on a high note!
All UC Law SF Bay Area Alumni and UC Berkeley Law Alumni are invited to the 3rd Annual UC Law SF & Berkeley Law Alumni Mixer.
Delicious tacos and drinks will be provided. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow professionals in the Bay Area, connect with old friends, and expand your network.
Please RSVP by August 13th.

Social Justice Community Welcome
2026-08-26 12:30 - 13:30 | Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister St, San Francisco, 94102, United States
We invite you to the Social Justice Community Welcome on Wednesday, August 26 12:30pm – 1:30pm in the ARC room! Come learn more about the different centers of UC Law!

Fundamentals of Mediation
2026-08-31 08:30 - 2026-09-04 18:00 | 198 McAllister St., 198 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
A 40-hour basic mediation training program, including certificate of completion and optional MCLE credit.
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) presents its’ annual 40-hour comprehensive mediation practitioner training. This program provides a unique blend of mediation theory, hands-on mediation skills training, and an exploration of the sensibilities and personal qualities required to be an effective mediator.
This in-person program is useful for a range of professionals who deal with people in conflict, and any attorney who represents clients in mediation, to understand the process and to be more effective in representing clients in mediation. We also encourage participation of international attorneys, notaries and Hastings LL.M. students. No prior training or experience required.

In this highly interactive and dynamic training, participants from around the world learn the theory and practice of mediation. The methodology consists of a mixture of discussion, skill building exercises and role play. All participants will have the opportunity to practice multiple times in the client, advocate and mediator roles and will receive personalized feedback and coaching from professional mediators.
We start with the psychology and behavior of people in conflict and the different process choices parties can make when seeking to resolve conflict. We examine the different styles or models of mediation and the implications of those models for the client experience. We then explore and practice every phase of a mediation, from opening and setting the stage, to exploration of interests and issues, negotiating agreements, preparation of settlement documents and closure.

Combined with the practice of these phases, participants build critical communication and process management skills including how to:

Maintain neutrality
Balance power
Select appropriate influencing strategies
Decide whether, when and how to use private sessions (“caucus”)
Facilitate the “money dance”
Conduct a methodical alternatives analysis
Employ techniques for overcoming impasse
Convey “difficult” messages
Use active listening
Ask questions to move the clients in helpful directions
Handle difficult behavior and “reframe” problematic statements

Finally, we cover mediator ethics, process confidentiality, working with representatives and co-mediation.

What participants have to say:
“Fantastic! So happy I chose this program, it blew away my expectations. The role playing was especially valuable to measure progress and enforce the teaching.” – BT 2022

“I quit my job as a teacher to work in the Office of Civil Rights doing in-house dispute resolution and mediation. I could not have gotten this position without taking CNDR’s Fundamentals of Mediation Training, and I am so grateful for all of the skills I gained. I re-read Prof. Ford’s Peace at Work and feel even more prepared to take on this next challenge.” – BL, 2024

Format
All 40 hours will take place in-person during a live class, including small group role plays with individualized coaching. Each day includes 1.5 hours of total breaks.
Dates
Monday, August 31 – Friday, September 4, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. each day (PST)
Location
UC Law SF, 198 McAllister, San Francisco, CA 94102 (in-person training only)
MCLE
40 hours of California MCLE credits available, including 1.5 hrs Elimination of Bias and 2 hrs Legal Ethics. Be sure to select the “add on” for MCLE credit at checkout. MCLE Provider #9545.
Registration

Standard Registration Fee – $2,295
Alumni, Government, and Nonprofit Rate – $2,095

REGISTER HERE

Registration closes one week prior to the training, or when enrollments have reached maximum capacity, whichever comes first. Space is limited; register early.
Another training is scheduled for March 2-6, 2026. See more information here.
Questions to CNDR@uclawsf.edu.

Instructor

Adjunct Professor John Ford, BA LLB (UCT) is an experienced workplace mediator and soft-skills trainer. John studied law at the University of Cape Town before moving to Namibia, where he practiced from 1988 to 1995. Initially, he focused on representing survivors of human-rights abuses. After Namibian independence in 1990, his focus shifted to labor and employment law. John moved to California in 1996 and trained as a mediator. He has since successfully mediated hundreds of workplace disputes, and has worked with numerous teams to help them deal successfully with conflict.

John has provided training to thousands of employees at all levels in the workplace, across a wide range of industries. His workshops focus on the development of soft skills, such as communication, negotiation, facilitation, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, customer service and mediation. He is a past president of the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California (ADRNC), and was the managing editor of www.mediate.com from 2000 to 2011.

Cancellation Policy
For all CNDR events, cancellations on or before 30 days prior to the event will receive a full refund, minus an administrative fee of 7% of ticket price. Cancellations after 30 days prior to the event will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations on or after 5 days prior to the event will not receive a refund.
ADA Accommodations Statement
The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is committed to making its facilities and events accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need reasonable accommodations, please contact CNDR at 415-581-8941 or CNDR@uclawsf.edu, or the Disability Access Hotline at 415-581-4848 or DAH@uclawsf.edu at least two weeks before the event.
Use of Materials Notice
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) hereby irrevocably grants registrants/participants a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free right and license to use materials provided and distributed by CNDR and/or UC Law SF in the course of the training herein for purposes of participation and personal/internal, non-commercial reference purposes.
Code of Conduct
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The Future of Workplace Regulation Colloquium
2026-08-31 12:30 - 2026-10-26 13:30
Join leading legal scholars, policymakers, and practitioners as they explore the future of workplace regulation in an era of rapid technological change. The Future of Workplace Regulation Colloquium examines how artificial intelligence, algorithmic management, employee data collection, digital surveillance, and other emerging technologies are reshaping employment law and the future of work, and the resounding impacts on workers.

Each session will feature a nationally recognized legal scholar or panel of experts presenting their cutting-edge research. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in an interactive discussion with the speaker(s), Seminar/Colloquium students, and other attendees.

Colloquium Series Schedule

Select Mondays
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Colloquium Presentations
Website

August 31
Room: 200-605
Data Rights for Workers
Featuring – Professor Pauline Kim,
Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law,
Washington University School of Law
Register Here

September 14
Room: Alumni Reception Center (ARC)
Data & Democracy
Featuring – Professor Brishen Rogers,
Professor of Law,
Georgetown University Law Center
Register Here

September 28
Room: Alumni Reception Center (ARC)
Liability, Property, and Inalienability Rules in Employee Data Regulation
Featuring – Professor Matthew Bodie,
Robins Kaplan Professor,
University of Minnesota Law School
Register Here

October 12
Room: Deb Colloquium Room
Data, Power, Policy: Regulating the Datafied Workplace
Moderator:

Professor Seema N. Patel – Associate Professor of Law, UC Law San Francisco

Panelists:

Samantha Gordon – Chief Advocacy Officer, TechEquity Collaborative
Mishal Khan – Senior Researcher,
UC Berkeley Labor Center
Aiha Nguyen – Program Director,
Data & Society Research Institute

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October 26
Room: Deb Colloquium Room
Data Laws at Work
Featuring – Professor Veena Dubal,
Professor of Law, UC Irvine School of Law
Register Here

Registration
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If you are experiencing any issues with the registration link, please email diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu for assistance.

Speaker Biographies

Pauline Kim
Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law

Pauline Kim is a leading scholar of workplace law at Washington University School of Law, with foundational research on employee privacy, discrimination, and the risks automated decision systems and AI pose to workers.

Brishen Rogers
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Brishen Rogers is a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches Labor Law, Employment Law, Torts, and various seminars on critical legal theory. He is also a Faculty Advisor to the Disabled Law Students Association. Prof. Rogers’ scholarship focuses on how labor and employment laws shape class formation processes, especially among low-wage and marginalized workers.

Prof. Rogers’ book Data and Democracy at Work (The MIT Press, 2023) shows how employers have used novel information technologies including robotics, machine learning, and nascent forms of artificial intelligence to erode workers’ collective power, and how our labor laws facilitated such efforts.

Prof. Rogers’ law review articles have been published in various journals including the Yale Law Journal, Texas Law Review, and Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and have been cited in at least two landmark cases. Professor Rogers has also taught at Temple University Beasley School of Law, as a member of the tenurial faculty, and at Harvard Law School as a Climenko Fellow, and held visiting positions at Washington University in St. Louis and at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and was previously an external Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.

Rogers worked in the labor movement both before and after law school, including as part of SEIU’s Justice for Janitors campaign.

Matthew Bodie
Robins Kaplan Professor, University of Minnesota Law School

Matthew Bodie is the Robins Kaplan Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, writing on labor and employment law, corporate governance, and data privacy, and co-authoring a leading text on corporate governance reform.

Samantha Gordon
Chief Advocacy Officer, TechEquity Collaborative

Samantha Gordon is Chief Advocacy Officer at TechEquity Collaborative, leading advocacy campaigns on AI and technology policy after twelve years organizing with SEIU.

Mishal Khan
Senior Researcher, UC Berkeley Labor Center

Mishal Khan is a senior researcher in the Technology and Work Program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, studying how digital surveillance and algorithmic management affect low-wage workers.

Aiha Nguyen
Program Director, Data & Society Research Institute

Aiha Nguyen directs the Labor Futures Program at Data & Society, where her research examines workplace surveillance, algorithmic management, and the labor implications of generative AI.

Veena Dubal
Professor of Law, UC Irvine School of Law

Veena Dubal is a Professor of Law at UC Irvine whose research combines legal and ethnographic methods to study gig work, algorithmic wage-setting, and precarious labor. She also serves as General Counsel of the American Association of University Professors.

Seattle Alumni Chapter: Mini Golf & Mingle
2026-09-03 18:30 - 19:45 | Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121
Meet up with UC Law SF alumni in the Seattle area and play Mini Golf at Olympic Sculpture Park. Putt, sip and mingle among Seattle-based art and beautiful views!

The leader (lowest number of strokes) wins a prize, so bring your competitive spirit!

Tee time start in 10 minute intervals. Please select the ticket for when you would like to start. Plus ones are encouraged!

Tickets and prizes are generously sponsored by Scott Morris ’76 and Bekah Young ’19.

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CEALS Presents - China's Jurisdictional Maximalism
2026-09-09 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-201
Please join the Center for East Asian Legal Studies for a talk with Junhao Chen, who will explore the aggressive expansion of control by Chinese courts over litigation implicating China’s overseas interests, a strategy that extends beyond critical patents in the telecom sector to cover a broader set of international commercial disputes. A light lunch will be served.

Featured Speaker: Junhao Chen, JSD Candidate, NYU School of Law
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 12:30-1:30 PM
Location: Room 333-201 (UC Law SF, 333 Golden Gate Ave, Room 201)

In 2020, China began asserting judicial authority in ways that encroached upon the legal sovereignty of other jurisdictions around the world, including the United States. The front line of this incursion was an unprecedented wave of “anti-suit injunctions” issued by Chinese courts: judicial orders preventing non-Chinese litigants from suing, or continuing to sue, in other jurisdictions. Many scholars appear to regard these injunctions as reasonable, legitimate tools to protect the integrity of Chinese adjudication. Even those few critics who have raised concerns tend to frame such injunctions as unique features of transnational patent litigation in the telecom sector. Chen’s new article argues that the wave of anti-suit injunctions should be understood, instead, as both the starting point and a crucial element of China’s grand strategy of jurisdictional maximalism: that is, the aggressive expansion of control by Chinese courts over litigation implicating China’s overseas interests. This strategy extends beyond critical patents in the telecom sector to embrace a broader set of international commercial disputes. Drawing on a review of Chinese judicial opinions, official statements, and trends in legal doctrine—most of which are unavailable in English translation—Chen reveals the scale of the emerging jurisdictional paradigm.

Hybrid Event — This event will be live-streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendance is optional.

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Boundaries of Citizenship
2026-09-10 12:30 - 13:30 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Speaker Biographies

Lucia Martel-Dow
Attorney and Director of the New Americans Campaign (NAC), Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Lucia Martel-Dow directs the New Americans Campaign, a national collaborative that expands access to naturalization and trusted legal assistance for immigrants. A Venezuelan-born attorney and former diplomat, she previously led immigration and social-services programs at Canal Alliance and has worked on human rights, immigrant integration, and citizenship policy.

Sidra Mahfouz
Staff Attorney, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project

Sidra Mahfooz is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project (IRP) based in New York. Prior to joining IRP, Sidra was an Associate in the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and clerked for the Constitutional Court of South Africa. She is a graduate of Stony Brook University and New York University School of Law.

Sandra Wong
Descendant of Wong Kim Ark

Sandra Wong is a descendant of Wong Kim Ark, whose landmark 1898 Supreme Court victory established that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the United States. After discovering her family’s connection to the case, Wong began researching and publicly preserving her ancestor’s legacy. She has participated in documentary and community projects and speaks about the continuing importance of birthright citizenship.

Registration
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If you are experiencing any issues with the registration link, please email diazcynthia@uclawsf.edu for assistance.

International Mediation and Leadership Development Institute (IMDLI)
2026-09-14 08:00 - 2026-09-18 17:00 | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The UC Law San Francisco Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco, in partnership with the JAMS Foundation, is proud to present the International Mediation Development & Leadership Institute (IMDLI). IMDLI is intended for a diverse group of professionals—lawyers, judges, court administrators, academics, mediators, and others—interested in learning how to cultivate robust mediation ecosystems in their home countries and how to become an effective leader of mediation implementation and development. Top-level U.S. and international experts drawn from the court system, private ADR institutions, and universities will share best practices and lessons learned from decades of ADR reform experience—information that is rarely available to the public. Anticipated topics covered:

How mediation can promote access to justice and help reduce court backlogs
How to design and operate mediation centers (public/court annexed and private)
How to build capacity and ensure that such centers are sustainable into the future
How to draft mediation legislation and rules
The advantages and disadvantages of voluntary, mandatory, and judicial referral models
How to convince mediation skeptics and secure their buy-in
The social, political, economic, and legal ingredients and interventions necessary for a mediation center to thrive and for an ADR ecosystem or culture to take root
The importance of data collection and analysis
What empirical research on ADR tells us about the who, what, where, when, and how of mediation, including what works and what does not
Factors that have helped drive the success of mediation in the U.S. and other key jurisdictions

More information here.
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Center for Racial and Economic Justice - AdDRESS for Success: Adopting Affirming and Legally Compliant Dress Codes as Positive School Climate and Health Protective Policy Interventions Webinar
2026-09-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar

Aging Well: Health, Housing, and Justice in California
2026-09-23 08:15 - 17:00 | 198 Auditorium
Register here by September 1!
Hosted by UC Law SF, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

Agenda
8:15 AM Breakfast
9 AM- 9:45 AM Welcome

Sarah Hooper, JD, Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the UCSF/UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy, UC Law San Francisco

Susan DeMarois, Director, California Department of Aging

Katherine S. Ritchey, Vice President and Regional Counsel, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Del Seymour, Founder & Board Vice President, Code Tenderloin

9:45-10:45 AM Plenary Session: Mapping Systems of Health, Housing and Justice for Older Adults in California

Moderator: Lauran Hardin, Chief Integration Officer, HC2 Strategies

Claire Ramsey, JD, MA, Chief Deputy Director for Disability, Adults and Housing Integration, California Department of Social Services

Glenn Tsang, Policy Advisor for Homelessness and Housing, Department of Health Care Services

Margot Kushel, MD, Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of the Division of Health and Society, Director of the Action Research Center for Health and the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, UC San Francisco

Denny Chan, JD, Managing Director, Equity Advocacy, Justice in Aging

10:45-11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Plenary Session: Advancing Health, Housing and Justice for Older Californians: What is Working?

Moderator: Wynnelena C. Canio, MD, Chief of Geriatric Medicine, Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center
Michael Ryder, DO, General Manager and Medical Director, Healthcare in Action
Alexis Chettiar, PhD, ACNP-BC, CEO & Co-Founder, Cardea Health
Bertha Hayden-Sanchez, Associate Vice President of Justice for Seniors & Dependent Adults, Bet Tzedek
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Division of Geriatrics, UCSF

12:30-2 PM Lunch/Networking

2-3:30 PM Breakout Session: Discussion Groups (Indicate preference at registration):
(1) Early Detection and Preventing Housing Loss
(2) Navigating Housing and Care Transitions
(3) Street Outreach and Service Connection
3:30-3:45 PM Transition to Reception

3:45-5 PM Reception and Closing Remarks

Intended Audience
The ability to age well with access to health, housing, and justice is a multidisciplinary, multisector endeavor. We invite leaders and managers of programs that serve older adults and their family caregivers in California in any these areas:

Health care (providers, plans, networks, teams)

Housing

Law/advocacy

Public guardian

LTSS/LTC

Behavioral health

Social services/CBOs

Payment/financing

Research/data analysis/academia

Convening Objectives

Connect health care, housing, advocacy, and other community-based organizations serving older Californians and their caregivers.

Build shared understanding of older adults’ specific needs and barriers across care, housing and advocacy, and strengthen collective knowledge of existing resources and infrastructure intended to support them.

Amplify successful models and strategies for preventing housing loss, navigating across housing and care settings, and supporting older adults in accessing care options in the community or least restrictive settings possible.

Collectively strategize around ways to disseminate and build upon successful models, such as medical-legal partnerships, at the state and local levels

Attendees are encouraged to join a pre-convening online orientation on Tuesday, August 19. This 90-minute session is designed for practitioners who are already working in or adjacent to the aging field but have not had formal exposure to other systems of care. Whether you come from a health or long-term care setting, a housing or community development role, a legal or advocacy background, or community-based social services work, this session will give you a shared map of how the systems fit together, what each one covers, how it is funded, and where the seams and gaps are. No prior expertise across all systems is assumed. Registration and full session details are available here.
San Francisco Travel Guide

A Hui Hou Chancellor and Dean David Faigman
2026-09-25 21:00 - 23:30 | Oahu Country Club, 150 Country Club Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96817, United States
The Hawaii Alumni Chapter invites you to join us in Honolulu for a special evening honoring Chancellor and Dean David Faigman. Enjoy great food and drinks while reconnecting with fellow alumni. All Hawaii alumni and guests are welcome!
A Hui Hou Chancellor and Dean David Faigman
Friday, September 25
6:00 – 8:30 PM (HST)
Oahu Country Club | 150 Country Club Rd, Honolulu, HI
A heartfelt mahalo to our Hawaii Alumni Chapter leader, Dan Vermillion ’09, and planning committee Crystal Rose ’82, Cheryl Hetherington ’79, and George Hetherington ’78 for bringing this event to life.
Please register by September 8th at uclawsf.edu/hawaii2026

Untamed Unicorns: A Book Talk With Renee Jones
2026-09-30 12:30 - 13:30 | 333-201
Open to all UC Law SF students
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