August 22, 2022
David Faigman is Chancellor and Dean of UC Law SF College of the Law. Welcome, and welcome back, to campus! I am extraordinarily excited to start the new year. Despite COVID’s ever-continuing presence, now distressingly joined by monkeypox as a health concern, we have resumed normal…
August 22, 2022
UC Law SF 1L JD students took the pledge of professionalism during a convocation ceremony in August. UC Law SF welcomed students back for the fall semester Monday, and its strong incoming class included 393 new JD students — one of the most diverse in the law school’s…
August 19, 2022
An accomplished group of center-affiliated visiting scholars and professors will join UC Law SF this fall, teaching and researching in the areas of criminal law, health law, Indigenous Law, tax law, and racial and economic justice. UC Law SF welcomes U.S. Tax Court Judge Maurice Foley, who will serve as…
August 17, 2022
UC Law SF CNDR Director HIro Aragaki wants to expand the center’s global reach and broaden its connections with legal scholars and real-world practitioners. For nearly two decades, UC Law SF has been home to a top-rated dispute resolution program that offers cutting-edge classes, hosts an award-winning negotiation…
August 15, 2022
Jesse Honig, J.D. ’23, is interning this summer with a U.S. Department of Justice office that helps protect tribal land. UC Law SF student Jesse Honig, J.D. ’23, is spending this summer on the frontlines of environmental and American Indian law. Honig, a rising 3L student from Santa…
August 11, 2022
Binyamin Blum, who joined UC Law SF faculty in 2018, will serve as associate dean of Global Programs. UC Law SF students can jet across oceans and study the law in Madrid, Tokyo or Tel Aviv. They can spend summers working at humanitarian aid agencies in Rome or…
August 9, 2022
UC Law SF Moot Court Team continues to win first place in national competitions. UC Law SF’ Moot Court Team has been ranked No. 1 nationally four semesters in a row. It’s not just one of the most prestigious student organizations on campus, students say…
August 5, 2022
Mary Ruiz, J.D. ’23, is working as an advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children through a public-interest internship in New York City this summer. UC Law SF student Mary Ruiz De La O is spending this summer helping unaccompanied immigrant children navigate the complicated U.S. immigration system. Ruiz, a…
August 3, 2022
David Casarrubias ’18 teaches appellate advocacy at UC Law SF and works as an associate at Hanson Bridgett LLP. Less than five years out of law school, David Casarrubias ’18 has successfully represented a diverse mix of clients – from asylum seekers to cannabis companies, to public transportation…
August 1, 2022
UC Law SF students Ashley Johnson ’24 (left) and Iris Wagner ’24 (right) are interning at public defender’s offices this summer. After their first year of law school, two UC Law SF students – Ashley Johnson and Iris Wagner — are preparing strategies for upcoming homicide and fraud…
July 27, 2022
Dear UC Law SF Community, I write to offer an update on our path towards a new name for the College. Today, the UC Law SF Board of Directors voted unanimously on a resolution to remove “Hastings” from our name in the California Education Code and replace it with San…
July 25, 2022
A new program at UC Law SF lets appellate lawyers test run oral arguments for appeals court hearings and receive valuable feedback from experts. Appellate attorneys preparing for oral argument can now moot their cases before a panel of expert appellate lawyers and law professors, thanks to a…