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May 22, 2020
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Expanded Professional Success Program for Recent Graduates
May 21, 2020
With the pandemic upending the California Bar Exam and some post-graduate opportunities, UC Law SF has expanded its suite of services and resources to recent graduates, including enhanced bar preparation and mentoring, a waiver of fees to audit certain courses, bar-study aid scholarships, and extended access to library and research…
Consortium Partners with AHLA on COVID-19 Video Series
May 21, 2020
As the health care community faces unprecedented challenges in delivering care, the American Health Law Association (AHLA) has produced a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video series to heighten awareness of the ever-shifting legal landscape in light of the coronavirus. The video series features some of the top scholars of…
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CNDR Trains EDC Shelter Advocates
May 17, 2020
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution‘s own Mattie Robertson (Deputy Director of CNDR) spent the past month training Shelter Client Advocates from the Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC). The EDC is based here in the Tenderloin near UC Law SF, so CNDR was proud to support our…
Rory Little Discusses Historic Supreme Court Term
May 14, 2020
Starting May 4, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral argument by phone, and released livestream audio, in 10 important cases. This is unprecedented. The decisions, expected in June, could dramatically affect the November presidential election, as well as other major issues. Join Professor Rory Little as he discusses…
UC Law SF Launches ‘Law and the Pandemic’ Podcast
May 14, 2020
UC Law SF has launched a short-form podcast series, “Law and the Pandemic,” to share insights relating to some of the most pressing legal issues arising from the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. In each episode, faculty tackle some of the thorniest questions of the moment, from whether the…
Ida Abbott ’75 has written a new book, Retirement by Design
May 13, 2020
If you are thinking about retiring but aren’t sure when or how to start, or what you would do if you leave practice, Ida Abbott ’75 has written a new book, Retirement by Design (Ulysses Press, 2020), which uses design principles for creative retirement planning. She is helping firms manage partner…
Jared Ellias Leads Call for More Bankruptcy Judges
May 13, 2020
UC Law SF Professor Jared Ellias and leading bankruptcy scholars from around the country have asked Congress to consider enlarging the nation’s bankruptcy system to cope with an expected flood of corporate bankruptcies. The Large Corporate Bankruptcy Scholars COVID-19 Committee is one of four committees that make up a…
Joan Williams: Telework As Possible Pandemic Silver Lining
May 11, 2020
UC Law SF Professor Joan C. Williams argues in a new Harvard Business Review article that the pandemic is blowing up our notion of the “ideal worker,” rooted in the breadwinner-homemaker model, and could provide an opportunity to reshape attitudes about working parents and the benefits of…
Chancellor and Dean David Faigman on CNN Discussing Tenderloin Lawsuit
May 9, 2020
See the full interview: Chancellor and Dean David Faigman on CNN’s Smerconish…
New UCH Clinic Aids Workers Impacted by the Pandemic
May 8, 2020
UC Law SF has launched a clinic to help low-wage workers with state unemployment insurance appeals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The faculty have redesigned the law school’s Workers’ Rights Clinic for summer 2020 to help those who have lost jobs during the pandemic file appeals if they…
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