Joseph W. Cotchett, Champion for Justice is the 2018 Commencement Speaker
July 5, 2018
Litigation Trial Lawyers Hall of Famer and UC Law SF Alumnus, Class of 1964, to keynote the College's 137th Commencement
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Professor Jared A. Ellias to Present Paper at Yale Law School Roundtable
July 5, 2018
Professor Ellias will present his paper "What Drives Bankruptcy Forum Shopping? Evidence from Market Data" at the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in April.
Annual Report 2017
July 5, 2018
Including an overview of the College, highlights of financial operations, and contributions made to UC Law SF between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.
New Library Catalog
Over a six-month period, the Law Library’s Technical Services staff, led by Stephanie Schmitt, accomplished the herculean task of migrating our library records to a new library management and discovery solution. The new system, Ex Libris’ Alma/Primo, replaces the catalog used for the past decade. As an open-source platform, …
The “Great Facilitator” Sammy Chang Leaves a Lasting Legacy at UC Law SF
June 15, 2018
Recent graduate Samuel "Sammy" Chang '18 identified many problems facing UC Law SF law students and facilitated the change needed to fix them throughout his law school career.
Valerie McGinty ’06 Leads a Push to Elect Progressive Women in California
June 7, 2018
The UC Law SF alumna founded Fund Her after the 2016 election to achieve gender parity in the California State Legislature.
UC Law SF Students Speak at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
May 18, 2018
Members of the Hastings Human Rights and International Law Organization attended the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to meet diplomats, engage in discussions on human rights issues, and deliver advocacy statements during proceedings.
Professor Veena Dubal Cited in California Supreme Court Decision
May 15, 2018
Professor Veena Dubal’s work, Wage Slave or Entrepreneur?: Contesting the Dualism of Legal Worker Identities (2017) 10 5 Cal.L.Rev. 65, 72, was cited in the California Supreme Court’s decision in the pivotal “gig economy” case of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County. In a…
UC Law SF Professor Veena Dubal’s Work Plays Role in California Supreme Court Ruling
May 14, 2018
"The Dynamex Decision" creates a major change in the landscape for California's gig economy and follows the path of Professor Dubal's analysis from her scholarly work.
“You belong in this profession.”
May 12, 2018
“I’m going to give you some advice that may implicitly or explicitly contradict what we have been telling you since you first arrived here at Hastings. That’s right, you just spent three years and untold thousands of dollars learning a bunch of information and skills, and in the last five…
Blek le Rat, “The Godfather” of Stencil Graffiti, Contributes Installation at UC Law SF
May 4, 2018
The innovative street artist is taking to the streets with works throughout San Francisco to promote a rare North American exhibition.
8th Annual UC Law SF La Raza Alumni Dinner Honors Community & Launches Memorial Scholarship
May 2, 2018
La Raza honored three individuals who exemplify the organization's mission and officially launched the Jeanette M. Acosta Memorial Scholarship.