September 14, 2026
LexLab’s Law and Artificial Intelligence Certificate prepares counsel to understand AI risk, advise clients, and use new tools responsibly. Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstraction. AI competence is increasingly essential for legal competence, as the technology is changing the practice of law and the market for legal services. How…
September 14, 2026
In UC Law SF’s technology curriculum, students build AI tools and learn directly from the people who are shaping the field. As artificial intelligence shapes modern legal practice, UC Law SF is training students with little or no coding experience to build AI tools, challenging them to design, test, and…
September 14, 2026
UC Law SF offers clinics, courses, and professional development at the intersection of law and tech. Perhaps no field has experienced the disruptive, industry-changing impact of artificial intelligence more than the practice of law. UC Law SF, located steps from companies in the AI vanguard, has adapted in real time…
July 22, 2026
Students display their certificates of completion after presenting AI-focused capstone projects in the last session of the inaugural AI-enabled lawyering lab in April 2026, joined by Adjunct Professors Luis Villa and Zoe Dolan (left). UC Law SF is making its AI-enabled lawyering lab mandatory for all JD students,…
June 4, 2026
In UC Law SF’s AI Bootcamp, Susmita Nanda LLM ’26 built GroundCheck, an AI tool that checks whether legal citations hold up under scrutiny. Susmita Nanda LLM ’26 learned how to critically evaluate and create legal technology tools in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp. She built GroundCheck,…
May 14, 2026
2L Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo designed a program that uncovers bias in legal cases, gaining practical experience in applying technology to enhance legal analysis and advocacy. 2L Marilyn Aguilar-Portillo built an AI tool in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp to detect patterns of bias in legal cases.
May 6, 2026
After building a patent risk tool in AI Bootcamp, 3L Nicholas Nguyen gained a new perspective on how the technology can expand access to legal knowledge and support. 3L Nicholas Nguyen developed an AI tool in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp to help inventors assess…
May 5, 2026
Through UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp, 3L Saamia Aziz went from curious about AI to building tools that could expand access to sophisticated legal analysis. 3L Saamia Aziz built DepoBaby from scratch in UC Law SF’s AI-Enabled Lawyers Bootcamp, gaining hands-on AI experience with little…
May 4, 2026
3L John Tavares spent his final semester at UC Law SF building an AI tool for people navigating the legal system without a lawyer. He enters practice already fluent in technology that many attorneys are still catching up to understand. 3L John Tavares built an AI…
April 13, 2026
John Pavolotsky, a partner at Stoel Rives LLP who specializes in technology and AI-related legal matters, and Svetlana Matt ’12, director of public policy at Dish Network, examine Colorado’s landmark AI law and what it signals for future regulation during LexLab’s Law and AI Certificate program in March.
January 21, 2026
Sixteen leaders from law and technology, many UC Law SF alumni, have joined a new advisory board on AI in legal practice and education. The board will advise on curriculum, professional skills training, and the responsible use of AI in teaching and academic operations. Their guidance positions UC Law…
November 3, 2025
Professor and Director of Applied Innovation Tal Niv, right, addresses the crowd during An Evening of Open: Science, Software, & AI. The event featured remarks from Florian Cardinaux, consul general of France in San Francisco and was co-sponsored by the consulate general and GitHub. Lexlab’s connections to international…