Center for Social Justice – Dependency Law
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Center for Social Justice
Join us for a Book Talk & Signing with UC Law SF alumnus Randy Shaw, featuring the new edition of The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime, and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco. Lunch will be provided
UC Law SF Social Justice Graduates are Equipped with the Tools to Create a Better World
May 30, 2025
The Social Justice Lawyering Concentration graduates of 2025 earn their stoles after completing a clinical course or externship and required classes. They are joined at the ceremony by Professor Ascanio Piomelli, left, and Gail Silverstein, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, right. UC Law San Francisco celebrated…
UC Law SF Students Help Close Gap in Access to Justice
June 24, 2024
Flanked by Professors Ascanio Piomelli and Gail Silverstein, 20 graduating students in the social justice lawyering concentration were among those honored at UC Law SF’s Social Justice Celebration in May. UC Law San Francisco students provided more than $5.6 million in free legal assistance last year, helping clients…
UC Law SF Students Recognized for Social Justice Work
June 28, 2023
Students who graduated with a concentration in social justice lawyering were honored at a ceremony in May. From environmental protection to workers’ rights, UC Law San Francisco students spent thousands of hours offering their talents and expertise to support multiple causes and clients over the last year. Through…
Law Students Give Back on Spring Break with Pro Bono Service Trips
April 3, 2023
Janice Espinola ’25, Sherene Grinage Gotoy LLM ’24, Will Martel ’24, Maryam Samimi ’25, Professor Richard Boswell, and Maria Clara Ribeiro Siqueira ’25 (left to right) visited a migrant shelter in Nogales, Mexico, as part of an immigrants’ rights advocacy trip in March 2023. UC Law San Francisco…
New UC Law SF Center Supports Law Students’ Social Justice Work
October 25, 2022
Professors Brittany Glidden and Gail Silverstein are co-directors of the new Center for Social Justice at UC Law SF. Most UC Law SF student applicants list wanting “to make a difference in the world” as their primary motives for attending law school, according to recent student surveys. A…
UC Law SF Students Provide Free Legal Assistance Through Public Interest, Pro Bono Programs
June 23, 2022
UC Law SF students who did public-interest work during the 2021-’22 academic school year were celebrated at a ceremony in May. UC Law SF law students worked approximately 55,000 unpaid hours over the last year providing more than $7 million in free legal support to nonprofits, public agencies,…