Judge Jed S. Rakoff to Keynote 136th UC Law SF Commencement
April 7, 2017
Prominent legal thinker and scholar hailed as "a legal hero of our time" by Rolling Stone, and among "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune.
Faculty
UC Law SF Negotiation and Mediation Team Places First at International Mediation Tournament
March 29, 2017
We are proud to be known nationally as "the Team to beat"- says Professor Sheila Purcell, Director of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.
Message from Dean Faigman: US News Rankings
March 14, 2017
While it is an annual rite of spring for deans to celebrate or lament the widely variable swings in rankings from year-to-year, UC Law SF must keep its eyes on what counts. We are doing that.
UC Law SF Ranks #29 in National Law Journal’s Top 50 Go-To Law Schools Report
March 6, 2017
The annual "Go-To" report identifies the U.S. law schools with the most recent grads joining the nation's largest law firms as associates.
Hadar Aviram assumes the presidency of the Western Society of Criminology
February 6, 2017
Congratulations to UC Law SF Professor Hadar Aviram, who is set to begin her term as the president of the Western Society of Criminology.
Statement from Dean Faigman: Deans Letter to California Supreme Court re California Bar Exam
February 1, 2017
Today a group of 20 deans of ABA-accredited California law schools submitted a letter to the California Supreme Court, calling upon it to "exercise its legal jurisdiction over the California State Bar to adjust its scoring methods to bring them in line with the nation's at large."
Statement from Dean Faigman: President Trump’s Executive Order re Travel
January 30, 2017
The UC Law SF' seal carries the words fiat justitia -- Let Justice Be Done. This motto is not a hollow promise; it is who we are and what we do.
Zero Hour: Adjunct Prof John Mills represents Texas inmate Terry Edwards, set to be executed 1/26/17.
January 25, 2017
"Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man?" asks Slate.
A Class Above: Professor David Takacs receives 2016 Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence
January 23, 2017
Friends, colleagues, alumni, students, and other members of the UC Law SF community gathered to celebrate Professor Takacs as the winner of the 2016 Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence.
Professor Leo Martinez Elected Fellow of American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
January 17, 2017
One of only five academics in elite organization focused on the creative, ethical, and efficient adjudication of insurance coverage and extra-contractual disputes, peer-provided scholarship, professional coordination and the improvement of the relationship between and among its diverse members.
She taught me the meaning of true bravery’: 2L Kelsey Campbell advocates for refugee legislation
January 12, 2017
Former Pentagon foreign policy advisor and Air Force veteran promotes visa programs to protect refugees, like her friend Sura, who supported U.S. Armed Forces as interpreters.
How to Ask a Question: Renowned trial attorney Shanin Specter brings his expertise back to UC Law SF
January 5, 2017
Whether to capture the attention of a jury, conduct a deposition, or even order a Starbucks, Shanin Specter shares his experience on the best way to ask and answer a question in his upcoming "How to Ask a Question" course at UC Law SF.