June 6, 2025
Nimsi Garcia Sandoval ’27, recipient of the 2025 Jeanette M. Acosta Scholarship, plans to use her law degree to serve marginalized communities. Nimsi Garcia Sandoval ’27, winner of the 2025 Jeanette M. Acosta Scholarship, has long used storytelling as a tool for justice. Born in Mexico and raised…
June 2, 2025
By presenting petitioner and respondent arguments in UC Law SF’s Moot Court program, 2L Marin Cummings further developed her oral advocacy confidence and gained invaluable networking opportunities with field specialists. 2L student Marin Cummings gained networking connections, leadership experience, and advocacy skills in UC Law SF’s top-ranked Moot…
June 2, 2025
Working with the A’s in-house counsel for the Corporate Counsel Externship Program, 2L Philip Roxas Sullivan gained litigation experience and mentors while contributing to a baseball team he has admired since childhood. The Corporate Counsel Externship Program provided 2L Philip Roxas Sullivan with a major league opportunity to…
May 30, 2025
Saamia Aziz saw the impact of creative and strategic lawyering at the National Immigrant Justice Center when helping a client obtain a gubernatorial pardon for a past crime, which stood in the way of the client securing permanent residency in the U.S. 2L student Saamia Aziz experienced the…
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…
May 29, 2025
Professor Christina Koningisor has earned national recognition for her research on how legal protections for the press are evolving in response to shifts in executive power and media capacity.
May 28, 2025
Maria Clara Ribeiro Siqueira ’25 and Justine Caedo ’25 say UC Law SF’s Technology Law and Lawyering Concentration provided specialized skills, industry insights, and mentorship that helped them translate their passion for tech and innovation into fulfilling career paths in transactional law, privacy, and AI. As technology…
May 27, 2025
1L Nat Williford says working with public defenders in Fresno brought classroom theory to life and deepened their resolve to pursue a career in public defense. Reflecting on a week with the Fresno Public Defender’s Office, 1L student Nat Williford shares how working alongside felony attorneys affirmed…
May 27, 2025
2L Yasmin Thompson’s experience crafting arguments for clients in the Individual Representation Clinic helped her build the skills and confidence to pursue a career as a public defender after graduation. 2L student Yasmin Thompson says the “powerful” collaborations and work to serve clients in the Individual Representation Clinic…
May 27, 2025
For Alternative Spring Break, 1L Shanaya Henderson worked with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Clean Slate Unit to prepare persuasive expungement petitions for clients. 1L Shanaya Henderson reflects on helping individuals expunge their criminal records during a week-long pro bono service trip with the San Francisco Public…
May 22, 2025
Recent graduate Renee Applegate plans to use the litigation skills she developed in UC Law SF’s longest-running clinic in her future work representing plaintiffs in class actions. Renee Applegate ’25 says representing two clients from start to finish while gaining litigation skills in the Individual Representation Clinic…
May 19, 2025
Second-year law student Omar Arauza worked with federal prosecutors on a criminal case headed for trial and represented the United States in live arguments before a federal judge. 2L student Omar Arauza explains how he sharpened his legal skills and gained courtroom experience through an externship with the…