May 6, 2022
Graduating law students who are the first generation in their families to go to law school were celebrated at a luncheon this spring. UC Law SF held its first-ever First Generation graduation celebration, where students heard from law school administrators and new UC Law SF Board of…
May 4, 2022
Jenny Bagger is the Class of 2022 Valedictorian. Class of 2022 Valedictorian Jenny Bagger said she was drawn to attend UC Law SF because of its location in the heart of San Francisco and proximity to federal district and appellate courts, the state Supreme Court, local government, company…
April 20, 2022
On April 16, 2022, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) hosted a hybrid mock negotiation competition event for students here on our campus. In order to give 1L and 2L students a sneak peak into joining the ADR Team, the Team Board and it’s…
April 13, 2022
Student volunteers include, clockwise, from left: Joe Martin, Patrick Micu, Megan Gregory, Rosamaria Cavalho, and Anastasia Gomez. As April’s national filing tax deadline grows closer, UC Law SF law students are doing their part to assist low-income taxpayers. From greeting clients, answering questions, and helping them fill out…
April 12, 2022
In this month’s Creative Commons on April 7, 2022, we created grounding tools in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Regular hosts, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) and the Career Development Office (CDO), worked in collaboration with The Center for Advocacy,…
April 6, 2022
Nikayla Johnson participated in the California Scholars program at UC Law SF and plans to work as an advocate for youth in the future. Growing up in Oakland, there were two things that inspired Nikayla Johnson to go to law school—the first was when members of her…
April 5, 2022
Some law students got hands-on experience helping asylum seekers at the border during spring break. Seven UC Law SF law students spent their spring break at the US-Mexico border, visiting shelters for migrants and assisted Haitian asylum seekers by sharing information about asylum laws and processing steps. The…
April 4, 2022
UC Law SF’ specialty programs are ranked highly nationwide. UC Law SF College of the Law continues to be recognized by its peers as having top-ranked programs in law – including its Dispute Resolution program, ranked 9th in the nation; Health Law at 12th in the nation, Tax…
March 25, 2022
On March 17, 2022, the UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) and the Career Development office (CDO) held a career panel for students entitled “Beyond Mediation: Careers in Dispute Resolution.” This panel highlighted a couple lesser well-known dispute resolution professions, giving students the…
March 18, 2022
Professor Joan Williams, left, and Emtrain CEO Janine Yancey ’92, right. Want to lower incidences of bias and harassment in the workplace? It all starts with respect. Those were some of the findings of a research report conducted in partnership between the UC Law SF Center for…
March 17, 2022
Lilia Kazemi ’24, left, and Sharareh (Sheila) Zareng ’24, right, were chosen as Center for Business Law Scholars. Working with a start-up company, increasing diversity at companies, and advocating for clients are some of the goals of the new recipients of the Center for Business Law Scholarships. UC…
March 1, 2022
Justice Wiley W. Manuel ’53 UC College of the Law, San Francisco is proud to announce that its new Center for Scholarly Publications will be named in honor of Justice Wiley W. Manuel ‘53, the first African American Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of California. This announcement…