UC Law SF has long been a magnet for scholars, students, and practicing attorneys from throughout the world. In the past decade, one key reason for this is the groundbreaking UCSF/UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy, which offers opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration between two leading…
November 19, 2019
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law SF was honored to host 22 teams from 11 schools around the country for The ABA Regional Negotiation Competition on Saturday 11/9/2019 and Sunday 11/10/2019. Regionals will continue, and Hastings students on The ADR Team will compete…
September 19, 2019
On September 17, 2019, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution hosted the eighth Annual “ADR Around the World” in collaboration with the JAMS Foundation. We were honored to have five Weinstein JAMS International Fellows. This Fellowship Program provides opportunities for qualified individuals from outside the United States to…
September 19, 2019
Hastings’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution’s Director, Professor Sheila Purcell, hosted a lunch on September 16th as part of a larger visit by a high level delegation of legal educators and lawyers visiting from the Republic of Uzbekistan. As an international leader in ADR education, CNDR continues to…
August 23, 2019
LexLab at UC Law SF, an innovation hub for emerging legal technologies, today announced its second cohort of legal tech startups. Following the success of its first cohort earlier this year, LexLab has accepted five legal tech startups to participate in its accelerator program. From machine learning and natural…
June 25, 2019
Joseph, a homebound Korean War veteran, lost access to Medi-Cal and in-home care after a lengthy hospitalization. Unable to care for himself at home, the 90-year-old’s health further declined until he was referred by his physician to the Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors (MLPS) at UC Law SF. MLPS advocates…
January 13, 2019
There is significant evidence that personal well-being affects the quality of professional legal practice and work life satisfaction. Lawyers are reported to have high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and dissatisfaction with professional life. There is also evidence that habits and ways-of-being developed during law school are contributing…
December 19, 2018
“Judge Sullivan’s decision ensures that our asylum system remains open to refugees at our border, including those fleeing domestic violence and gang violence. These individuals raise legitimate claims under U.S. and international law, and have an unequivocal right to seek asylum. I am thrilled that the court’s order upholds that…
UC Law SF College of the Law inaugurated a handful of new programmatic centers this fall, each designed to provide innovative educational opportunities as well as promote the school’s thought leadership across a vast legal academic landscape. The new centers—the Center on Business Law, the Center on Tax Law, the…
September 4, 2018
Professor Jaime S. King and Katherine L. Gudiksen, senior research fellow at the Source on Healthcare Price and Competition, co-authored Commentary on California’s Drug Transparency Law (SB-17) for the September edition of Health Affairs, the leading peer-reviewed journal of health policy thought and research. Along with Timothy T. Brown, associate…
August 28, 2018
The Ninth Circuit ADR Committee announced that UC Law SF is the winner of the 2018 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Education Award for its instruction in mediation, negotiation and arbitration. Established in 2005 by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit, the award recognizes institutions that have advanced ADR scholarship…
August 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. (August 7, 2018) – The American Civil Liberties Union and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s gutting of asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality. At issue are new “expedited removal” policies put forth by…