December 8, 2022
UC Law SF student Alex Allam ’22 will graduate this December. He plans to pursue a career in immigration law and advocacy. UC Law SF student Alex Allam emigrated from the Philippines at the age of 17, an experience that inspired him to attend law school and pursue…
December 7, 2022
On October 19, 2022, The Mediation Society, The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), and The JAMS Foundation hosted Mediation Developments Around the World: Introducing the 2022 Weinstein JAMS International Fellows at UC Law SF. Moderated by Ellen Bass, Director of the Weinstein JAMS International…
December 5, 2022
Maryam Quasto ’22 and Famy Chavosh ’22 are working as in-house lawyers at major technology companies in their first jobs after law school. In their first jobs out of law school, two UC Law SF graduates are working with in-house legal teams to review high-level contracts, investigate legal…
December 1, 2022
UC Law SF student Rachel Pyle ’24 was inspired to fight for tenants’ housing rights after working as an affordable housing policy consultant before law school. UC Law SF student Rachel Pyle ’24 spent nearly five years working as an affordable housing consultant in Sacramento, an experience that…
November 28, 2022
Sharon Hartley ’91 and her mentee Rachel Shefer ’24 were paired through the Alumni Mentor Program at UC Law SF. When UC Law SF law student Rachel Shefer ’24 was searching for a summer internship, her mentor Sharon Hartley ’91 offered words of encouragement. Hartley helped Shefer brainstorm…
November 23, 2022
ACLU attorney and First Amendment expert Emerson Sykes spoke to the UC Law SF community about free speech, academic freedom, and racial justice. While UC Law SF is one of the many higher education institutions across the United States grappling with free speech and racial justice issues, it…
November 22, 2022
David Faigman is chancellor and dean of UC Hasitngs College of the Law. Dear UC Law SF Community, I write to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. This is a time of year when we reflect upon, and express gratitude for, our good fortune. I am profoundly thankful for…
November 21, 2022
UC Law SF students provided free legal assistance to rural communities and members of Native American tribes in Northern California during the summer of 2022. For the first time ever, four UC Law SF law students spent their summers helping Indigenous Peoples in Northern California…
November 16, 2022
UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean David Faigman spoke at a ceremony marking a milestone in the construction of the college’s newest building at 198 McAllister St. UC Law SF’ leaders, with its project development and community partners, marked the topping out of the College’s new building at…
November 14, 2022
UC Law SF alumni and professors posed with members of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at a scholarship fund launch event in September. Andrew Houston ’07, a member of the UC Law SF Board of Directors, often shares his life story…
November 14, 2022
Dear UC Law SF Community, It’s been a busy fall regarding our upcoming name change to UC Law San Francisco. I want to thank all of my colleagues for the immense amount of preparatory work that has gone into the logistics of the name change. I am also grateful to our legal team that is counseling…
November 13, 2022
New Developments in Pacific Rim Arbitration: Perspectives from Hong Kong, Singapore, and California On November 7, 2022, California Arbitration and The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) hosted a panel at UC Law San Francisco featuring speakers Mariel Dimsey (Secretary General, HKIAC), Adriana Uson (Head of Americas,…