January 30, 2025
The Commencement Ceremony for the J.D., LL.M., M.S.L., and H.P.L. Class of 2025, will take place on Monday, May 12, 2025, 3 p.m. at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Ceremony Information…
January 30, 2023
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff will address graduating law students at UC Law SF’s 142nd commencement ceremony on May 18, 2023. UC Law San Francisco is proud to share that U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff of California will deliver the commencement speech to the college’s graduating class of 2023 this…
June 16, 2022
Jen Manger, a corporate executive at Wells Fargo, said she gained a new level of legal expertise through the MSL degree program at UC Law SF. After more than two decades of a successful business career, Jen Manger was ready for a new challenge. Working as vice president…
June 10, 2022
Emma Hyndman ’22 plans to work as a human rights lawyer helping those most in need of legal assistance. Whether fighting to defend the rights of workers, migrants or sexual assault survivors, Emma Hyndman wants to use the law as a weapon against injustice. That’s why she chose…
June 2, 2022
Yasmine Hajjaji will work for Jones Day, a law firm with a renowned Global Disputes practice. Originally from Tripoli, Libya, Yasmine Hajjaji ’22 came to law school knowing she wanted to litigate cross-border disputes because of her international background. Three years later, she graduated from UC Law SF…
May 20, 2022
Outstanding Graduate Jose Meneses ’22 Since middle school, Jose Meneses ’22 dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Meneses and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 2009. He was a Gates Millennium Scholar at UC Davis, earning a full-ride scholarship,…
May 11, 2022
Ricthie Lee ’22 plans to work for the San Francisco Public Defenders Office. From a young age, Ritchie Lee dreamed of becoming a public defender. Growing up in San Francisco, Lee said he saw his peers unfairly targeted by law enforcement. He said it inspired him to fight…
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 14, 2022
Former ASUCH President Myell Mergaert, left, and former 3L Class President Victoria Ayeni, right, spoke at the Class of 2020 celebration. Leaders of the UC Law SF Class of 2020 chose to postpone commencement because of the pandemic and hoped they could get together for a celebration at…
May 21, 2020
With the pandemic upending the California Bar Exam and some post-graduate opportunities, UC Law SF has expanded its suite of services and resources to recent graduates, including enhanced bar preparation and mentoring, a waiver of fees to audit certain courses, bar-study aid scholarships, and extended access to library and research…
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. ’58 gave the inspiring keynote address, urging the new graduates to turn their legal education into positive action in the service of the greater good. Other Commencement speakers included Professor Radhika Rao and student representative Melina Hettiaratchi ’19.
May 12, 2018
“I’m going to give you some advice that may implicitly or explicitly contradict what we have been telling you since you first arrived here at Hastings. That’s right, you just spent three years and untold thousands of dollars learning a bunch of information and skills, and in the last five…