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 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…
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…
July 14, 2021
Late Monday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget legislation that makes historic investments in public education. The 2021-22 state budget includes a $4.5 million renewal of UC Law SF’s California Scholars Program, a unique scholarship opportunity for students who graduated…
July 6, 2021
Phillip Agee, an entering 1L at UC Law SF this fall, is a finalist in BARBRI Law Preview’s “One Lawyer Can Change the World” scholarship contest. Agee is one of just 10 finalists selected from more than 2,200 incoming J.D. students across the United States. Since 2015, the scholarship has…