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 30, 2022
After a two year hiatus, this year’s Public Interest Celebration took place on May 20, 2022 on the UC Law SF campus, with some attending virtually. Faculty, staff, students, and their friends and family, joined together to recognize students who made tremendous impacts on the community through their work in…
May 24, 2022
UC Law SF students will provide free legal assistance to members of the Round Valley Indian Tribes and others this summer. From helping Native Americans draft wills, stay in their homes, and navigate the court system, four UC Law SF law students will spend this summer assisting indigenous…
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 18, 2022
Alumni mixed and mingled at a Spring Week reunion jazz brunch on May 14. For the first time in over two years, alumni were welcomed back to the UC Law SF campus to celebrate Spring Week – a first-ever weeklong celebration for law school…
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 25, 2022
Anne Gyemant Paris, center, flanked by her mother, Judge Ina Gyemant, left, and grandmother Mildred Levin, right. All three women graduated from UC Law SF. Trailblazing attorney Mildred Levin ‘34, who died in 1997, entered law school at the age of 19 and graduated in the top 10…
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…