April 7, 2021
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic preventing travel, UC Law SF students continued their work to help people seeking asylum. For the past three years, students have gone to T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a facility outside Austin, Texas, where people awaiting decisions on their immigration status are detained. This spring,…
April 6, 2021
One benefit of attending UC Law SF—with its proximity to Silicon Valley—is the opportunity to get hands-on experience working with rising entrepreneurs via the school’s Startup Legal Garage (SLG). And one benefit of being an entrepreneur in the Bay Area is the chance to get free legal assistance from law…
April 6, 2021
UC Law SF took its mock interview training program to a new level this year, thanks to growing alumni engagement and a new collaboration with Airbnb’s legal department targeting students from diverse backgrounds. Forty students from the school’s Legal Education Opportunity Program, which aims to make legal education accessible…
April 5, 2021
Media Highlights It’s Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic The New York Times—March 31, 2021 John Meyers: “We as professionals were singularly ill-equipped. Nobody had thought about proper forensic interviews in these situations.” Congress Bailed Out Uber’s Workers. Now What? Huffington Post—March 31, 2021 Veena Dubal: “There is…
April 1, 2021
Proposed federal legislation to boost lifesaving cancer screening for women of color has been named in memory of a 2016 UC Law SF graduate who died of cervical cancer at age 32. The Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act would provide funding for preventative health care services such…
March 31, 2021
Today, the Library is happy to celebrate César Chávez, a civil rights leader who advocated for the rights of workers and Latinx people. To help celebrate César Chávez Day, the Library is highlighting books about Chávez and the Farmworkers’ Movement. The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders…
March 31, 2021
Each spring, US News & World Report (USNWR) publishes its annual rankings of law schools. This year, UC Law SF’ Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) ranked 8th in Dispute Resolution Programs! CNDR is one of the largest ADR programs in the…
March 30, 2021
David Faigman, Hastings College of the Law With the publication today of US News & World Report’s (USNWR) annual rankings of law schools, it is a propitious time to take stock of the state of UC Law SF. As detailed below, the news is good. However, before getting…
March 29, 2021
Media Highlights Shasta County man in jail 7 years without conviction found incompetent for trial Record Searchlight— March 22, 2021 George Bisharat: “The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution includes a person’s right to be present at their trial, and checking for competency is a way of ensuring they…
March 26, 2021
March 25, 2021
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is in the midst of an Advanced Practitioner Mediation Training Certificate which runs through 2022. In February’s session, Handling Emotions Productively, we explored the impact of emotions. Human emotions are vital in mediation: They let us know what matters, they help us…
March 24, 2021
The Center for Business Law has launched a new scholarship program aimed at giving students from disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to flourish in the world of business law. The CBL Scholars Program provides full tuition plus mentorship and support from the alumni and law firms who brought the idea…