August 26, 2019
UC Law SF Professor Veena Dubal alongside 75 professors from across the country have signed a letter calling on the U.S. Senate to support AB5, a law that would force the gig economy giants like Uber and Lyft to classify its workers as employees instead…
August 23, 2019
LexLab at UC Law SF, an innovation hub for emerging legal technologies, today announced its second cohort of legal tech startups. Following the success of its first cohort earlier this year, LexLab has accepted five legal tech startups to participate in its accelerator program. From machine learning and natural…
August 19, 2019
UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean David L. Faigman sent the following message today to the campus community: Dear UC Law SF Community, Welcome, and welcome back, to campus! I hope you are all well and had a productive and enjoyable summer. We are very excited to kick off the…
August 8, 2019
John Malone, a beloved and longtime adjunct professor, died on July 27 in Santa Ana, Calif. of natural causes. He was 93. Malone’s career at UC Law SF began in 1979 when he joined the faculty as an adjunct. He quickly earned a reputation as a warm and kind colleague…
THE FACULTY BUZZ: “The truth is that it upends this tech model that venture capitalists have poured so much money into,” said Professor Venna Dubal in an NBC News article on Assembly Bill 5, which codifies into law a 2018 California Supreme Court ruling that defined independent contractor status.
UC Law SF students will have the opportunity this fall to study the evolving interplay between the law and new technologies, such as automated driving systems, blockchain, commercial drones and 3D printing. The course offered through the law school’s LexLab will be co-taught by Allison Drutchas and Shane Glynn, leading…
July 22, 2019
The Law Library now subscribes to the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library, providing UC Law SF students with online access to hundreds of WK study aids, including the Emanuel CrunchTime series, Emanual Law Outlines, Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, and more. Go to http://uchastings.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebooks.aspenlaw.com to access the collection,…
July 12, 2019
Historical newspaper content is among researchers’ most sought-after primary source material. The Law Library recently purchased two online collections of historical newspapers: the Washington Post (1877-2002) and the Wall Street Journal (1889-2001). Both can be accessed from the Library’s A-Z Databases page. Both collections are fully searchable and indexed…
This past June, ten UC Law SF alumni were unanimously elected to the Foundation Board of Trustees. The UC Law SF Foundation generates private funds to support UC Law SF College of the Law. Faculty development and student financial assistance are top funding priorities, adopted in consultation with the Chancellor…
July 2, 2019
In June 2019, eight new members were unanimously elected by their peers to join the Alumni Association Board of Governors at UC Law SF. This cohort of passionate and engaged individuals are committed to advancing the goals of the association by fostering a supportive and energized alumni community. Every member…
June 25, 2019
Joseph, a homebound Korean War veteran, lost access to Medi-Cal and in-home care after a lengthy hospitalization. Unable to care for himself at home, the 90-year-old’s health further declined until he was referred by his physician to the Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors (MLPS) at UC Law SF. MLPS advocates…
June 25, 2019
UC Law SF Professor Tim Greaney spoke before a Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights about ways competition in health care markets can be improved. Greaney told the Senate Committee on Wednesday, June 12 that “it is especially appropriate that this subcommittee…