February 22, 2023
Simon Luu ’25 and Jacqueline Mejía-Cuéllar ’25 were honored as the 2022-23 Wilson Sonsini Foundation Diversity Scholars. Two UC Law San Francisco students were recently awarded prestigious scholarships as part of the California ChangeLawyers Diversity Scholarship Program. Wilson Sonsini, a Silicon Valley-based…
February 20, 2023
Research and advocacy by the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Law SF helped inform recent legislation that expands protections for pregnant and breastfeeding workers. After advocating for the rights of pregnant and nursing workers and students for more than two decades, the Center for…
February 16, 2023
Alysyn Martinez ’23 is co-editor-in-chief of the UC Law San Francisco Journal on Gender & Justice. Inspired by its non-traditional approach to legal scholarship, Alysyn Martinez ’23, co-editor-in-chief of the UC Law San Francisco Journal on Gender and Justice, talks about her organization and why…
February 14, 2023
Among late-night study sessions and brief writing, some students still manage to find love in law school. In honor of Valentine’s Day, four couples who met as students at UC Law San Francisco shared their love stories. If you would like to be featured in next year’s story – send…
February 9, 2023
Faculty members from law schools in Ghana and Kosovo visited UC Law San Francisco in January to learn more about its educational programs. Faculty visitors from foreign law schools recently flew across oceans to visit the campus of UC Law San Francisco to learn more about its robust…
February 6, 2023
Visiting Professor Scott Cummings discussed the roles that organizers, lawyers, and local laws play in fighting economic inequality in cities like Los Angeles during a lecture in January. Local laws and lawmaking have been used as effective tools by organizers in Los Angeles to challenge and disrupt structural…
February 2, 2023
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mario Lopez ’15 and Chancellor and Dean David Faigman discussed efforts to promote an inclusive campus environment at a forum in January. From diversifying its pool of faculty candidates, to providing inclusivity training, and creating structural spaces on campus for diverse programs,…
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…
January 23, 2023
Catherine Cawley ’24 is president of the UC Law SF Plaintiffs’ Law Association. UC Law San Francisco is home to dozens of student organizations that help law students connect with like-minded peers and network for their future careers. One of these many groups is the…
January 12, 2023
UC Law SF graduates Eileen Ollivier ’22 and Paul Huff ’22 played an important role in a case that has expanded workers’ rights in California. Two recent UC Law SF graduates played a pivotal role in a case that is expected to make it easier for laid-off workers…
January 9, 2023
Members of two vibrant Los Angeles alumni chapters gathered for a Santa Monica beach event in spring 2022. Take a hike through Griffith Park in Los Angeles or check out a lively bar near the beach and you’re likely to run into some UC Law SF alumni. The…
January 6, 2023
Statement of Chancellor & Dean David Faigman: The new rankings methodology announced earlier this week by U.S. News & World Report (“US News”) in a recent email to law school deans fails to address many of the most fundamental flaws with its ranking system and, in many ways, compounds them.