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.
January 5, 2023
From regulating cryptocurrency and breaking up big technology companies to restricting abortion rights and protecting pregnant workers, UC Law SF faculty members shared what they think will be the biggest legal issues to watch for in 2023. Alice Armitage, Professor & Director of Applied Innovation: The regulation…
January 3, 2023
David Faigman is Chancellor and Dean of UC College of the Law San Francisco. Dear UC Law SF Community, I write to wish you all a Happy New Year and a healthy and prosperous 2023. For our great law school, 2022 was a momentous year, starting with the…
January 3, 2023
It is with great pride that Chancellor & Dean David Faigman formally announces that as of January 1, 2023, the former UC Hastings College of the Law has a new name—University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. “Our new name accurately reflects our law school through…
January 2, 2023
What did the UC Hastings community like reading about the most on social media in 2022? News about the law school renaming were among the most read stories on Facebook and Instagram this year. Chancellor & Dean David Faigman announced that the Hastings’ Board…
December 21, 2022
Aashi Patel ’22 plans to pursue a career that matches her interests in science, technology, and the law. By the time she graduates from law school in December, Aashi Patel ‘22 will have worked with technology startup companies and conducted groundbreaking research on forensic science used in criminal…
December 19, 2022
Paul Belonick, director of the UC Law SF Center for Innovation, has written a new book about the fall of the Roman Republic. When he’s not teaching law students or busy with his duties as director of the…
December 15, 2022
It’s been a busy and productive Fall 2022 for the UC Law SF Center for Business Law (CBL). The center hosted multiple events this semester, connecting members of the business law community and advancing knowledge of key legal issues affecting the business world. Evan Epstein is…
December 12, 2022
Tomás Jiménez, Irene Bloemraad, Raquel Aldana, and Hiroshi Motomura discussed “othering and belonging” at a panel led by UC Law SF RICE Director Ming Hsu Chen. How do laws and attitudes about race and immigration shape people’s sense of belonging, economic security, social mobility, and perception of others?…
December 8, 2022
UC Law SF student Alex Allam ’22 will graduate this December. He plans to pursue a career in immigration law and advocacy. UC Law SF student Alex Allam emigrated from the Philippines at the age of 17, an experience that inspired him to attend law school and pursue…