Message from Dean Faigman: Celebrating Justice on the 4th
June 27, 2017
As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, a time when we celebrate the victory of law over tyranny, it is worth contemplating the role of the modern law school.
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Scholarship by Prof. Ellias Highlighted at Stanford/Yale/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum
June 19, 2017
Ellias presented from his new paper, "What Drives Bankruptcy Forum Shopping? Evidence from Market Data."
Thinkers & Doers: May 2017
June 1, 2017
The Town that Trolls Built -- BIG HARP GEORGE - March-In Rights -- The Dumb Politics of Elite Condescension -- Gov. Brown Appoints a Pair of Alums to the Bench -- 4 Ways to Be Assertive without Being (Perceived as) Mean -- Tenderloin Museum now in its Terrible Twos -- and much more
Thinkers & Doers: April 2017
May 1, 2017
Legal Marketing Website -- The Nuclear Option -- A Festschrift for Prof. Miyazawa -- "Nobody's going to copy something that's going to kill people" -- One of the Frozen Chosen -- Wildfire Gig Economy -- and much more
UC Law SF Courtside: 3L Tom Lin Externs at the Supreme Court of California
April 18, 2017
With the goal of becoming a first-generation attorney, Tom served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Goodwin H. Liu and Hon. Ming W. Chin, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of California.
Judge Jed S. Rakoff to Keynote 136th UC Law SF Commencement
April 7, 2017
Prominent legal thinker and scholar hailed as "a legal hero of our time" by Rolling Stone, and among "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune.
Thinkers & Doers: March 2017
April 6, 2017
The Californian who tried to fix Washington -- TRIAL TEAM IS #1 -- Clean Water Regulation Rollbacks -- Big Whistle-Blower Lawsuit Win -- "Defender" Documentary -- Boutique Suing Ivanka Trump -- The Endangered Antiquities Act -- and much more
UC Law SF Negotiation and Mediation Team Places First at International Mediation Tournament
March 29, 2017
We are proud to be known nationally as "the Team to beat"- says Professor Sheila Purcell, Director of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.
Message from Dean Faigman: US News Rankings
March 14, 2017
While it is an annual rite of spring for deans to celebrate or lament the widely variable swings in rankings from year-to-year, UC Law SF must keep its eyes on what counts. We are doing that.
UC Law SF Ranks #29 in National Law Journal’s Top 50 Go-To Law Schools Report
March 6, 2017
The annual "Go-To" report identifies the U.S. law schools with the most recent grads joining the nation's largest law firms as associates.
Thinkers & Doers: February 2017
March 1, 2017
THE TRAVEL BAN -- Rainbow Unicorn Cupcakes -- "Is it safe to eat that?" -- Testimony before the California Assembly -- "Swab as many people as possible" -- American Spies -- 100 years after the TL shutdown -- #LawValentine -- and much more
Hadar Aviram assumes the presidency of the Western Society of Criminology
February 6, 2017
Congratulations to UC Law SF Professor Hadar Aviram, who is set to begin her term as the president of the Western Society of Criminology.