November 2, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabeth Moore Chief Communications Officer, UC Law SF mooreelizabeth@uclawsf.edu SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Nov. 2, 2021鈥擳he University of California Hastings College of the Law Board of Directors voted today to authorize UC Law SF leadership to work with state legislators and other stakeholders to change the…
August 2, 2021
The University of California Hastings College of the Law (鈥淯C Law SF) in San Francisco is conducting an open-rank search to hire three entry-level, lateral tenure-track, or lateral tenured faculty members to begin the 2022-2023 academic year, i.e., July 1, 2022. We seek innovative and productive scholars and devoted…
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 10, 2021
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) is proud to announce the 2020-21 school year results for the Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Team (The ADR Team)! The Team has consistently been ranked # 1 both nationally and internationally for two decades.
March 5, 2021
Manoj Viswanathan, professor and co-director of UC Law SF鈥檚 Center on Tax Law, has been named the school鈥檚 2020 Rutter Award recipient. Founded by law-guide publisher William Rutter in 1979, the award honors outstanding professors at California鈥檚 top law schools. The Rutter Endowment provides UC Law SF an annual…
March 5, 2021
At this year鈥檚 Northern California ADR Faculty Conference, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute (CNDR) announced our 2020 CNDR Honoree. The Honoree recognizes someone who has exemplified outstanding contributions to the Center and UC Law SF students. In recognition of contributions and dedication to virtual learning and inclusion,…
January 6, 2021
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Among my family and friends, I am known as an eternal optimist, sometimes against all odds. I have been fortunate that this optimism has usually been vindicated. Despite聽its manifest difficulties, 2020 gave me more reasons than ever to be hopeful, not least of which was the…
August 27, 2020
鈥淭he Cotchett Law Center is the first new building in UC Law SF鈥檚 Academic Village, which will transform our campus, animate our educational experience, help revitalize San Francisco鈥檚 Tenderloin and Civic Center neighborhoods, and serve as a model for urban universities across the country.鈥 鈥擟hancellor and Dean David…
July 23, 2020
Evelyn聽Rangel-Medina has joined the UC Law SF Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) as its inaugural Visiting Assistant Professor. Her July 1 appointment marks an important expansion for CREJ, led by professors Alina Ball and Shauna Marshall. Over the past decade and a half, Rangel-Medina…
July 19, 2020
The California Supreme Court just announced its decision regarding this fall鈥檚 bar exam. It鈥檚 a huge decision, and includes lowering of the cut score. The court’s announcement follows: The California Supreme Court on Thursday July 16 announced it will permanently lower the passing score for the California Bar Exam and…
July 19, 2020
Dean Presentations on Behalf of CA ABA Law Schools Meeting of California Deans and the California Supreme Court and California State Bar July 2, 2020 Presentation of Dean Song Richardson, UC Irvine School of Law: We speak with one voice when we recommend that the Court adopt an emergency…
July 1, 2020
Dear UC Law SF Community, I hope this message finds you well. As I am sure you are aware, the trajectory of the pandemic is of increasing concern, statewide and nationally. And I know that you, like many across the globe, are feeling the impacts in your personal and professional…