LEOP Archives - ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Made in San Francisco. Ready for the world. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:56:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 /wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-2025-UC-Law-SF-site-icon-32x32.png LEOP Archives - ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ 32 32 Alumni Donors Create New Scholarship, Expanding Access to UC Law SF Education /2026/02/06/alumni-donors-create-new-scholarship-expanding-access-to-uc-law-sf-education/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=134128 The post Alumni Donors Create New Scholarship, Expanding Access to UC Law SF Education appeared first on ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

]]> Alumni Spotlight: Myell Mergaert ’20 /2025/05/16/alumni-spotlight-myell-mergaert-20/ Fri, 16 May 2025 19:07:25 +0000 /?p=116558 The post Alumni Spotlight: Myell Mergaert ’20 appeared first on ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

]]> Alumni Spotlight: Eric Casher ’06 /2025/01/23/alumni-spotlight-eric-casher-06/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:57:42 +0000 /?p=107155 The post Alumni Spotlight: Eric Casher ’06 appeared first on ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

]]> UC Law SF Joins Cal LAW Pathways Program to Help Diversify Legal Field /2023/02/27/uc-law-sf-joins-cal-law-pathways-program-to-help-diversify-legal-field/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:00:04 +0000 /?p=63585 As part of its ongoing efforts to advance diversity in the legal profession, UC College of the Law San Francisco has teamed up with a statewide program to help make […]

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]]> December Graduate Alex Allam Plans to Advocate for Immigrants /2022/12/08/from-immigrant-to-immigrant-advocate-meet-uc-hastings-student-alex-allam/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:00:33 +0000 /?p=60008 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 a career in immigration. […]

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]]> Black Alumni Launch New Scholarship for UC Law SF Students /2022/11/14/black-alumni-launch-new-scholarship-for-uc-hastings-students/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:00:34 +0000 /?p=59039 Andrew Houston ’07, a member of the UC Law SF Board of Directors, often shares his life story with law students. He talks about being a first-generation college student, who […]

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]]> UC Law SF Student Raquel Grande Wins Prestigious Acosta Scholarship /2022/09/22/uc-hastings-student-raquel-grande-wins-prestigious-acosta-scholarship/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:00:55 +0000 /?p=57002 From helping domestic violence survivors to supporting at-risk youth and undocumented immigrants, UC Law SF student Raquel Grande, JD ’24, has spent most of her adult life fighting for social […]

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]]> UC Law SF Grads Oversee San Francisco Cannabis Rules and Programs /2022/09/20/uc-hastings-law-grads-oversee-san-francisco-cannabis-rules-programs/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:00:34 +0000 /?p=56871 Two UC Law SF graduates are on the frontlines of regulating a growing multibillion-dollar cannabis industry in a city with storied history and connection to cannabis culture. Working as leaders […]

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]]> From the Military to Law School: Meet UC Law SF 1L Student Jose Cajero /2022/09/16/from-the-military-to-law-school-meet-uc-hastings-1l-student-jose-cajero/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:00:01 +0000 /?p=57120 Growing up in a small Texas town with immigrant parents who never made it past the sixth grade, Jose Cajero, 30, overcame a number of obstacles before joining UC Law […]

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]]> UC Law SF Celebrates In-Person Commencement, Welcomes Bryan Stevenson as Keynote Speaker /2022/05/26/uc-hastings-celebrates-in-person-commencement-welcomes-bryan-stevenson-as-keynote-speaker/ Thu, 26 May 2022 22:49:21 +0000 /?p=55144 UC Law SF celebrated its 141st Commencement ceremony on May 22, awarding degrees to around 400 students at the Bill Graham Auditorium in San Francisco. The mood was jubilant as […]

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]]> Meet Outstanding Graduate Jose Meneses ’22 /2022/05/20/meet-outstanding-graduate-jose-meneses-22/ Fri, 20 May 2022 16:52:22 +0000 /?p=54996 Since middle school, Jose Meneses ’22 dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Meneses and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 2009. He was a […]

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]]> Meet Outstanding Graduate: Ritchie Lee ’22 /2022/05/11/meet-outstanding-graduate-ritchie-lee-22/ Wed, 11 May 2022 15:46:35 +0000 /?p=54480 From a young age, Ritchie Lee dreamed of becoming a public defender. Growing up in San Francisco, Lee said he saw his peers unfairly targeted by law enforcement. He said […]

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]]> Meet Outstanding Graduate: Nikayla Johnson ’22 /2022/04/06/meet-outstanding-graduate-nikayla-johnson-22/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:59:37 +0000 /?p=53802   Growing up in Oakland, there were two things that inspired Nikayla Johnson to go to law school—the first was when members of her family became involved in the criminal […]

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]]> LEOP and Airbnb Forge New Diversity Collaboration /2021/04/06/leop-airbnb/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:01:17 +0000 /?p=45874 UC Law SF took its mock interview training program to a new level this year, thanks to growing alumni engagement and a new collaboration with Airbnb’s legal department targeting students […]

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]]> Elizabeth McGriff, bibliophile /2020/02/20/elizabeth-mcgriff-bibliophile/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:04:33 +0000 /?p=33760 “For 50 years, UC Law SF’ Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP) has been at the vanguard of access, equity and achievement for students who have overcome significant adversity to access a legal […]

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]]> LEOP: Opening Doors for Students of Promise /2018/08/14/uc-hastings-2018-magazine-preview-opening-doors-for-students-of-promise/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:19:39 +0000 /?p=15437 Elizabeth McGriff ’96 was a young single mother when she enrolled at UC Law SF through the Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP), which admits students from adverse backgrounds and supports […]

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]]> UC Law SF Honored with 2018 CLEO EDGE Award in Education /2018/08/07/uc-hastings-honored-with-2018-cleo-edge-award-in-education/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 02:46:23 +0000 /?p=14874 The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) announced the winners of its inaugural CLEO EDGE Awards in Education and selected both UC Law SF and Jan Jemison, retired Director […]

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]]> Meet Elizabeth McGriff ’96, Coming Full Circle to Become New Director of LEOP /2017/12/19/meet-elizabeth-mcgriff-coming-full-circle-to-become-new-director-of-leop/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/12/19/meet-elizabeth-mcgriff-coming-full-circle-to-become-new-director-of-leop/ Elizabeth McGriff '96 is a proud LEOP alumna and will continue to develop the program's tradition of almost 50 years of greatness at UC Law SF.

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