March 3, 2023
Melanie Gorelik is co-president of the Jewish Law Students Association at ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. Affinity organizations at ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ unite students from different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. One of these many groups is the Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA). Meet…
March 1, 2023
Sumana Kaluvai ’25, Ricardo Parada ’25, and Dilani Logan ’25 were honored as this year’s CBL Scholars at ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. The three latest CBL Scholars from the Center for Business Law want to use their law degrees to help startups and provide better…
February 27, 2023
Ruthe Catolico Ashley of Cal LAW, UC Law SF Assistant Chancellor & Dean Jenny Kwon, and UC Law SF Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mario Lopez celebrated the signing of a new partnership agreement in February. As part of its ongoing efforts to advance diversity in the…
February 24, 2023
Andrew Angeles ’19 works as an attorney for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Before becoming an attorney for a major public transit agency, Andrew Angeles ’19 gained hands-on experience working with technology companies and city government lawyers as a law student at UC Law San…
February 22, 2023
Simon Luu ’25 and Jacqueline MejÃa-Cuéllar ’25 were honored as the 2022-23 Wilson Sonsini Foundation Diversity Scholars. Two ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ 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 ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ Journal on Gender & Justice. Inspired by its non-traditional approach to legal scholarship, Alysyn Martinez ’23, co-editor-in-chief of the ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ 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 ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ 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 ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ in January to learn more about its educational programs. Faculty visitors from foreign law schools recently flew across oceans to visit the campus of ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ 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. ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ 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…