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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF student Alex Allam ’22 will graduate this December. He plans to pursue a career in immigration law and advocacy. Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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…
December 7, 2022
On October 19, 2022, The Mediation Society, The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), and The JAMS Foundation hosted Mediation Developments Around the World: Introducing the 2022 Weinstein JAMS International Fellows at  Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF. Moderated by Ellen Bass, Director of the Weinstein JAMS International…
December 5, 2022
Maryam Quasto ’22 and Famy Chavosh ’22 are working as in-house lawyers at major technology companies in their first jobs after law school. In their first jobs out of law school, two Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF graduates are working with in-house legal teams to review high-level contracts, investigate legal…
December 1, 2022
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF student Rachel Pyle ’24 was inspired to fight for tenants’ housing rights after working as an affordable housing policy consultant before law school. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF student Rachel Pyle ’24 spent nearly five years working as an affordable housing consultant in Sacramento, an experience that…
November 28, 2022
Sharon Hartley ’91 and her mentee Rachel Shefer ’24 were paired through the Alumni Mentor Program at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF. When Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF law student Rachel Shefer ’24 was searching for a summer internship, her mentor Sharon Hartley ’91 offered words of encouragement. Hartley helped Shefer brainstorm…
November 23, 2022
ACLU attorney and First Amendment expert Emerson Sykes spoke to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF community about free speech, academic freedom, and racial justice. While Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF is one of the many higher education institutions across the United States grappling with free speech and racial justice issues, it…
November 22, 2022
David Faigman is chancellor and dean of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hasitngs College of the Law. Dear Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF Community, I write to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. This is a time of year when we reflect upon, and express gratitude for, our good fortune. I am profoundly thankful for…
November 21, 2022
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF students provided free legal assistance to rural communities and members of Native American tribes in Northern California during the summer of 2022. For the first time ever, four Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF law students spent their summers helping Indigenous Peoples in Northern California…