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In Brief and On Point

June 18, 2020

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF Students Earn Prestigious Renne Public Law Fellowships

June 17, 2020

Three Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF students have been selected for the 2020 Renne Public Law Fellowship, designed to introduce law students to local government advocacy. The two-week program immerses students in the law and policy of local government agencies. The fellows are being taught by top political figures and municipal…

Op-Ed: Companies Have the Tools to Fight Racism. Will They Use Them?

June 16, 2020

I keep getting emails from companies saying they stand in solidarity with black Americans and oppose racism. Super, glad to hear it. My reaction, though: What’s the racial makeup of your board of directors? Who succeeds in your organization? Who gets promoted? The social display of empathy is a good…

Commitment to Take Action – A Letter to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF Community

June 12, 2020

Dear Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF Community, On May 31, I wrote to you to share my outrage and anguish over the horrific killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and to express my hope that this traumatic moment might yet bring us together as a school community—united by our values,…

Solidarity Statement from the Consortium

June 12, 2020

Dear Consortium Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends: America is at a crossroads. ​We stand in the midst of two public health crises, one that came upon us suddenly and another that America has created and recreated for four centuries. Police brutality and COVID-19 have both claimed and are claiming black…

CGRS Affirms that Black Lives Matter, Calls for End to Systemic Police Violence

June 12, 2020

San Francisco, CA (June 2, 2020) – The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) stands in solidarity with Black communities and allies around the country rising up to seek justice for victims of antiblack police violence. We mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna…

Black Lives Matter @ Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF Clinical Programs

June 12, 2020

Our hearts ache and we are outraged as we mourn the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, the latest publicized instances of persistent anti-Black violence and hatred in this country. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Living in the Bay Area, on Ohlone…

Fundraising Campaign for Center for Racial and Economic Justice

June 11, 2020

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF has launched a major fundraising campaign to expand the work of its Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ). “As a public institution, we have the responsibility to oppose racial injustice in all its forms; as a law school, we have the skillset to address those…

WorkLife Law Research Leads to Groundbreaking Legislation

June 11, 2020

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced legislation that expands protections for family caregivers from discrimination by their employers, consulting with and drawing heavily on research from the Center for WorkLife Law at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF that shows that caregivers have long faced discrimination in the workplace, which data confirm…

Aid for Employees Seeking COVID-Related Leave of Absence

May 27, 2020

The Center for WorkLife Law is offering free tools for workers who need to take leave from their jobs due to the coronavirus. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provided paid leave for workers who need it for certain caregiving and health reasons, but applying for leave can be complicated.

Information & Updates

May 22, 2020

Expanded Professional Success Program for Recent Graduates

May 21, 2020

With the pandemic upending the California Bar Exam and some post-graduate opportunities, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law SF has expanded its suite of services and resources to recent graduates, including enhanced bar preparation and mentoring, a waiver of fees to audit certain courses, bar-study aid scholarships, and extended access to library and research…