Alumni News
Alumni Weekend & Reunion - September 19/20
Alumni Weekend is just days away, so now is the time to register! If you graduated in a year ending in 3 or 8, submit a yearbook entry to update your classmates on exciting news. More details about the weekend can be found here. We hope to see you.
 Hastings: The Greater Good
The fall alumni magazine focuses on alumni promoting the greater good on the bench, in political service, government and non-governmental agencies, both nationally and internationally. It is now available online, in a high-tech, "flippable" version.
More Alumni Notes
Jean Pledger '99 was named president of California Women's Lawyers, the only statewide women's bar association.
Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21 st Century by Randy Shaw '82 was published by the University of California Press.
Guy Rounsaville '68 was appointed general counsel of the Doctors Company.
The Washington State Bar Association honored Ronald Ward '76 with the 2008 Award of Merit for his outstanding achievement and long-term service to the Bar and the public.
BACK TO TOP
Campus News
The West and the Rest in Comparative Law Conference
Hastings is hosting a comparative and international law conference on October 2 - 4. View event schedule and register here.
BACK TO TOP
Faculty News
An Honor for David Faigman
The American Psychology-Law Society elected David Faigman as an honorary distinguished member for his contributions to interdisciplinary scholarship in psychology and law.
Hadar Aviram's Podcast
Hadar Aviram discusses Law and disobedience in Israeli military courts on a podcast.
The World According to Hastings
Check out faculty scholarship and read articles by your favorite professors on our blog.
More Faculty Notes
 Naomi Roht-Arriaza met with a delegation from the government-sponsored Saudi Human Rights Commission to exchange ideas about advancing human rights.
The Hastings Law Journal published "Signature Identification in the Light of Science and Experience" by Roger Park and "Conceptual Hurdles to the Application of Atkins" by Lois Weithorn.
The article "Cure-All for an Era of Dispersed Litigation? Toward a Maximalist Use of the Multidistrict Litigation Panel's Transfer Power" by Rick Marcus was published by the Tulane Law Review .
 Joel Paul visited Japan, to broaden our international programs worldwide. To the left is a photo of Paul at a Japanese alumni dinner.
Jo Carrillo published "Links and Choices: Popular Legal Culture in the Work of Lawrence M. Friedman," in the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal.
The Brooklyn Law Review reprinted "Scientific Realism in Constitutional Law," by David Faigman.
"The Restructuring of Legal Education along Functional Lines," by William K.S. Wang, proposes the unbundling of what Wang identifies as the five distinct services offered by law schools and was published in The Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues.
The Journal of Law in Society published, "Discourse of Disobedience: Law, Political Philosophy, and Trials of Conscientious Objectors" by Hadar Aviram as the issue's lead article.
BACK TO TOP
Alumni Opportunities & Resources
Hastings Leadership Academy for Women
A leadership development program designed specifically for women law firm partners: May 28-30 and July 16-18, 2009. Contact Linda Marks at 415.581.8826.
Job Postings
Employers interested in recruiting Hastings students or alumni can post jobs online for free. Alumni and students may also use the service to search for jobs and access job-search tools.
MCLE Training in Oakland
Attorneys who have practiced in Juvenile Dependency Court for one year or less may take advantage of a free 20-hour MCLE training session in the East Bay on October 29-31.
The Center for WorkLife Law
A free hotline for employees with employment discrimination issues because of their family responsibilities can call 1.800.981.9495 or email hotline@worklifelaw.org.
Law Library
The award-winning Hastings Law Library is available for alumni use. Call the reference desk at 415.565.4751 or click here for more information.
If you have trouble viewing this newsletter, please visit our website at www.uchastings.edu/newsletter.
BACK TO TOP |
