J.D. Admissions

To protect the health of our community and preserve a fully in-person law school experience for our students, UC Hastings Admissions is not currently allowing in-person visits to campus. However, we have a wide variety of options available to you to learn more about UC Hastings. Sign up for a virtual information session, take our virtual campus tour, or sign up for our mailing list. We will also be attending law fairs around the country, as well as virtual and in-person LSAC Forums and National Law Admissions Consortium Events. You are welcome to schedule individual virtual appointments with our Admissions counselors here, or to email us at admissions@uchastings.edu with any questions you may have about the admissions process or any of our programs. 

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We are unique. No other law school in the United States exists at the epicenter of law firms; local, state, and federal courts; tech and biotech companies; and social justice-oriented non-profits — all in the heart of a progressive, global metropolis. Our students leave prepared to transform themselves and the world, without losing sight of real issues affecting real people living real lives.

We are proud to have one of the most extensive and innovative experiential learning and judicial externship programs in the country. Our graduates possess an array of skills that are critical for practice, which most lawyers don’t develop until completing several years on the job.

Our prestigious faculty are eminent scholars and professional leaders from a wide range of disciplines. They embody our school’s ethos by turning knowledge into action, and helping students do the same.

From international human rights attorneys, to litigators, to patent prosecutors, and beyond, our accomplished alumni practice in all fifty states and in global hotspots including Shanghai, Seoul, Dubai, and London. We invite you to explore what makes UC Hastings one of the top law schools in the nation.