UC Hastings Grad Works With Incarcerated People Through Summer Fellowship
This summer, Karissa Provenza ’22 is putting her new UC Hastings law degree to work at the nonprofit For the People. There, she works to…
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UC Hastings Students Provide Free Legal Assistance Through Public Interest, Pro Bono Programs
UC Hastings law students worked approximately 55,000 unpaid hours over the last year providing more than $7 million in free legal support to nonprofits, public…
Meet Outstanding Graduate Emma Hyndman ’22
Whether fighting to defend the rights of workers, migrants or sexual assault survivors, Emma Hyndman wants to use the law as a weapon against injustice.…
Meet Outstanding Graduate Jose Meneses ’22
Since middle school, Jose Meneses ’22 dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Meneses and his family immigrated to the U.S.…
Law Students Volunteer to Help Area Residents File Their Taxes
As April’s national filing tax deadline grows closer, U.C. Hastings law students are doing their part to assist low-income taxpayers. From greeting clients, answering questions,…
UC Hastings Law Students Spend Spring Break Assisting Asylum Seekers at the Border
Seven UC Hastings law students spent their spring break at the US-Mexico border, visiting shelters for migrants and assisted Haitian asylum seekers by sharing information…
Mediation Clinic Update: Spring ’21
An update from the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), on the Mediation going virtual for Spring 2021: “Designing the car while driving it”…
Students Help Demystify Tax Rules
Students at UC Hastings’ new Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic drew on their own experiences this year to help educate disadvantaged taxpayers about their rights and responsibilities.…
Spotlight: Experiential Learning at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office welcomes some of the brightest law students from across the country into its ranks every semester. Interns work closely…
Startup Legal Garage Celebrates Nobel for Jennifer A. Doudna
The year was 2012. Few if any specialists outside of scientific labs knew what CRISPR stood for, let alone what the technology could do. But a small, select group of UC…
Student Q&A: 2L Yasmine Hajjaji
Each month, the alumni newsletter features a Q&A with a student. Meet 2L Yasmine Hajjaji. She’s a member of the top-ranked Hastings Moot Court team…
Wendy Hernandez ’20 Wins Public Law Writing Award
Wendy M. Hernandez ’20 has won the California Lawyers Association Public Law Section’s annual Public Law Writing Competition. Her piece on equitable cannabis regulation, published…