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,…
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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…
20 Students Win Pro Bono Achievement Awards
UC Hastings Law students have access to a rich array of pro bono opportunities: professional work, such as helping clients through clinics and providing legal…
UC Hastings Scores Key Victory in Immigration Battle
In a win for the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) and the Hastings Appellate Project, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a…
Clinic Secures Unemployment Benefits for Low-Wage Workers
The UC Hastings Workers’ Rights Clinic – COVID 19 Response, retooled to help low-wage workers secure unemployment insurance benefits, has helped dozens of individuals who…
CGRS Affirms that Black Lives Matter, Calls for End to Systemic Police Violence
San Francisco, CA (June 2, 2020) – The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) stands in solidarity with Black communities and allies around the country…