Resources for Current Students

Please visit the OASIS Academic Support page and/or go to https://hastingsoasis.as.me/ to schedule an appointment with Laurie Zimet, Jennifer Freeland,  Juan Carlos Ibarra, or Evelyn Rangel-Medina

The Legal Writing Resource Center supports Hastings students as they strive to become strong legal writers. Through interactive, individual conferences, the LWRC provides students with feedback on legal writing and editing. The LWRC’s primary focus is on writing skills, such as grammar, syntax, and citation. The LWRC also offers handouts and occasional workshops on a range of writing topics. Please visit the Legal Writing Resource Center (LWRC) on MyHastings for guides and to book an appointment.

The Academic Planning and Advising site on MyHastings provides self-help resources for academic planning, including support picking upper-level courses and information regarding resources available at Hastings.

Read tips from OASIS  for Making the Most of the Online Learning Experience during the pandemic-related campus closure and view their additional Resources for Academic Success in the time of COVID-19 page.

While the library is closed, there are still library resources and services available during the temporary campus closure.

Carbon health is offering the COVID Positive Care program to UC Hastings students who test positive. Under the program, clinicians regularly monitor patients, help to manage symptoms, and address any complications as early as possible. Monitoring and early intervention is proven to reduce exacerbations and the risk of hospitalization and potential long term effects from COVID.

The Disability Resource Program (DRP) is committed to ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity for success.

The Office of the Registrar maintains registration, academic records, examinations, degree audits, transferred credits, transcript requests, letters of good standing, and enrollment verification. For up-to-date class information, please visit WebAdvisor. Visit the Record’s intranet page for guides on how to use WebAdvisor. Your WebAdvisor User ID and Password are the same as for your Hastings Outlook email.  If you need password assistance, please contact Help Desk to have your password reset.

The Bar Passage Support Program holds bar related programming throughout the academic year and during bar review. Please visit the Bar Passage Support Resources site on MyHastings to learn more or click on the links below.

• California State Bar Admission Requirements
• California Bar Exam Overview
• Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE)
• Bar Success FAQs
• Accommodations on the Bar Exam and the MPRE
• UC Hastings Courses that Reinforce Legal Analysis, Exam Writing, and Bar Test-Taking Skills
• UC Hastings Bar Passage Support Programs & Workshops
• Free Supplemental Bar Support Resources for UC Hastings Graduates
• Should I Consider Taking the Bar Exam in Another Jurisdiction?
• Financial Resources for Bar Study
• Commercial Bar Prep Courses

2L and 3L Students who are not receiving merit based scholarships may apply for need-based grants. Need eligibility is determined by the College based on information provided in the required FAFSA and UC Hastings Financial Aid Supplement and proof of having borrowed money from a third party to pay for at least part of the cost of attendance at UC Hastings during the year in which the grant is applied. Need-based grant amounts for all recipients may vary from year to year based on budgetary conditions.

Visit the Financial Aid Checklist and FAQ page on our website, or the Financial Aid site on MyHastings.

While the library is closed, there are still library resources and services available during the temporary campus closure.

• Library Catalog: The UC Hastings Library Catalog is our search engine for finding books and journals in the UC Hastings Law Library.
• WorldCat: Connects library users to books at UC Hastings and libraries around the world, as well as records of journal articles, e-books, licensed databases, online periodicals and collections of digital items.  Connect to WorldCat to make Interlibrary Loan Requests for items not available through the UC Hastings Library Catalog. Log in to ILLiad to check on the status of your Interlibrary Loan Requests.
• Research Guides: Subject- and course-specific research guides prepared by UC Hastings research librarians.
• Certificate in Legal Research Program: The Certificate in Legal Research Program is designed to provide law students of all ability levels with the research tools necessary for success in internships, externships, summer associate positions, etc. Attend live “lunch and learns” and complete online quizzes to earn a notation of completion on your transcript. To attend the virtual sessions offered in Fall 2020, enroll on Canvas and click on the Zoom link in Canvas to attend the class at the designated time.   Contact a Librarian for more information.
• Non-GPA, for-credit advanced legal research courses are taught each semester, both in person and online.  Consult WebAdvisor for details.
• A-Z Databases: List of research databases to which the library subscribes, as well as free research resources available online.
• Exams Database: an archive of past exams and some model answers.
• CALI Authorization Code | CALI Registration Page | CALI Lessons

The Academic Planning and Advising site on MyHastings provides self-help resources for academic planning, including support picking upper-level courses and information regarding resources available at Hastings.

A full menu of career resources, including how to find the right job, when to start looking, resume, cover letter and interviewing tips, how to network, how to apply for judicial clerkships, and career resources for international students are all available from our Career Development Office site on MyHastings or watch career office tip videos and panels on our YouTube Channel.