UC Hastings Boasts Top-Cited Scholars in Evidence, Civil Procedure
Four UC Hastings professors rank among the most-cited scholars in their fields over the past five years. One of them—UC Hastings Chancellor and Dean David Faigman—topped…
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UC Hastings Leads Nevada Bar Exam Study
In partnership with the Nevada Supreme Court, the State Bar of Nevada, and the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, UC Hastings’ Chancellor and…
Welcome Back Open House Spotlights New Cotchett Law Center
UC Hastings Law hosted an open house on Sept. 17 to welcome community members and friends back to campus after a long pandemic-forced absence. Dozens…
New Tech and Innovation Concentration Boots Up
UC Hastings Law students interested in shaking up the delivery of legal services may now pursue a concentration in Technology and Innovation in the Practice…
UC Hastings on the Move, Even as Measured by US News
With the publication today of US News & World Report’s (USNWR) annual rankings of law schools, it is a propitious time to take stock of…
Expressing Solidarity as We Head Into the Lunar New Year
A message from David Faigman and Jenny Kwon: Dear UC Hastings Community, As many of you know, Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for…
UC Hastings Celebrates Second Phase of Academic Village
UC Hastings Law held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new building at 198 McAllister Street, which will provide 650 units of below-market housing to students…
UC Hastings’ Newest Building is Named Cotchett Law Center
“The Cotchett Law Center is the first new building in UC Hastings Law’s Academic Village, which will transform our campus, animate our educational experience, help…
California Law Deans Ask for Retroactive Cut in Bar Score
Chancellor and Dean David Faigman is one of 19 California law school deans asking the California Supreme Court to retroactively apply the lowered 139 cut…
Community Update on CA Bar Exam and Scoring
The California Supreme Court just announced its decision regarding this fall’s bar exam. It’s a huge decision, and includes lowering of the cut score. The…
Joint Statement of CA Deans on the Bar Exam
Dean Presentations on Behalf of CA ABA Law Schools Meeting of California Deans and the California Supreme Court and California State Bar July 2, 2020…
Chancellor and Dean David Faigman on CNN Discussing Tenderloin Lawsuit
See the full interview: Chancellor and Dean David Faigman on CNN’s Smerconish