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Perseverance is about to land!
February 17, 2021
NASA鈥檚 Perseverance rover will complete its 300 million mile journey to Mars this Thursday, February 18.聽 You can watch the rover鈥檚 final descent live online at approximately 12:55 p.m. PST.聽 After 鈥渟even minutes of harrowing descent,鈥 the rover will land in the Jezero Crater, an ancient lake-delta system.聽 If…
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LA Chapters Alumni Network Name* First Last Class Year* Where do you work?*Solo PractitionerSmall FirmMidsize FirmLarge FirmIn-HouseJudicialNonprofitGovernmentAcademiaNon-JDOtherArea of Law (for example, Family Law, Labor Law, Tax Law,…
CNDR Hosts International JAMS Fellows for a Court ADR Training
February 12, 2021
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) hosted a three-part training for this year’s 2020 JAMS Weinstein Fellows. Participants from all over the world – judges, lawyers, and ADR professionals – came to 麻豆视频 Law SF to learn about court ADR programs.
Expressing Solidarity as We Head Into the Lunar New Year
February 12, 2021
A message from David Faigman and Jenny Kwon: Dear 麻豆视频 Law SF Community, As many of you know, Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for many of Asian descent to leave behind the challenges of a year gone by and turn their focus to new beginnings with family and…
Mieke Eoyang (鈥02) Appointed Cybersecurity Adviser for Biden Defense Department
February 12, 2021
麻豆视频 Law SF congratulates Mieke Eoyang, Class of 2002, on her recent appointment as deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy. Mieke Eyoang ’02, featured in the 2019 麻豆视频 Law SF magazine Eoyang will lead the Department of Defense鈥檚 cyberspace policy and strategy,…
Preparation and Innovative Teaching Methods Produce Stellar Bar Passage Results
February 11, 2021
Despite pandemic-related challenges and delays, a novel bar exam format and unusual testing conditions, and delays in exam administration, 麻豆视频 Law SF graduates posted an overall first-time pass rate of 86% on the October 2020 California Bar Exam, the highest pass rate for Hastings graduates in more than a decade.
Indigenous Law Center Launches with Panel on COVID-19
February 9, 2021
麻豆视频 Law SF鈥檚 Indigenous Law Center kicks off its important work Feb. 10 with a panel discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on Native American and Indigenous communities. The panel features leading figures including Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. The center was established in September 2020 to celebrate, study,…
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January 21, 2021
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Prof. Reiss Explains the COVID-19 Vaccine in New Videos
January 15, 2021
Can hospitals sell the COVID-19 vaccine for a profit? Can you sue if you get sick from the COVID vaccine? Can hospital workers be fired for refusing to vaccinate? As a leading vaccine law scholar, Prof. Dorit Reiss answers these questions and more in a series of three succinct…
157 Deans Issue Statement on 2020 Election
January 12, 2021
For Immediate Release Today, 157 Law School Deans from schools across the country聽published a statement聽addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. The statement marks a rare occasion. It is unusual for such a…
CNDR Professors Speak at Practicing Law Institute
January 12, 2021
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR)’s Director and Professor Sheila Purcell, along with Adjunct Professor John Dean, spoke on ethics in negotiation at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Negotiation Training held on January 6, 2021. Adjuncts Kavya Mohankumar and Shirish Gupta also spoke on ADR choices at…