The Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) at Santa Clara Law was recently honored by Santa Clara University “for outstanding commitment and excellence in demonstrating diversity and inclusion to Santa Clara University and the greater community.” The award recognizes CDI,…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 28, 2018—Experienced marketing professional and lawyer Nikki Pope has been chosen as the new Managing Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law. The High Tech Law Institute (HTLI) serves…
Dean Lisa Kloppenberg is pleased to announce the receipt of a $100,000 grant to fund a research and advocacy project addressing legal challenges arising at the intersection of high-conflict personalities (e.g. narcissistic personal disorder) and family law. Family law…
When faced with a risky opportunity, “balance the magnitude of the upside against the severity of the downside,” and be willing to take the risk, former Cisco senior vice president Howard S. Charney MBA ‘73, J.D. ‘77, urged the Class…
Designed by the California State Bar’s Council on Access and Fairness and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, the Pathway to Law program will aim to establish a pipeline of diverse students from high schools, community colleges, four-year institutions and…
The Entrepreneurs’ Law Clinic (known by most as the “ELC”) held a festive 5-year anniversary party on April 25 in the Mabie Grand Atrium of Charney Hall, with ELC alumni and students, attorney mentors, former clinic clients, and University faculty…
Skip Horne, Senior Assistant Dean for External Relations, and Rupa Bhandari JD ’05, Assistant Dean for Career Management and Adjunct Professor, presented at the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) Annual Education Conference on April 26, 2018 on a panel…
PreLaw Magazine awarded Santa Clara Law’s Technology and Intellectual Property programs an A+ rating in their Spring 2018. The article quotes Sona Makker JD ’16. “The skills gained through my extra-curricular activities, combined with my internship experience, helped transform my…
The Recorder‘s article, “Santa Clara Law’s New Campus Channels Silicon Valley,” discusses the law school’s new 96,000 square foot building. Charney Hall is designed to be more comfortable for students and flexible enough to respond to the changing ways that…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2018— The ability to persuade; establish credibility; build and work on teams; and manage projects and others are all skills of leadership. They are also skills that lawyers today must possess, in order to compete…
