On March 29, Professor Margalynne Armstrong introduced Matthew Desmond to give an emotional and stark presentation on the subject of his latest book “Poverty, by America” to a silent audience of 130 in the Panelli Courtroom of Santa Clara…
On March 21, Santa Clara University School of Law faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends gathered in the Adobe Lodge at SCU to celebrate and honor the 2023 Alexander Award Winner, Tara Berta, supervising attorney at the Cooperative Restraining…
On March 16, Northern California Innocence Project client Darwin Crabtree was granted compensation by the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) for the nearly 10 years he spent in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. This has been a multi-decade…
On March 23rd, the Office of Career Management and High Tech Law Institute hosted the 24th Annual High Tech Career Fair in the Mabie Grand Auditorium of Charney Hall. Over 100 students and 24 employers were present to…
Santa Clara Law’s Center for Social Justice and Public Service provides summer stipends each year to law students working in non-profit organizations and government agencies that cannot afford to pay them. For many students, this type of work is their…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 6, 2023—Santa Clara University School of Law has hired its first-ever senior director for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Thiadora (Dori) Pina, currently a clinical professor and director of the school’s externship program. The position was created…
Please join us in congratulating the members of Santa Clara University’s Trial Team for their performance…at the National Trial Competition. This annual trial competition is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Texas Young Lawyers Association and…
On February 16, the Santa Clara Law community came together to celebrate and recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Now in its 17th year, and back in person, the Diversity and Inclusion Celebration…
Over the weekend of February 18-19, Santa Clara Law hosted a wonderful inaugural gathering of deans from all of the Jesuit law schools. In the spirit of collaboration and mutual support, the deans generated strategic initiatives designed to build on…
Congratulations to the 2023 Galloway Criminal Moot Court competition winners Jennifer Stukenberg & Hanchel Cheng. The final of the competition was held on February 21 in front of a packed room. Runners-up were…