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…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 27, 2023—Santa Clara University School of Law continues to be one of the nation’s most diverse law schools, earning the No. 20 spot on PreLaw Magazine’s 2022 Best Schools for Diversity list. As part of its…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 17, 2023— Santa Clara Law’s pioneering privacy law certificate program has been named one of 10 most innovative law programs in the country by Bloomberg Law. The Privacy Law Certificate is a rigorous program designed for…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., January 5, 2023— Santa Clara Law Professor Catherine Sandoval was confirmed to serve as a member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) by the United States Senate on December 13. Sandoval is a…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022— Linsey Krolik ’00 J.D./MBA, a Santa Clara Law alumna, lecturer, and senior clinical fellow, was recently appointed to a key group tasked with studying whether the California Bar Association should create a specialization in…
As a result of the generosity of our alumni family, we have been able to establish an endowed professorship named in honor of Albert J. Ruffo (JD ’36), which can be held by tenure-stream faculty members who have distinguished themselves…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2022—More than 350 intellectual property leaders and attendees, from industry, academia, the government and private law firms will convene online and in-person at Santa Clara University Nov. 18 to tackle the problem of lack of diversity…
Santa Clara University today celebrated the historic inauguration of Julie H. Sullivan, Ph.D., the first woman and the first layperson to lead the university in its 171-year history.
The historic, joyful, and community-wide event drew more than 2,000 guests, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, as well as leaders from businesses, faith institutions, elected offices, universities, and Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone tribes—on whose ancestral land Santa Clara University sits.
In September, the Juvenile Custodial Interrogations Reform bill, which prohibits law enforcement from using physically and psychologically harmful interrogation techniques on youth suspects, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Supported by Santa Clara Law’s Northern California Innocence Project…
Santa Clara University School of Law is offering its part-time Juris Doctor degree in a hybrid online format for the first time starting in fall 2023.
Aimed at the working professional or family-focused student, the Flex J.D. provides the same world-class instruction and networking opportunities offered by the top-ranked Silicon Valley-based law school, with greater flexibility to complete learning remotely, with in-person education provided on a condensed timetable.
