On August 10th, under the warm falling light of the evening sun, Santa Clara Law staff, faculty, and students gathered to greet the incoming Class of 2026 and celebrate the start of the academic year. Nicole Maxwell, Dean of Students,…
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On August 10th, under the warm falling light of the evening sun, Santa Clara Law staff, faculty, and students gathered to greet the incoming Class of 2026 and celebrate the start of the academic year. Nicole Maxwell, Dean of Students,…
While August marked the start of classes at Santa Clara Law, for the inaugural cohort of Public Interest J.D. students, it marked a continuation of the path they had already begun to walk during summer. Santa Clara Law is proud…
Beginning this semester, all new 1Ls will take Critical Lawyering Skills 1 (“CLS”). This new course provides a small homeroom experience where our first-year students will be introduced to the fundamental academic skills necessary for success in law school. Professor…
In attendance at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) in Denver, Colorado, Santa Clara Law Professor Thiadora Pina represented Santa Clara Law in receiving the 2023 E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award. As one of three recipients of…
Santa Clara Law Professor Ruth Silver Taube J.D. ‘93 was featured on a recent episode of The California Report on NPR. The episode, titled “How One California County Is Holding Wage Thieves Accountable,” touched on a rising issue in California:…
Santa Clara Law is excited to welcome Professor Anna Benvenue to its faculty as the Director of the Flex J.D. program! Professor Benvenue comes to Santa Clara Law with a wealth of knowledge and experience in Civil Procedure and Constitutional…
Earlier today, our wonderful colleague, Linda Starr, announced her phased retirement from full-time teaching and administration at Santa Clara Law beginning on August 1. “It’s hard to imagine Santa Clara Law without Linda’s regular presence. She is an exemplar of…
Four of Santa Clara Law’s own lent their expertise and skills to aid Afghan refugees with their asylum status applications. Vicente Lovelace 3L, Lauren Loeb 2L, Joshua Abeyta J.D. ‘23, and Jonathan Cineas J.D. ‘23 pitched in to help Afghan…
On June 23, 2023, Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) Staff Attorney Sarah Pace spoke to an international audience of more than 150 people at Alcatraz as part of a newly formed partnership of the former federal penitentiary and NCIP. “I…
On May 30, in the Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara Law and the Santa Clara Bar Association hosted a swearing-in ceremony for the newest members of the California Bar. Professor Devin Kinyon welcomed those assembled, bringing greetings from Dean Kaufman…