University of California Hastings College of the Law

UC Hastings was founded in 1878 as the law department of the University of California and, as such, was the first UC law school and the first law school in California.In the years following World War II, the College was known for its Sixty-Five Club, a group of eminent scholars and jurists who provided Hastings with one of the most distinguished faculties of any American law school. 

UC Hastings offers seven subject area concentrations, fourteen clinics and a wide variety of externship programs, including one of the most extensive judicial externship programs in the country; study abroad programs with sixteen law schools in Asia, Europe, and the Americas; four nationally recognized research and advocacy centers focusing on local government law, negotiations and dispute resolution, worklife law, and gender and refugee studies; opportunities to work on nine student-edited scholarly journals or on one of our award-winning skills teams, including trial advocacy, negotiation and mediation, and one of the very best moot court programs in the country.

The UC Hastings Law Library provides a variety of research resources to our patrons.  Use our library catalog to search for print and electronic materials in our collection.

Founded by Professor Julian Levi at Hastings College of the Law in 1983, the Public Law Research Institute (PLRI) analyzes legal issues that currently confront California's state and local governments, at the request of various state and local governmental offices, including the California Senate Office of Research and the Research Bureau of the California State Library. The range of topics varies from year to year, and is as broad as the spectrum of issues state and local governments confront.

Career Development Office (CDO)

We believe this name captures our mission to help students and alumni build careers based on their unique strengths, skills, values and interests.  Our expert team of advisors is here throughout that process to empower students and alumni on their journey toward professional success and fulfillment.  Fostering connections between the Hastings community and the broader legal community is a key aspect of this mission.  We also help employers from all sectors within the legal community and in related fields find the best Hastings talent to meet their needs.