I first heard about the Trina Grillo Retreat at an introductory program for newly admitted students at Santa Clara University School of Law.  As one who entered law school with a commitment to social justice work, I knew that I…

The National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 2005 Short Course and Annual Meeting at the Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco, California on July 16-19, 2005. This meeting is co-sponsored…

Jessica Tillson (2L) returned from a summer clerkship with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San Jose, Costa Rica.  Selection is highly competitive, and she shared her clerkship with students from other top law schools from the United States,…

SANTA CLARA, CA – The Santa Clara Law Review has announced that its 2006 Symposium, The Future of Property Redevelopment: From Eminent Domain to Affordable Housing, will be held on February 3, 2006, at the Hotel Valencia in San Jose,…

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Faculty Demonstrate High Level of Legal Scholarship   Santa Clara University’s law faculty members teaching in the areas of intellectual property and technology law have produced a substantial amount of cutting edge legal scholarship according to…

Lee Shulman of the Carnegie Foundation will be speaking at a faculty forum on Wednesday, January 11, 2006.  The forum takes place in the Strong Common Room in Bergin Hall from 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lee S. Shulman is…

Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is essential reading for all those who pursue a vocation in law.  Join Dean Jeanette Leach, Professor Aldo Billingslea, Professor Margaret Russell and Professor Margalynne Armstrong for a reading of the letter and discussion…

The student editors of Santa Clara Journal of International Law (SCJIL) are proud to be part of the law school’s first peer reviewed academic publication.  SCJIL expects to grow by leaps and bounds in future editions through collaboration with the…

The Santa Clara County Bar Association’s New Admittees Swearing-In Ceremony and Reception was co-sponsored by Santa Clara University School of Law and held at Santa Clara University on December 6, 2005. According to Dean Donald Polden, "the school of law…

This fall semester, Professors Cynthia Mertens and Beth Van Schaack teamed up with the Center for Global Law and Policy in offering a seminar and speaker series on Contemporary Legal Issues:  El Salvador. Friday afternoons, students, faculty, and staff were…