About UC Hastings College of the Law

Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California, and today is one of the top-rated law schools in the United States. Its alumni span the globe and are among the most respected lawyers, judges and business leaders today.  Our faculty are nationally renowned as both teachers and scholars.

Our electives offer many opportunities:

• clinical training
• more than 50 seminars in wide-ranging areas
• concentrations for advanced study in taxation, litigation, international and comparative law, and public interest law
• opportunities to work on scholarly journal publications
• a moot court training program that regularly produces national championship teams for appellate advocacy competitions throughout the United States