Alumni Volunteer Opportunities

Your experience and knowledge are valuable gifts to Hastings students. As a volunteer, you can help organize events and programs, serve on reunion committees, raise much-needed funds, recruit students, assist with academic programs, offer career advice to budding lawyers, and more.

Below are some of the ways our wonderful alumni volunteers give back to Hastings.

Alumni Events and Outreach

Alumni hosts sponsor and promote a wide variety of activities to strengthen ties between Hastings colleagues and the school. Events include substantive MCLE programs, social gatherings, newly admitted students receptions, theatre and sports activities, as well as many networking opportunities for alumni, faculty, and current students, both at the school and regionally.

The majority of our events are generously underwritten by Hastings alumni and their law firms or companies. Sponsors are recognized in related event promotions, in the school's report of philanthropy, and at each event.

Contact:
Shino Nomiya, Executive Director
415.565.4616

Mentoring

The law school's mentorship program pairs law students with alumni. As an experienced graduate, you can give students helpful career advice, connect them with other practitioners in the field, and provide understanding and support as students go through law school. Read more about being a mentor.

Contact:
Phil Marshall, Alumni Mentor Program Director
415.565.4826

Admissions

The Office of Admissions encourages alumni to serve as welcome ambassadors by outreaching to newly admitted students. Alumni can speak to potential Hastings students interested in similar areas of the law or in practicing law in a particular location. Alumni are also invited to host an admitted student reception.

Contact:
Greg Canada, Assistant Dean of Admissions
415.565.4885

Career & Professional Development

Share your employment experience with current students as they look for summer and permanent positions. You can help guide a student in the following ways:

Contact:
Sari Zimmerman, Career & Professional Development Director
415.565.4856

Reunions

Participate in your class reunion by:

• Encouraging classmates to attend Alumni Weekend
• Giving to the Reunion Class Campaign
• Encouraging others in your class to donate
• Serving as a committee chair

Contact:
Lynnette Teti, Director of Development
415.565.4852

Moot Court

Moot Court is required of all first-year law students as a part of the legal writing and research class. Appellate Advocacy is offered in the second year. Competition teams consist of students in their second or third year. A critical factor in the success of all these programs, alumni participation is needed for:

• Judges for first-year Moot Court oral arguments, second-year Appellate Advocacy arguments, and practice arguments for competition teams
• Sponsors for Moot Court competition teams
• Coaches for Moot Court competition teams
• Community panel speakers.
• Sponsors for the annual Moot Court Awards Banquet and other moot court events

Contact:
Toni Young, Director
415.565.4729

Negotiation and Mediation Team

Help the Hastings Student Negotiation and Mediation teams by coaching practice sessions and helping them prepare for competition.

Contact:
Jolynn Jones
Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
415.581.8941

Gender and Refugee Center

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies provides legal expertise and resources to attorneys representing women asylum seekers who are fleeing gender-related harm. We need your help to:

• Arrange a training at your firm or company about pro bono representation of asylum seekers
• Arrange for a center representative to give a presentation at your firm or company about the issues facing refugee women and girls
• Sponsor a fundraising event to benefit the center
• Help secure a gift from your firm or company to benefit the center's programs and appellate work

Contact:
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
415.565.4720

Class Notes

Collect news and information about your classmates and write up items for Class Notes in Hastings Magazine.

Contact:
Michael Trevino, Assistant Dean for Communications & Public Affairs
415.565.4892