University of California College of Law, San Francisco

University of California College of Law, San Francisco is a law school located in San Francisco, California. Formerly known as UC Hastings College of the Law, it is one of the oldest law schools in the western United States and a constituent institution of the University of California system. The college offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree as its primary credential, along with graduate law programs including the Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) for advanced legal study.

Program offerings are centered on legal education at the graduate professional level, with a curriculum encompassing areas such as business law, public interest law, international law, intellectual property, and litigation. The college draws students from across the country and internationally, reflecting its standing within the UC system and its San Francisco location.

San Francisco, CA is a major metropolitan center with a dense concentration of law firms, courts, technology companies, and public interest organizations, providing UC College of Law students with extensive internship, clerkship, and career placement opportunities throughout the Bay Area and beyond.