University of California College of the Law, San Francisco

University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Motto	Fiat Justitia ("Let justice be done")
Established	1878
School type	Public law school
Dean	David L. Faigman (Chancellor and Dean)
Location	San Francisco, California, United States 37°46′50″N 122°24′55″W / 37.78056°N 122.41528°W / 37.78056; -122.41528
Enrollment	930 (approx.)[1]
Faculty	172 (full- and part-time)[1]
USNWR ranking	82nd (tie) (2024)[1]
Bar pass rate	83% (July 2021 1st time takers)[2]
Website	uclawsf.edu
ABA profile	Standard 509 Report

The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (abbreviated as UC Law SF or UC Law) is a public law school in San Francisco, California, United States. It was previously known as the University of California, Hastings College of the Law from 1878 to 2023.

Founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, UC Law SF was the first law school of the University of California as well as one of the first law schools established in California and the Western United States. Although part of the University of California, UC Law SF is not directly governed by the Regents of the University of California. UC Law SF is also one of the few prominent university-affiliated law schools in the United States that does not share a campus with the university's undergraduates or other postgraduate programs.

The law school has an extensive alumni network in California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area, that includes general counsels, law firm partners, politicians, judges and corporate executives. Notable alumni include Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States; George R. Roberts, a founding member of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; Alexander Francis Morrison, the founding member of the international law firm Morrison & Foerster; William H. Orrick, the founding member of the international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; and Todd Machtmes, the general counsel of Salesforce.

In November 2021, the board of directors of UC Law SF voted to change the name of the institution because of namesake Hastings's involvement in the killing and dispossessing of Yuki people during the California genocide.^[3][4] On July 27, 2022, the board of directors voted unanimously to rename the college to the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC Law SF). The rename took effect starting in 2023.^[5]