University of California, Hastings College of Law

Harry G. Prince

Professor Prince is nice enough outside of the classroom. However, despite laying out a diagram of the course material prior to every class, his lect...

Frederick Lambert

Based on reviews I read before I started the class, I expected a curmudgeonly traditionalist. Don't believe the hype. He can do that thing professors ...

Richard Boswell

GREAT AWESOME BEST PROFESSOR. Definetely take his class, especially if you're interested in immigration law, he is well-known in the communitiy and ha...

Lois Weithorn

Prof. Weithorn is clearly intelligent but her organizational skills are just awful. She makes an outline-format syllabus of readings which is nearly i...

Rao

Rao is my favorite prof at Hastings. Her lectures are interesting and she's a great teacher. While she's unapologetic about her viewpoint, she always ...

Lois Schwartz

Contracts is a difficult subject, and if youre looking to get by (like the negative naysayers) w/o doing the reading and relying on commercial oitline...

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University Reviews

I love my school. Admin is on top of it and sets us up for success. Neighborhood is seedy, but security is top notch including escort/free shuttle services. The safety rating I indicated here refers to OUTSIDE campus (surrounding blocks); on school grounds (two buildings) is 10/10 (or 5/5).

Location is a bit scary, but the tradeoff is being near the courts, federal building, etc. Many great internship opportunities during the school year because of proximity. Solid reputation in SF and a terrific alumni network. Administration seems a bit out of touch with students' needs, however.

Hastings is a good, solid law school and I feel confident about the skills and knowledge i've acquired here. I've met wonderful friends and the staff has always been friendly. Overall, i'm happy with Hastings :)

Great reputation and excellent professors. The neighborhood is a little rough, but that's to be expected in a large city.

Small school, administration cares about you, pretty liberal and into social justice. Lots of clinics and different specialties. Really diverse faculty.