University of California Hastings
http://www.uchastings.edu/
About UC Hastings College of the Law
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UC 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 Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Law and Health Sciences, Social Justice Lawyering, and Taxation.
•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
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law is to provide an academic program of the highest quality, based upon scholarship, teaching, and research, to a diverse student body and to assure that its graduates have a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the law and are well trained for the multiplicity of roles that they will play in a society and profession that are subject to continually changing demands and needs.