School of Law News

The integration of AI tools will complement and enhance traditional instruction methods in Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Federal Income Tax, Employment Law, and Tax Writing, among other courses.

After more than three decades of service, Professor Ho has retired from USF Law, leaving behind a legacy of commitment to legal education and student success. 

Third-year law student Samantha Cano ‘26 is spending the summer months pushing the boundaries of justice in ways that often go unseen. This summer, Cano is working with the Climate Change and Animal Agriculture Litigation Initiative (CCAALI), part of the Law, Environment, and Animals Program at Yale Law School.

The Honorable Benjamin T. Reyes II ’92 served as commencement speaker at the 2025 USF law school graduation. He delivered a clear charge to graduates: use your law degree to pursue justice, serve others, and protect the truth.

Salvador D. Aceves ’83, EdD ’95 has been selected as the first lay person and first Latino to be president of the University of San Francisco.

The first of its kind in legal education, the University of San Francisco School of Law (USF Law) has integrated generative AI (GenAI) into its first-year curriculum as a core part of how students learn to think, write, and advocate as legal professionals.

As a young paralegal just out of college, Jessie Peterson JD ’21 never would have predicted she’d take center stage the day San Francisco welcomed its first new mayor since 2018.

Last week, students, faculty, and administrators gathered in Zief Law Library to celebrate the newest members of the McAuliffe Honor Society.

Before stepping into the world of taxation, Will Norling MLST ‘22 owned and operated cafes and food trucks in San Francisco. The long hours and physical demands were tough, especially as he thought about starting and raising a family.

On January 31, experts in human rights, policy, and international law gathered in USF’s McLaren Conference Center for the 2025 Law Review Symposium, “Navigating Boundaries: Legal Perspectives on Migration.”