California Western School of Law

One week left until James Cooper and Kashyap Kompella's Book Launch! Don’t miss out, register now: bit.ly/JanBookLaunch

January 21, 2025
5:00 - 6:30 PM PST
350 Cedar St.
San Diego, CA

Exciting News 🚨

California Western Community Law Project has received grant funding from the City of San Diego, the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, and the San Diego County Bar Foundation. These funds will help continue and expand CLP's mission of providing pro bono legal services and hands-on learning for CWSL students.

Read more in Campus News: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/campus/clp_grant_funding.html

California Western’s Community Law Project Receives Generous Grants to Expand Access to Justice The Community Law Project at California Western School of Law has received grant funding from the City of San Diego, the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, and the San Diego County Bar Foundation

Scholarship Shoutout 🎉

Congratulations to the eight CWSL students who were awarded scholarships at the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Annual Gala!

Read more in Student News: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/student/students_awarded_laraza_scholarships.html



Thank you Professor Emily Behzadi Cárdenas, for providing these photos!

December in Review ⏪

California Western faculty have been busy publishing and presenting, read a few Faculty Highlights from last month: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/faculty/faculty_highlights_december_2024.html

Featuring: Professors William Aceves, Emily Behzadi Cárdenas, James Cooper, Kenneth Klein, and Michael Yu.

California Western Faculty Highlights – December 2024 Highlights of California Western School of Law faculty publications, presentations, and activities in December 2024.

This week at AALS 📍

California Western President and Dean Sean M. Scott will be presenting during two sessions at the AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA:

AALS Discussion Group: The ABA Reexamines Faculty Employment Security and Status, and the Academy Needs to Pay Attention.
AALS Workshop for Pretenured Law School Teachers of Color - Session Two: Navigating the Path to Tenure and Promotion.

CWSL Professors Emily Behzadi Cárdenas, Amy Kimpel, Shawn Fields, and Erin Sheley will be speaking at the AALS Annual Meeting as well in sessions:

Art Law Session: Recovering Long Lost Looted Art: Opportunities, Hurdles, and Statutory Protections
AALS Open Source Program Session: “Professional Identity” as Teachers Accounting for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching
Criminal Law Session for Works-in-Progress
Criminal Procedure, Co-Sponsored by Evidence Session: Looking Back—and Forward—After Twenty Years of Crawford v. Washington

For more information, visit https://am.aals.org/

2025 AALS Annual Meeting Courage in Action • January 7 – 11 • San Francisco •

That's a Wrap! ✅

After over 50 clinics and helping 238 community members, California Western Community Law Project wraps up another semester of service.

Read more in Campus News: https://cwsl.edu/news/campus/community_law_project_fall_semester.html

To help the clinic's transformative work, you can donate here: https://cwsl.edu/giving/clp_make_a_gift.html

A Semester of Service: CLP’s Transformative Work in the Community Summary of the fall semester in California Western's Community Law Project, a legal clinic open to San Diego’s most vulnerable communities

Student Spotlight 🎥

At California Western, we are inspired by our students' stories.

Meet Luke Turner, a 3L who says “Law school isn’t easy, but I’ve learned that success comes from persistence and a willingness to grow. I’m not the same person I was when I started, and that’s something I’m proud of”: https://cwsl.edu/news/student/student_spotlight_luke_turner.html

You're Invited!

Join Professor James Cooper and co-author Kashyap Kompella's Book Launch on January 21. with refreshments, a talk by the authors, and a chance to win a signed copy, you won't want to miss this!

RSVP to attend now: bit.ly/JanBookLaunch

✋Swearing-In

On Tuesday, CWSL alumni joined us for a New Attorney Breakfast before their official State Bar Admission and Swearing-In Ceremony at the Westin. Congratulations to these newly minted Bar members!

Read more in campus news: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/campus/fall2024_swearing_in.html

ICYMI 👀

California Western Community Law Project had a busy year! Check out their Fall 2024 highlights: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/campus/clp_fall_2024.html

Community Law Project Fall 2024 Newsletter CLP highlights of the season. With the holiday season upon us, we want to share some recent highlights with all of you

🎊You're Invited!

Join CWSL for an alumni mixer on January 22, 2025. All CWSL alumni, faculty and staff are welcome, let’s network! 🙌

Location: Signature Resolution, 12730 High Bluff Dr, Suite 350, San Diego, CA 92130
Date and time: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
RSVP Now: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/w3jp9vf

Faculty Spotlight 📽️

“[California Western] is a great school—great students, great faculty, great staff. I’ve always felt that I should be here. So, it feels like the universe is on the right course.”
-Aaron Schwabach, Professor of Law and Director of STEPPS

It is our pleasure to spotlight Professor Aaron Schwabach, one of California Western's newest faculty members.

Read more in Faculty News: https://cwsl.edu/news/faculty/faculty_spotlight_professor_aaron_schwabach.html

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Aaron Schwabach Spotlight on Professor Aaron Schwabach, one of California Western School of Law's newest faculty members, who teaches Professional Responsibility

In the News 📰

California Western School of Law President and Dean Sean M. Scott was featured in San Diego Business Journal for her many accomplishments during her tenure.

Read more in Campus News: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/campus/dean_scott_champions_diversity_sdbj.html

SAVE THE DATE! 📆

Join California Western for a book launch party on January 21st, 2025 // 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Professor James Cooper and his co-author Kashyap Kompella present their book, "A Short and Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers". The book published in November of 2024 and has already taken the charts for Science and Technology Law on Amazon. You won't want to miss this!

California Western School of Law President and Dean Sean M. Scott has been named to the San Diego Business Journal's "SD500: The Most Influential People in San Diego". Congratulations President and Dean Scott!

Read more in Campus News: https://cwsl.edu/news/campus/sdbj500_2024.html

November in Review ⏪

California Western faculty have been busy publishing and presenting, read a few Faculty Highlights from last month: https://www.cwsl.edu/news/faculty/faculty_highlights_november_2024.html

Featuring: President and Dean Sean M. Scott, Vice Dean Hannah Brenner Johnson, Professors William Aceves, Emily Behzadi Cárdenas, James Cooper, Shawn Fields, Joshua Jones, Amy Kimpel, Kenneth Klein, Joanna Sax, and Erin Sheley.

California Western Faculty Highlights – November Highlights of California Western School of Law faculty publications, presentations, and activities in November 2024

End the Year with New CWSL Gear! 💜💛

By popular demand, we are pleased to make "CWSL" merchandise available in our online store: https://cwsl-store.myshopify.com/

Happy Shopping!