"The UC Hastings seal carries the words 'fiat justitia' -- Let Justice Be Done. This motto is not a hollow promise; it is who we are and what we do." - Chancellor & Dean David Faigman.
UC Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California. Today it stands as one of the top-rated law schools in the United States.
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.
Legal Education
