California Western School of Law Adopts Unitary Tenure Track Policy

The California Western School of Law is pleased to announce that the faculty and Board of Trustees have voted to adopt a unitary tenure track. This change to the institution’s Faculty Bylaws creates opportunities for its clinical, Legal Skills, and other skills professors who were hired as full-time faculty to achieve tenure, with the same faculty governance and voting rights that come with an existing tenure-stream faculty position.

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Local Philanthropists Establish Scholarship Fund to Advance Racial Justice and Equality at California Western School of Law

Longtime California Western friends and supporters Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon have gifted the law school $50,000 in support of its efforts to attract, reward, and inspire students who are committed to the pursuit of justice and equality.

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CWSL Pro Bono Program Celebrates 30 Year Milestone

This year’s Student Recognition Celebration acknowledged Cal Western’s students for their excellence in academics, competitions, leadership, pro bono, and public service, but it also marked a huge milestone—the 30th anniversary of the Pro Bono Program.

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CIP Client Kimberly Long’s Charges Dismissed

California Innocence Project (CIP) client Kimberly Long’s years-long legal battle has come to an end after the Riverside District Attorney’s Office chose not to re-prosecute. Long’s case has been dismissed after she spent seven years in prison for a murder she did not commit.

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ILDJ Launches First Alumni Association in Latin America California Western’s Instituto Latinoamericano de Derecho y Justicia (ILDJ) has launched the first alumni association in Latin America. Red de Egresados (Network of Alumni), under the leadership of Director Justin Brooks, Associate Director Karen Sigmond, and Maestría Administrator Ruby Anaya, creates a network of Latin American lawyers committed to justice and service to others who exemplify the mission of ILDJ in their daily work. Learn More