This summer, UC Law San Francisco students traveled across California and the nation to put their legal education into action—drafting energy legislation, helping adjudicate federal employment disputes, and representing tenants at risk of losing their housing. From rural legal aid offices to federal agencies in New York City, they took on legal challenges in public service roles—experiences made possible through UC Law SF’s public-interest grant and fellowship programs funded by generous donors.
Here are a few highlights from their summer internships:
2L Angelyn Armistead
Working with the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office this summer, rising second-year law student Angelyn Armistead researched case law, drafted pretrial motions, and visited defendants in jail to provide case updates and support. She said the experience affirmed her longtime dream of becoming a public defender and allowed her to use her legal skills to serve the community where she was raised in Contra Costa County.
“This work is essential to protecting constitutional rights, promoting fairness, and supporting rehabilitation over punishment—the foundation of a just society,” she said. “It’s been incredibly meaningful and has strengthened my commitment to becoming a public defender.”
2L Isabella Freitas Hicks
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