Lois W. Schwartz, Esq.
Adjunct Professor in Residence
Hastings College of the Law
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, California 94102
415.581.8809
510.528.6744 [fax]
loisws@aol.comEDUCATION
J.D., School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, 1989.
M.A., University of Chicago, Graduate Library School, 1990.
M.A., with honors, University of Chicago, Department of English Literature, 1972.
B.A., University of Chicago, 1967.
EMPLOYMENT
Contra Costa County. Martinez, California.
Contra Costa County Superior Court Research Attorney (contract). Research civil motions and related matters for six judges. September 2002 to present.
Alternate Defender's Office, Deputy Public Defender Special Assignment. Provided client representation in juvenile dependency cases. August 2002 - September 2002.United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland. Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable D. Lowell Jensen.
Researched and drafted legal memoranda and orders in areas of intellectual property, general civil litigation, and criminal law. Assisted with hearings and trials, supervised externs. Completed special assignment to Ninth Circuit. July 2001 - August 2002.Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. Full-Time Lecturer in Residence.
Taught legal research, analysis and writing in the fall and Moot Court in the spring. Fall 1998 - Spring 2001. Also taught Moot Court as an adjunct in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, and 2002; taught legal research and writing as a part-time instructor in 1995.Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California. Adjunct Professor.
Serve as Hastings' Writing Specialist and Adjunct Professor in Legal Writing and Research & Moot Court programs. Developed and taught LL.M. seminar in research and writing. Fall 1996 - present.Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California. Instructor.
Teach Advanced Legal Research, Analysis and Writing, Fall 1999 to the present. Taught Remedies in Summer 2002. Served as full-time instructor teaching legal analysis, writing and legal research and Moot Court, Fall 1991 to Spring 1993. Taught in Institute for Paralegal Education for several years.Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California. Adjunct Professor.
Teach Advanced Problems in Torts and Contracts and Women and the Law. Have also served as academic support tutor and Orientation workshop presenter. Fall 1999 - present.San Francisco Law School, San Francisco, California. Adjunct Professor.
Teach Remedies, Contract Drafting, and conduct Orientation program. Fall 2000 - present.New College of the Law, San Francisco, California. Adjunct Professor.
Designed first-year legal research and writing curriculum and also teach. Fall 2002 - present.Lincoln Law School of San Jose, California. Faculty.
Directed legal research and writing program; directed academic support program; and supervised the Law Library. Taught Contracts, Remedies, Advanced Legal Writing, Education Law, Health Care Law, Introduction to Law, Legal Research and Writing, Legal Strategy, Legal Analysis, and other courses. Outstanding Instructor Award 1999. March 1997 - June 2001.Mills College, Oakland, California. Instructor.
Taught Women and the Law in undergraduate division. Spring 1999.John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Walnut Creek, California. Associate Dean and Acting Dean.
Developed policy and programming; coordinated admissions and registration; provided academic counseling and career services; co-directed clinical program; oversaw examinations; produced law school newsletter; taught Introduction to Law, Legal Research and Writing, Law & Society, and Appellate Advocacy. Associate Dean, March 1993 - February 1997; Acting Dean, June 1996 - February 1997.Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. Assistant Director of Career Services for Public Interest and Minority Career Issues.
Counseled law students and alums in career planning, with particular emphasis on public interest options and career strategies for minority students, returning students, and other groups with special needs. Produced written materials and conducted extensive programming. Served as liaison to Faculty Judicial Clerkship Committee. 1990 - 1992.Girard & Vinson, Walnut Creek, California. Of Counsel.
Associate, 1989 - 1991. Complete special project assignments for private firm practicing education law, estate planning, and real property, 1992 - present.National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boalt Hall. Administrative Assistant.
Coordinated continuing education trial advocacy training program involving year-round planning, organization and implementation of programs. Part-time, 1983 - 1986.Employment Discrimination Clinic, Boalt Hall. Administrator.
Served on-site at Boalt as staff for clinical training program in employment and housing law co-sponsored by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Boalt Hall. Part-time, 1983 - 1986.ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
Columnist, law.com (search term: lois schwartz)
Physicians Seeking Indemnification from Managed Care Organizations: Transforming Equities and Remedies, Kennedy Law Review, 1996.
Admitted But Not Accepted: Outsiders Take an Inside Look at Law School, Berkeley Women's Law Journal, 1989-90.
Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones: Newcomers' Guide to Perilous Terrain in Law School, Vermont Law Review, 1990.
The Diversified Job Search: Public and Private Sector Counseling in the Nineties, NALP [National Association for Law Placement] Annual Report, 1991-1992.
Public Interest Prospects on the West Coast, NAPIL [National Association for Public Interest Law] Connection, January 1992.
Volunteerism and Timing for Public Interest Advising, NALP Bulletin, April - June 1993.
Education Law Update. Quarterly newsletter with statewide distribution, covering legal developments in the field of education. Writer and associate editor, 1989 - 1991.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Panelist and presenter, San Francisco Bar Association Barristers Club, November 2001. "Writing Skills for Lawyers."
Participant, Legal Teaching Institute. Spokane, WA. Summer 2001.
Judicial Extern. Hon. Martin Jenkins, U.S. District Court, SF. Summer 2000. Worked with student externs; researched civil and criminal cases; drafted memoranda and orders.
Invitee, Legal Writing Institute Biannual Conference. "Learning Theory and Returning Students in the Law School Setting." July 2000.
Presenter, Boalt Hall School of Law. "Unlearning in Law School: How to Succeed in Spite of Yourself" and "Alternative Career Choices." April 1999 and November 2000.
Presenter, Mt. Diablo Beekeepers' Association. "The Latest Buzz on Liability for Abnormally Dangerous Activities." March 1998.
Facilitator, Boalt Hall Women's Reunion. February 1998.
Presenter, Livermore-Amador Valley Legal Secretaries Association. "A Lawyer and a Doctor Take a Look at Living Wills." October 1996.
Presenter, "Working Against the Odds: Educating the Adult Learner in Law School," University of South Carolina Conference on the Adult Learner. May 1995.
Judge, Student Oral Arguments. Golden Gate Law School, 1993 - present; Hastings College of the Law 1995 - present; Boalt Hall McBaine Competition, 1999.
Regional Vice-Chair, NALP Public Service Committee. 1991 - 1993.
Panelist, NALP Western/Rocky Mountain Regional Conference (Albuquerque, NM). "Fellowship and Funding Options for Employers and Law Students." February 1993. Speaker, Santa Clara University School of Law Public Interest Program. "Fellowship Opportunities for Law Students and Graduates." November 1992.
Speaker, University of California, Davis. Workshop on public interest employment. September 1992.
Organizer and participant, panel on public interest counseling, programming and resources, NALP Western/Rocky Mountain Regional Conference (Newport Beach, CA). January 1992.
Speaker and panelist, Vermont Law School Women in the Law Conference. March 1989.