Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Constitutional Law - those are the courses for which Professor Rory Little is best known at Hastings. Little brings to Hastings a wealth of public sector experience. After graduating form Yale Law School, he clerked for federal courts, including district, circuit, and supreme courts, he prosecuted labor corruption, money laundering, narcotics, and other organized criminal activity in San Francisco; and he argued more than 50 appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the U.S Attorney’s Office. Thanks to the depth and breadth of his knowledge, the Ninth Circuit recently appointed him independent prosecutor for a professional responsibility case.

The enormous value of clerkships is amongst Little’s favourite topics. “I love helping our talented students get postgraduates jobs with judge clerkships are incredible career enhancers and they’re good for Hastings, too”.

Little recently argued two cases in the North Circuit and one in the California State Courts of Appeals. “They definitely make me a better teacher, “says Little. “It keeps me up to date on the fast-changing nature of the ‘real’ practice of law, for which I can then better prepare my students.”