Shashi Deb is a legal educator, researcher, and institutional leader with a longstanding commitment to legal education and the preparation of future lawyers. She served as an Adjunct Professor at UC Law San Francisco for a decade, teaching foundational courses including Legal Writing and Research, Moot Court, and Critical Studies I. In these roles, she instructed students in legal analysis, research, persuasive writing, oral advocacy, and bar preparation, while designing and implementing course materials and assessments that emphasized rigor, clarity, and critical thinking.

Since 2022, Shashi also serves on the UC Law SF Board of Directors. She currently chairs the Education Policy Committee and previously chaired the Advancement and Communications Committee, providing oversight on academic policy, curriculum development, governance, and strategic initiatives that support the institution’s educational mission.

In the past few years, Shashi has become involved with UC Law SF’s LexLab and AI Institute, conducting research on the legal industry’s use of artificial intelligence, emerging best practices, and guiding principles for responsible implementation. She partners with faculty and program directors on AI and technology-related curriculum development.

Prior to her focus on legal education, Shashi was an IP litigation associate at Cooley Godward LLP and Morgan Lewis from 1994 to 2000. Shashi is also passionate about undergraduate education, healthcare, and working towards alleviating poverty in the Bay Area. She serves on the boards of the University of California Berkeley Foundation, the Tipping Point Community, and Legal Link (nonprofit expanding access to justice through a community-based legal empowerment model.)