Carrie Rosenbaum

Carrie Rosenbaum is an Associate Professor of Legal Writing at the University of San Francisco School of Law, part of the Full-Time Faculty. Her research focuses on intersections of criminal and immigration law through critical legal and race studies frameworks. She teaches legal writing, immigration law, and anti-discrimination courses. Rosenbaum has held leadership roles including Co-Chair of the Law and Society Association Immigration Section (since 2024) and Director of UC Berkeley’s Immigrant Justice and Climate Refugees Working Group (2020–2023). She advises student groups like the National Lawyers Guild and chairs university assessment committees.

Education:

• JD, UC Davis, 2002
• BA in Film Studies, French, and Political Science, UC Santa Barbara, 1996

Her research explores systemic racism in immigration detention, implicit bias in legal systems, and the criminalization of migration. She critiques colorblind immigration policies and advocates for equitable legal frameworks. Her public scholarship appears in venues like Slate, Newsweek, and Bloomberg, alongside peer-reviewed journals.

Rosenbaum’s career spans decades of public interest law, representing marginalized individuals in immigration courts and appellate proceedings. She has authored practice-oriented materials for nonprofits and legal publishers like LexisNexis, and serves on the editorial board of LexisNexis Bender’s Immigration Bulletin.