Panels, talks, classrooms
I speak on how AI products get launched and governed, legal ethics, first-gen pathways into law, and LGBTQ+ equity in the profession.
Invite meErnest Hammond III · San Francisco
AI product lawyer. Law professor. First-gen advocate.
I help teams launch AI responsibly as Associate General Counsel, AI Product at Meta. I teach AI Law at UC Law San Francisco and direct its First-Generation Program. I was the first in my family to go to college, and I spend a lot of my time helping the next person through the door.
01 · Work with me
Three reasons people reach out
First-gen and early-career lawyers
I direct the First-Generation Program at UC Law SF and mentor through UF's Pathways to Pride. If you're the first in your family on this road, say hello.
Reach outAccess to justice
Board Chair of the Child Care Law Center. Governance Chair at Fresh Lifelines for Youth. Board member at UnCommon Law and BASF's Justice & Diversity Center.
Connect02 · Bio
The short version
Free to copy for event programs and introductions.
Ernest Hammond III is Associate General Counsel, AI Product at Meta, where he advises teams building generative AI and speech and language technologies. He co-teaches AI Law at UC Law San Francisco and directs its First-Generation Program. Before Meta, he was product counsel at Uber and Twilio. He is Board Chair of the Child Care Law Center, Governance Chair at Fresh Lifelines for Youth, and a board member of UnCommon Law. Modern Counsel named him to its 2024 35 Under 35, and MCCA named him a 2023 Rising Star. His other honors include the Bar Association of San Francisco Barristers Diversity Award (2022) and the Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award (2020). A first-generation college graduate from Chicago's South Side, he holds a B.S. from the University of Florida, an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois, and a J.D. from Washington and Lee.
Off the clock: Chicago teams, the Florida Gators, R&B and soul, and a WSET Level 3 in wine.
03 · Contact
Say hello
LinkedIn is the fastest way to reach me. I read every message, though replies may be slow.