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Join the Conversation: LRAP Alumni Committee Discuss Loan Repayment: November 18
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe LRAP Alumni Advisory Committee and the LRAP Student Committee have organized a panel featuring public interest alumni to talk about their LRAP experiences. We have asked them to share details like salary, outstanding loan debt, and living expenses. Come learn about how they are living on LRAP. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP. This […]
APILSA Big Law Interview Panel: November 18
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome join us for lunch and to learn about what to expect from the 1L big law application and interview process! The panel will feature 2Ls who spent their 1L summers at firms in the Bay Area, New York, and D.C. RSVP here for lunch.
SLR V79 Executive Board Elections: November 18
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEditors of Volume 79 of the Stanford Law Review will gather to elect their Executive Board.
Trans Awareness Week Trivia: November 18
@ SLS: Room 14 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordPub-style trivia night to celebrate trans awareness week.
A Conversation with Elan Carr, Former U.S. Special Envoy, Criminal Prosecutor, Army JAG Officer: Service, Civility, and Fighting Antisemitism.: November 19
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis is event will be a lunch talk with Elan Carr on their legal topic of choice. Lunch will be served for attending guests.
SLS Alums in Consumer Law Panel: November 19
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Consumer Law Advocates, Scholars & Students (CLASS) Network at SLS on November 19, 12:45-2pm for a panel discussion with SLS alums working in consumer protection law! Lunch will be served. Panelists include Adelina Acuña (SLS ’12; California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General), Hannah Kieschnick (SLS ’17, Public Justice), and Matthew […]
Drones, Drugs, and the Constitution: The New Frontiers of Executive Power: November 19
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSince September 2025, the Trump administration has conducted at least nineteen drone strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, killing over 75 people, far from any battlefield. Never before has a president claimed the authority to use military force against drug traffickers as a matter of self-defense. Former government lawyers […]
Pausing Together in Stillness: November 19
@ SLS: Room 26 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordProfessor Ron Tyler, a certified meditation instructor, offers 30 minutes of stillness together including time for discussion at the close of each session. All are welcome (students, faculty, and staff), no matter your familiarity or experience with meditation. Drops in are always welcome. Wednesdays, October 15 through November 19.
Criminal Law Society Internship Office Hours: November 19
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThinking about summer work in public defense, civil rights, or crim-adjacent policy? Drop in to chat with CLS leadership about applications, timelines, writing samples, and networking strategies. Donuts and coffee provided!
Abolitionist Social Hour: November 19
@ Stanford (TBD)Join SPARC (Stanford Prison Abolition and Resources Coalition) at Treehouse on Wednesday, November 19th from 5-6(ish) for an introductory social hour! We'll be brainstorming events for Week of Abolition in the spring, being in community, and, of course, partaking in some snacks and drinks (Please note that we cannot purchase alcoholic beverages with our budget, […]
Blacksgiving Celebration: November 19
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a celebration of the end of the quarter and the season.
JLSA Breakfast: November 20
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJLSA will be having an end of term breakfast! Come say hi and have a bagel and maybe talk about the end of the term.
Info Session: Joint JD/MS degree in Environment and Resources: November 20
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCalling all 1Ls and 2Ls! Do you have an interest in sustainability? Do you wish you were able to get more into the science of sustainability and environmental issues while working toward your law degree? If so, then the E-IPER MS/JD Joint Degree program sounds like it could be right for you! Please join us […]
#SLSSocial Social Hour: November 20
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMeet Guest Host Professor David Engstrom: In a student-led interview, we’ll learn about Professor Engstrom's interests and his work in AI, advancing access to justice, and the future of the legal profession and the court system. He’ll stay to chat!
Stanford Space Law Society Fall Social: November 20
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for the Stanford Space Law Society Fall Social, a casual gathering to celebrate the end of Fall Quarter and the year.
Last Day of Classes: November 21
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLast day of classes.
Students graduating autumn quarter – Last day to submit written work (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) 11:59 pm: November 21
Students graduating autumn quarter – Last day to submit written work (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) 11:59 pm.
Thanksgiving Recess begins: November 24
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThanksgiving recess begins.
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Sikh): November 24
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Thanksgiving Recess ends: November 28
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThanksgiving recess ends.
Reading period begins: November 29
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesReading period begins.
Reading period ends: December 4
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesReading period ends.
26th Annual Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute: December 4
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesCo-organized with UC Berkeley Law, the Advanced Patent Law Institute ("APLI") presents a roster of judges, academics, litigators, patent prosecutors, and senior IP counsel from major corporations offering a results-oriented, in-depth look at the latest developments in patent law and practice.
Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment 5:30 p.m.: December 4
Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment 5:30 p.m.
Exams begin: December 5
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExams begin.