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ACS Presents Professor Rick Hasen: The Voting Wars
ACS Presents Professor Rick Hasen: The Voting Wars
The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown Professor Richard L. Hasen is the Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. Hasen is a nationally-recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation, and is co-author of a leading casebook on election law. From 2001-2010, he […]
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Big Law Firms…: A Discussion with Steven Harper, former Kirkland & Ellis partner and author of the Belly of the Beast Blog
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Big Law Firms…: A Discussion with Steven Harper, former Kirkland & Ellis partner and author of the Belly of the Beast Blog
12:50pm - 2:00pm The Center on the Legal Profession hosts a lunch with Steven Harper, former partner at Kirkland and Ellis and a commentator on the legal profession, who will provide an insider's perspective on surviving big law firm life. Harper is the author of the Belly of the Beast blog and the forthcoming book, […]
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Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong
Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong
A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize–Winner Raymond Bonner Come hear author Raymond Bonner talk about his book that helped free an innocent man after twenty-seven years on death row, and thirty years in prison. Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man, had been on death row for eleven years when a young attorney named […]
Larry McMichael will discuss the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Larry McMichael will discuss the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Philadelphia attorney, Larry McMichael, will give a talk on the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, (the largest bankruptcy of a charitable organization in history) which he administered. Everyone is welcome. Lunch will be served. Related Media
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Five Models of Administrative Adjudication
Five Models of Administrative Adjudication
Faculty Lunch with Professor Michael Asimow. Related Media
Lunch talk with Defense Department General Counsel, Jeh C. Johnson.
Lunch talk with Defense Department General Counsel, Jeh C. Johnson.
Sponsored by Professor Allen Weiner and the International Law Society. Lunch will be served. Related Media
StreetLaw New Member Orientation
StreetLaw New Member Orientation
Introducing new teachers to the StreetLaw Executive Board, providing more details about the 2012-2013 StreetLaw program and the teaching sign-up process, and simulating a portion of a StreetLaw lesson. Related Media
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Alumni Weekend 2012
Alumni Weekend 2012
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Classes Without Quizzes In Partnership with the Stanford Alumni Association 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Campus Tours 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Undergraduate Information Session 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Classes Without Quizzes In partnership with the Stanford Alumni Association 3:30 p.m. to […]
Brown Bag Information Session about State Department Summer Opportunities for 1Ls
Brown Bag Information Session about State Department Summer Opportunities for 1Ls
Professor Allen Weiner and Titi Liu of the Levin Center will be discussing the process of applying to the State Department as a 1L. Here is a quick recap of the State Dept info session if you weren't able to attend: The State Department Office of Legal Advisors hires only through the 2L OCI process. […]
Legal Tech Start-Up Showcase: Government, Citizenship & Privacy
Legal Tech Start-Up Showcase: Government, Citizenship & Privacy
Come and check out the latest in legal tech start-ups! The companies participating at this upcoming CodeX Legal Tech Start-Up Showcase focus on leveraging technology to increase efficiency in legislation, the legal profession and public participation. Lunch will be served. Speakers/companies: · Aaron Greenspan, Founder of Plainsite PlainSite, a platform that encourages innovation and participation […]
Project ReMADE Kick-Off Meeting
Project ReMADE Kick-Off Meeting
This is a meeting for all students participating in Project ReMADE for the 2012-13 year. Related Media
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Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Afam Onyema, JD ’07
Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Afam Onyema, JD ’07
Afam Onyema is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of the GEANCO Foundation (www.geanco.org). GEANCO's mission is to save and improve lives in Nigeria. Afam co-founded the family foundation with his father to help fulfill his father's dream of opening a world-class hospital in his homeland. Afam handles all operational aspects of the foundation. He […]
Marc Rotenberg on Opportunities at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Marc Rotenberg on Opportunities at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
EPIC has a formal summer internship program, with about 300 applications for 8 positions, and a one-year post-graduate program. EPIC routinely file amicus briefs in federal appellate courts, testifies in Congress, submits comments in agency rule makings, and pursues FOIA lawsuits. Over the last few years, EPIC has also brought suits concerning the airport body […]
Meet Ivan Fong, GC of the Department of Homeland Security
Meet Ivan Fong, GC of the Department of Homeland Security
Come and listen to his expansive experiences! (dinner will be served) Ivan Fong (SLS alumnus) is the General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, and has graciously offered to come speak to APILSA about his career and his path to awesomeness. He currently manages over 1700 lawyers in the Department's headquarters, and has had […]
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Alumni Weekend 2012
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Finding Practice Areas and Firms that Fit
Finding Practice Areas and Firms that Fit
You have spent September figuring out your values, personality, skill set, and more. Now you want to match “who you are” to the opportunities that are out there. This workshop will offer resources, tips, and tricks to help you take that next step. You will learn how to identify practice areas and firms that interest […]
Stanford Law & Visual Media Project Kick-Off Meeting
Stanford Law & Visual Media Project Kick-Off Meeting
Aspiring filmmakers, documentarians, mediaphiles, TV/movie lovers, & bluebook-phobics, If you're interested in joining the Law & Visual Media Project (formerly known as the SLS Documentary Project), please join us for an short screening and informational meeting. LVMP uses documentary film as a means of exploring legal issues and topics. No technical experiences is necessary. Members […]
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Rule-Maker as Rule-Breaker: The Illegal Enforcement of Insider Trading Prohibitions and Tax Norms in the PRC, and China’s Administrative Law Crisis
Rule-Maker as Rule-Breaker: The Illegal Enforcement of Insider Trading Prohibitions and Tax Norms in the PRC, and China’s Administrative Law Crisis
Lunch will be served Speaker: Nicholas Calcina Howson, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, Visiting Professor of Law Berkeley Law School (Fall 2012), and a former partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Description: Some of China's most expert and independent administrative agencies, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission […]
CLB Journal Club Lunch
CLB Journal Club Lunch
Journal Clubs are opportunities for informal discussion, in which students and faculty explore a topic of interest in law and the biosciences. Related Media
Stanford Prison Forum Orientation Meeting
Stanford Prison Forum Orientation Meeting
Come learn more about the 2013 course Stanford graduate students teach at San Quentin Prison. Related Media
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Lecture: Robert Sayler speaking on “Campaign Rhetoric”
Lecture: Robert Sayler speaking on “Campaign Rhetoric”
Robert Sayler will speak on "Campaign Rhetoric" on October 10, 2012, sponsored by the Moot Court Board. Related Media
Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: David Sapp, JD ’05
Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: David Sapp, JD ’05
We are thrilled that David Sapp, JD '05, will be participating in our annual Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence series. While at SLS, David served as a Public Interest Fellow, chaired the Public Interest Law Student Association, chaired the SPILF auction, and volunteered with Fresh Lifelines for Youth. Before law school, David worked for a government […]
StreetLaw Teacher Training
StreetLaw Teacher Training
During this meeting facilitated by StreetLaw's Training Chairs, you will learn about classroom management and teaching methods, and you will interact with the StreetLaw curriculum by observing and critiquing sample teaching. Related Media
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Levin Center International Public Interest Lawyering Symposium
Levin Center International Public Interest Lawyering Symposium
How are human rights standards impacting justice on the ground? This two-day symposium brought together leading public interest attorneys from different regions of the world to develop strategies that strengthen the impact of public interest lawyering on human rights and rule of law. Video Opening remarks and Panel II: Using CEDAW and gender equality as […]
ELS Presents Tim Preso, Earthjustice Northern Rockies Managing Attorney
ELS Presents Tim Preso, Earthjustice Northern Rockies Managing Attorney
Timothy Preso is a staff attorney in the Bozeman office of Earthjustice. He received a BA in journalism from Oregon State University in Corvallis, then worked for several years as an award-winning reporter for a newspaper in Bend, Oregon, covering environmental issues. Tim returned to school and graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University Law […]
Coffee with Judge Wald
Coffee with Judge Wald
A small coffee meeting with the former Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society and the Women of Stanford Law. Related Media
Levin Center Fall Public Service Awards Dinner
Levin Center Fall Public Service Awards Dinner
<!--Join the Stanford Law School community for our annual dinner honoring two outstanding public interest attorneys. Faculty, students, alumni, and staff are invited to join us as our guests. Those unaffiliated with the law school may also attend for a small fee. All guests must RSVP here.--> Please see our website for more details about […]
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From Public Defender to International Justice Foundation President:
From Public Defender to International Justice Foundation President:
Come to an informal discussion with Chris Stone, President of the Open Society Foundation, and learn about his interesting career trajectory including founding the Neighborhood Defender Service in Harlem, directing the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City, and teaching at the Kennedy School at Harvard University. This is a great opportunity for students […]
Coffee with International Public Interest Lawyers
Coffee with International Public Interest Lawyers
Coffee with Hossam Bahgat of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Sawsan Zaher of Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. Related Media
ACS Coffee with Nancy Northup
ACS Coffee with Nancy Northup
Small group meeting for ACS members with Nancy Northup, from the Center for Reproductive Justice. Related Media
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Mock Trial Case Development Session
Mock Trial Case Development Session
Case development with Mock Trial coach Todd Theodora Related Media
StreetLaw Substantive Training: Search & Seizure
StreetLaw Substantive Training: Search & Seizure
Substantive "search and seizure" training with Bob Weisberg. Related Media
Election Protection Training
Election Protection Training
This event is for volunteers with the Voting Rights Project who plan on participating in election protection activities on election day. Training will cover both the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline and poll monitoring opportunities. This is mandatory for participation in election protection activities. All are welcome to volunteer. Brown bag lunch. Related Media
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AB-32 on the Eve of Cap and Trade
AB-32 on the Eve of Cap and Trade
Join Environmental Law Society and panelists from Environmental Defense Fund, the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment, and the California's Attorney General's Office for a discussion of past and ongoing legal activities to defend and improve California's landmark climate change legislation. Panelist Info: Megan Ceronsky, Environmental Defense Fund As a member of EDF’s Domestic […]
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M&A: PITFALLS FOR DIRECTORS
M&A: PITFALLS FOR DIRECTORS
Sponsored by the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance and the National Association of Corporate Directors, Silicon Valley Chapter, Inc (SVNACD). 7:30-8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:00-9:30 a.m. Program M&A activity is on the rise, and recent decisions by the Delaware Chancery Court make the stakes for directors higher than ever. The businesspersons and lawyers on […]
China Guiding Cases Project
China Guiding Cases Project
Come learn about the China Guiding Cases Project and how to become an SLS Editor for the project. Lunch will be provided. Related Media
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SLLSA Annual Retreat
Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Rachel Zwillinger, JD ’09
Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Rachel Zwillinger, JD ’09
Rachel J. Zwillinger is the Altshuler Berzon LLP-NRDC Joint Fellow, working on environmental law cases brought jointly by Alshuler Berzon LLP and the Natural Resources Defense Council. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Stanford Law School, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal. She also received a M.S. from Stanford’s […]
SJLSP Welcome Meeting
SJLSP Welcome Meeting
Welcome meeting for the Stanford Journal of Law, Science & Policy. Related Media
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SLLSA Annual Retreat
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1L Spotlight Lunch – Mergers & Acquisitions
1L Spotlight Lunch – Mergers & Acquisitions
1L Spotlight Lunch - Mergers & Acquisitions Related Media
Presidential Debate Watch Party
Presidential Debate Watch Party
The Stanford Law Democrats invite you to a watch party for the third and final presidential debate. This debate will focus on foreign policy. All are welcome, food and drinks will be provided. Related Media About the Stanford Law Democrats Like us on Facebook
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Illicit Transnational Actors and Security: Myths, Misconceptions, and Historical Lessons
Illicit Transnational Actors and Security: Myths, Misconceptions, and Historical Lessons
Faculty lunch with Peter Andreas, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University. Related Media
U.N. Fact Check: Is it Protecting Security and Human Rights?
U.N. Fact Check: Is it Protecting Security and Human Rights?
Anne Bayefsky, the Director Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, and a visiting Hoover Institute Fellow, will discuss the U.N.'s mission with respect to human rights and question whether it is succeeding in that mission. Related Media
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Phone Bank for Prop 34
Phone Bank for Prop 34
Volunteers will be calling voters to tell them about the facts of Prop. 34. Related Media
SLS Christian Legal Fellowship Bible Study
SLS Christian Legal Fellowship Bible Study
Come join us as we study the bible and fellowship. Lunch will be provided and all are welcome to attend! Related Media
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1L Spotlight Lunch – Capital Markets/Corporate Securities
1L Spotlight Lunch – Capital Markets/Corporate Securities
1L Spotlight Lunch - Capital Markets/Corporate Securities Related Media
CIS Speaker Series – Intermediary Liabiliy on the Internet
CIS Speaker Series – Intermediary Liabiliy on the Internet
The extent to which internet intermediaries such as Facebook and Google should be liable for unlawful content on the internet is currently facing a great deal of scrutiny in Europe. Like in the US, internet intermediaries in Europe are expected to assist in the prevention of copyright infringement. However, they do not have the wide […]
CISAC Social Science Seminar
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Martha Crenshaw, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) and Senior Fellow, CISAC Related Media
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Legal Observers Pro Bono Training
Legal Observers Pro Bono Training
Carlos Villareal, the Executive Director of the National Lawyer's Guild SF Chapter, will be visiting campus to lead the training for the Legal Observers Pro Bono Project so we can start observing at Bay Area protests. Lunch will be served (for those who RSVP with jbf2011@stanford.edu) Related Media
Persuasive Speaking with Elizabeth Pederson ’07
Persuasive Speaking with Elizabeth Pederson ’07
Lawyers are in the business of persuasive communication. From jury trials to oral arguments to settlement conferences, skillful attorneys must master the art of successfully crafting (and delivering) winning arguments. Drawing on her experiences as a prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the latest research on how people perceive information and form decisions, […]
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Fall Halloween Party
Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Fall Symposium
Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Fall Symposium
SJCRCL's fall symposium will address the Roberts Court’s civil rights and civil liberties jurisprudence, with a specific focus on cases from the 2011 and 2012 terms, including Miller v. Alabama (life without parole for juvenile offenders), Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (employment discrimination claims against religious employers), and Fisher v. University of […]
SLS Alumni at Portland Timbers
SLS Alumni at Portland Timbers
The Portland Law Chapter invites SLS alumni, family, and friends to cheer on the Portland Timbers as they take on the San Jose Earthquakes. Tickets are $25 per person, and space is limited. Kindly register by Wednesday, October 24. Related Media
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Fall Halloween Party
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The Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Lessons Learned and Possible Implications for Enhanced Nuclear Safety and Security
The Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Lessons Learned and Possible Implications for Enhanced Nuclear Safety and Security
CISAC Science Seminar with Tatsujiro Suzuki, Vice Chairman, Japan Atomic Energy Commission. Related Media
Stanford LSRJ Membership Meeting
Stanford LSRJ Membership Meeting
Discuss the latest news in reproductive rights and learn how to get more involved in Stanford Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Related Media
Advanced Degree Students Association Opening Meeting
Advanced Degree Students Association Opening Meeting
Please come along to find out about the Advanced Degree Students Association and discuss the proposed program of events for this year. Lunch will be provided. Related Media
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Inside the Governor’s Office
Inside the Governor’s Office
Lawyers and Policymaking Come hear two high-level attorneys who advise Governor Jerry Brown on crime policy issues speak about what they do, how they got there, and whether you should consider a career in state government. Related Media
CLB Journal Club Lunch
CLB Journal Club Lunch
Journal Clubs are opportunities for informal discussion, in which students and faculty explore a topic of interest in law and the biosciences. Related Media
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Kate Kendell of National Center for Lesbian Rights
Kate Kendell of National Center for Lesbian Rights
Join Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), as she provides a snapshot of LGBT issues and why this time in our history is so important. Through direct litigation and advocacy, NCLR works to change discriminatory laws and to create new laws and policies benefiting the LGBT community. Growing up […]
Law School 101: Outlining
Law School 101: Outlining
A panel of second and third year law students will talk about their experiences preparing for exams through outlining to the first year students. Related Media
SJIL Bluebook Training
SJIL Bluebook Training
Come to SJIL's Bluebook Training! Instructors will teach you how to Bluebook citations found in international law articles. Food will be served. Related Media
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The Myths of Campaign Finance
The Myths of Campaign Finance
Public interest litigator Bill Maurer will discuss the myths often used to justify restrictions on campaign finance spending, and Prof. Pam Karlan will provide criticism and commentary. Lunch will be provided. Related Media
“Introduction to Investment Funds”
“Introduction to Investment Funds”
Mr. Andrew Wylie, a partner from Nabarro LLP (London, UK), will give a lunch presentation on the various types of investment funds - hedge funds, buyout funds, and real estate funds - and offer his perspective as a lawyer in dealing with them. Related Media
Levin Center Job Search Talk for First Year Students
Levin Center Job Search Talk for First Year Students
All students must attend this talk with Anna Wang of the Levin Center before scheduling counseling appointments with Levin Center staff regarding their Summer 2013 job search. This talk will be repeated on Nov. 2nd in case students can't make Nov. 1st. Related Media Levin Center
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Austin: Lunch and a Conversation with Professor Mark Lemley
Austin: Lunch and a Conversation with Professor Mark Lemley
Stanford alumni and guests are invited to an informal discussion with Mark Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law. Lunch will be served. This event is free, but registration is required; kindly register by Tuesday, October 30. Professor Lemley will also be speaking on "Functional Claiming" at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, November 2, at UT […]
Rule of Law in Afghanistan and Careers at the State Department
Rule of Law in Afghanistan and Careers at the State Department
Topic: The State Department’s collaboration with SLS’s Afghanistan Legal Education Project (ALEP) and the American University of Afghanistan to establish a fully accredited law program and provide quality textbooks in Afghanistan. After describing the challenges and benefits of the project and its relation to state-building, Mr. Kraft and Ms. Hall will discuss careers in the […]
Levin Center Job Search Talk for First Year Students
Levin Center Job Search Talk for First Year Students
All students must attend this talk with Anna Wang of the Levin Center before scheduling counseling appointments with Levin Center staff regarding their Summer 2013 job search. This talk is a repeat of the Nov. 1st talk. Students need only attend the talk once. Related Media
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