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BLSA Black History Month Kickoff Jazz Brunch
BLSA Black History Month Kickoff Jazz Brunch
Join BLSA for a delicious brunch and good music to kickoff and celebrate Black History Month! Related Media
Class of 2017 Super Bowl Party
Class of 2017 Super Bowl Party
Watch the Super Bowl while getting to know classmates and eating food. Related Media
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Planning for Justice: Race, Planning and Power from Liberalism to Neoliberalism
Planning for Justice: Race, Planning and Power from Liberalism to Neoliberalism
Legal History Workshop with Thomas Sugrue, Professor of History and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
McKinsey & Company Recruiting
McKinsey & Company Recruiting
Informational Session Save the Date! Brown Bag Lunch - 1:00pm Did you know that McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, has been hiring advanced professional degree (APD) candidates just like you for over 20 years? Over half of our 8000 consultants in our 100+ offices worldwide hold PhD, MD, JD and non-MBA Masters […]
San Diego: The Practice and Art of Judging: A Conversation with The Honorable John B. Owens, JD ’96, The Honorable Patricia Guerrero, JD ’97, and The Honorable Selena Dong Epley, JD ’95
San Diego: The Practice and Art of Judging: A Conversation with The Honorable John B. Owens, JD ’96, The Honorable Patricia Guerrero, JD ’97, and The Honorable Selena Dong Epley, JD ’95
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek 750 B Street, Suite 2100 San Diego, CA 92101 Stanford Law School's San Diego Alumni Chapter is pleased to invite you to The Practice and Art of Judging, featuring three SLS alumni who were sworn in as judges within the last two years. Our distinguished guests are The Honorable John B. […]
SLPR Galley Night 2
SLPR Galley Night 2
Gathering of Stanford Law & Policy Review editors to go over the articles for our first issue of Vol. 26 in order to catch fine-grained details. Related Media
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Where’s the Beef? The Future of Bioengineered Meat
Where’s the Beef? The Future of Bioengineered Meat
Law and the Biosciences Workshop with Professor Margaret (Mimi) Foster Riley, University of Virginia School of Law. Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
Chicago: Lunch and a Conversation
Chicago: Lunch and a Conversation
Jenner & Block 353 N Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654 The Stanford Law School Chicago Alumni Chapter invites you to kick-off 2015 and connect with fellow SLS alumni over lunch. Registration is free. Kindly register by January 28. </p Related Media
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LLM Job Fair Debrief
LLM Job Fair Debrief
For those Advanced Degree students who attended the NYC for the LLM Job Fair. Related Media
Marion Rice Kirkwood Competition, Final Rounds
Marion Rice Kirkwood Competition, Final Rounds
The two student teams that advance to the Final Rounds of the Kirkwood Competition will argue before a distinguished panel of judges. Justice Elena Kagan of the United States Supreme Court will preside, and sitting as Associates Justices will be Judge Sri Srinivasan of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]
Negotiating the M&A Deal
Negotiating the M&A Deal
A Mock Negotiation of a Corporate Acquisition A panel of seasoned mergers & acquisitions lawyers will stage an interactive "mock negotiation." The panelists will attempt to illustrate the "give-and-take" in a contentious negotiation involving a middle-market acquisition of a privately held company. Related Media
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CodeX at LegalTechNYC Conference
CodeX at LegalTechNYC Conference
American Lawyer Media (ALM), the organizers of the LegalTech trade show, invited CodeX to develop two panels for the LegalTechNYC conference (Feb. 3-5, 2015). In addition, ALM generously offered prime exhibitor space to a group of 10 innovative early stage legal tech companies from the circle of CodeX friends. These companies will have the opportunity to exhibit their products during […]
Stare Decisis and Constitutional Text
Stare Decisis and Constitutional Text
Jonathan Mitchell will be speaking about Stare Decisis and Constitutional Text. Commentary will be provided by Michael Toth of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center. Related Media
Racial Justice as a Human Right
Racial Justice as a Human Right
Mobilizing Human Rights Strategies for Racial Justice #SLSforJustice The recent deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have highlighted for many the persistence of racial injustice in the US. Some advocates believe that a human rights framework opens the door to a set of potentially game-changing strategies that can effectively address racial injustice. This panel […]
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Stanford Law Review Symposium and Festschrift in honor of Richard Craswell
Stanford Law Review Symposium and Festschrift in honor of Richard Craswell
The Volume 67 Stanford Law Review symposium is a discussion of the way that judges, lawmakers, and litigants can use information to shape the legal system. Organized as a festschrift to Professor Richard Craswell, the symposium features discussion of five articles to be published in the June issue of the Law Review as well as […]
Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Alisha Schoen ’09
Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Alisha Schoen ’09
Alisha B. Schoen graduated from SLS in Spring '09. She began her career at the boutique litigation firm of Coddington, Hicks and Danforth, where she handled a variety of defense matters, ranging from aviation defense to personal injury to defamation claims. In the fall of 2011, Alisha began an internship with the International Criminal Court […]
WilmerHale Winter Workshop
WilmerHale Winter Workshop
Please join us for the WilmerHale Winter Workshop Friday, February 6 | 1:30–3:30 p.m. WilmerHale 950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA Attendees will have the opportunity to have their resumes reviewed, participate in a mock interview and meet with WilmerHale attorneys from a variety of practices. Kindly RSVP to Heather Scholz by Friday, January […]
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SLVO Mess Night
SLVO Mess Night
The Mess Night is SLVO's annual dining in. It is a formal meal for the Law School's veterans, and continues a tradition dating from the Roman Legions, the Vikings, British regiments, 18th-century American units, and contemporary American military custom. Related Media
Second Annual Native American Law Conference: Illuminating Native Concerns within Prevailing Legal Fields
Second Annual Native American Law Conference: Illuminating Native Concerns within Prevailing Legal Fields
The conference aims to highlight interconnections between Native issues and legal fields not typically considered to be Native-related in order to inspire Native advocates and those who do not traditionally consider themselves to be part of that category alike. The agenda will illuminate various overlaps between Indian Law, Native advocacy, and other legal fields in […]
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SLVO Mess Night
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Google and Amazon Drones: Regulation vs. Innovation
Google and Amazon Drones: Regulation vs. Innovation
Professor Greg McNeal will be speaking about the interplay between regulation of private drones and the steps that private companies are taking to use drones in commerce. Commentary will be provided by our own Prof. Hank Greely. Related Media
A Conversation with Berkshire Hathaway’s Jonathan Weisgall
A Conversation with Berkshire Hathaway’s Jonathan Weisgall
SLS Energy Club is hosting a small group discussion with SLS alum Jonathan Weisgall. Mr. Weisgall is currently vice president for legislative and regulatory affairs for Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a global provider of energy services that provides electric and natural gas service to more than 8.4 million customers worldwide. Lunch will be available. Related Media
Spark Middle School Mentoring Program
Spark Middle School Mentoring Program
Come learn about Spark, a bay area mentoring program for middle school students. Spark matches you with a low-income, high potential middle school student interested in your field. Work once a week with this student to create a final project of his or her interest, and build a relationship with this student along the way. […]
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Latham & Watkins: Global Opportunities
Latham & Watkins: Global Opportunities
Please join a representative from Latham's international offices to learn about practicing corporate law abroad and career opportunities in our London, Hong Kong and Singapore offices. Related Media Latham & Watkins
Immigration and Executive Action
Immigration and Executive Action
Ilya Shapiro will speak about the President's recent unilateral action known as Deferred Action for Parental Accountability. Related Media
Racial Profiling – Community Impacts of an Imperfect Law Enforcement Strategy
Racial Profiling – Community Impacts of an Imperfect Law Enforcement Strategy
An On the Ground View from Advocates #SLSforJustice Racial profiling is the use of an individual's race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement (e.g. stop and search or arrest). Some argue that this strategy is a useful tool in the arsenal available to police […]
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Mosque and State
Mosque and State
A Conversation with the President of a Lebanese Islamic Personal Status Court, Sheikh Mohammad Abu Zeid Sheikh Mohammad Abu Zeid presides over the Sunni personal status court in Saida, Lebanon. He joins us after the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House (his second invitation). In this lunch talk, the Sheikh will talk about the […]
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The Evolution of Shareholder Voting Rights: Separation of Ownership and Consumption
The Evolution of Shareholder Voting Rights: Separation of Ownership and Consumption
Faculty Workshop with Visiting Professor Mariana Pargendler Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
ALEP 2L Planning Meeting
ALEP 2L Planning Meeting
ALEP 2Ls will meet to discuss to-dos from our conference in Bangkok, including the future direction and structure of the project. Related Media
CRCL Member Editor Training Review
CRCL Member Editor Training Review
Member editors of the Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties will get a follow-up training to prepare for Issue 2. Related Media
National Security Agency General Counsel, Raj De
National Security Agency General Counsel, Raj De
Join us for an informal conversation with Raj De, the National Security Agency General Counsel. He serves as the chief legal officer for NSA and as the principal legal advisor to the NSA Director. He can speak to law students about his role as general counsel at the NSA and the value of pursuing careers […]
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Mass Atrocities Prevention and Response (MAPRO) Tabletop Simulation
Mass Atrocities Prevention and Response (MAPRO) Tabletop Simulation
Selected law and policy students will negotiate issues related to mass atrocity prevention in Syria On Friday, Feb. 13, the Handa Center and Stanford Law School Law and Policy Lab are jointly hosting a policy tabletop exercise on mass atrocity prevention and response operations (MAPRO). Using the conflict in Syria as a framework, the exercise […]
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The Spirit of the Law: Religious Voices and the Constitution in Modern America
The Spirit of the Law: Religious Voices and the Constitution in Modern America
Legal History Workshop with Professor Sarah Barringer Gordon, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
Constitutional Conversation with Ben Ginsberg: “Campaign Finance from the Trenches”
Constitutional Conversation with Ben Ginsberg: “Campaign Finance from the Trenches”
Please join Ben Ginsberg, one of the nation's leading election-law practitioners, for a discussion of recent developments in campaign-finance law. Ben Ginsberg Lecturer, Stanford Law School Partner, Jones Day Ben Ginsberg represents numerous political parties, political campaigns, candidates, members of Congress and state legislatures, governors, corporations, trade associations, vendors, donors, and individuals participating in the […]
CRCL Elections
CRCL Elections
The Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) will be having its elections for next year's board positions. Related Media
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Public Interest Summer Funding Information Session
Public Interest Summer Funding Information Session
This information session will outline all aspects and requirements of SLS's Summer Public Interest Funding for 2015. Be sure to read the FAQs and come with any questions you may have. Related Media RSVP
Are All Abortions Equal? Should There Be Exceptions to the Criminalization of Abortion for Rape and Incest?
Are All Abortions Equal? Should There Be Exceptions to the Criminalization of Abortion for Rape and Incest?
Law and Biosciences Workshop with Glenn Cohen, Prof. of Law, Harvard. Related Media
WSL Study Break – Spring Course Selection Advice
WSL Study Break – Spring Course Selection Advice
Join WSL for a casual study break to talk about spring course selection. 2Ls and 3Ls will be on hand to talk about their experiences in the doctrinal and elective classes offered this spring, and to provide advice for anyone still finalizing their schedule. Light refreshments will be served. Related Media
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Regulating Against Bubbles: How Mortgage Regulation Can Keep Main Street and Wall Street Safe – From Themselves
Regulating Against Bubbles: How Mortgage Regulation Can Keep Main Street and Wall Street Safe – From Themselves
Faculty Workshop with Visiting Associate Professor Ryan Bubb. Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
LSRJ Sex-tion Trivia Fundraiser
LSRJ Sex-tion Trivia Fundraiser
Law Students for Reproductive Justice Annual Event, Now a Fundraiser! Law Students for Reproductive Justice is taking over trivia this week for our annual "Sex Trivia" event. This year, we are making two fun changes. First, each 1L section will have a team, with additional "sections" from the Med School, School of Education, and GSB! […]
Hopkins Carley Mixer Information Lunch
Hopkins Carley Mixer Information Lunch
Hopkins & Carley, a full service law firm in San Jose, is hosting a mixer welcoming Bay Area judges, industry leaders, and a limited number of students from Stanford Law School. Attorneys from the firm are coming to SLS to further explain the mixer. Related Media
Lunch Talk with Keith Rabois on a Career in Law, Startups and Venture Capital
Lunch Talk with Keith Rabois on a Career in Law, Startups and Venture Capital
On Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 from 12:45pm to 2pm, the SLS Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club), Stanford Law and Business Association (SLBA), and Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA) will be hosting a lunch talk with Keith Rabois (Stanford BA '91, HLS '94) to discuss his experiences across law, multiple startups, and his current role as a […]
Girls and Sports: How Title IX and California’s AB2404 Level the Playing Field
Girls and Sports: How Title IX and California’s AB2404 Level the Playing Field
Kim Turner, Staff Attorney for the Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center's Fair Play for Girls in Sports Project, will speak about her work promoting the health, well-being, education, and future employment opportunities of girls in grades K-12, particularly in low-income areas, by ensuring sports programs provided by public schools and park and recreation […]
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Near Death (Corporate) Experiences
Near Death (Corporate) Experiences
7:30 - 8:00am: Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 9:00am: Program In October 2011, investors and analysts began questioning certain crop payments made by Diamond Foods to its growers. The Audit Committee of Diamond Foods’ board of directors commenced an internal investigation of the company’s accounting practices. The timing could not have been worse: Diamond was weeks […]
Center for Law and the Biosciences Lunch – Hank Greely on Gene Patents: The Social and Political Backgrounds to AMP v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Center for Law and the Biosciences Lunch – Hank Greely on Gene Patents: The Social and Political Backgrounds to AMP v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Join us to hear Professor Hank Greely discuss an article that he and Jake Sherkow, a professor at New York Law School, are finishing on the history of gene patents. Professor Sherkow had primary responsibility for the patent law part; Professor Greely drafted the discussion of the social and political background. In Thursday's CLB Journal […]
CodeX Speaker Series: Jerry Kaplan on the Law of Artificial Intelligence
CodeX Speaker Series: Jerry Kaplan on the Law of Artificial Intelligence
"OFFICER, ARREST THAT ROBOT!" Humans have rights, animals have rights, corporations have rights ... but what about artificially intelligent systems? Sound ridiculous? Jerry Kaplan, Visiting Lecturer in Computer Science and Codex Fellow, will argue that it makes perfect sense to accord sufficiently capable AI systems rights and responsibilities, in order to control their use and […]
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North American South Asian Law Students Association (NASALSA) Annual Conference
North American South Asian Law Students Association (NASALSA) Annual Conference
South Asian law students from across North America will be gathering for a 2-day conference at SLS featuring prominent South Asian judges, lawyers, and professors. Related Media
The Campaign of the Future: A Roundtable Discussion on the Emerging Technology of Campaign Communication, Mobilization and Fundraising
The Campaign of the Future: A Roundtable Discussion on the Emerging Technology of Campaign Communication, Mobilization and Fundraising
Bechtel Conference Center 616 Serra Street Stanford, CA 94305 Audio Recordings Listen to mp3 recordings of this event: Session I – The Future of Campaign Communication Session II – The Future of Voter Mobilization and Engagement Session III – The Future of Campaign Fundraising Concluding Discussion: Public Policy and the Campaign of the Future Related […]
The Rikers Island Lawsuit, A Discussion with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara
The Rikers Island Lawsuit, A Discussion with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara
This event is limited to SLS students, faculty and staff. Due to capacity space is limited and registration is required. Related Media
Renewable Financing in India – Implications for Policy
Renewable Financing in India – Implications for Policy
Steyer-Taylor Center Faculty Fellow Gireesh Shrimali will speak at a PERR (Policy and Economics Research Roundtable) seminar on February 20, 2015 from 12:15-1:05 p.m. in Y2E2 105. Abstract: The Government of India has set ambitious targets for renewable energy – a doubling of existing capacity to 55,000 MW by 2017. However, unsubsidized renewable energy is […]
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North American South Asian Law Students Association (NASALSA) Annual Conference
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Non-Violence and Conflict Resolution: Reflections on Israel-Palestine, South Africa, and Northern Ireland: A panel discussion with Moshe Maoz, Allen Weiner, and Byron Bland
Non-Violence and Conflict Resolution: Reflections on Israel-Palestine, South Africa, and Northern Ireland: A panel discussion with Moshe Maoz, Allen Weiner, and Byron Bland
A panel discussion with Moshe Maoz, Allen Weiner, and Byron Bland Dr Moshe Ma’oz is Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, at the Hebrew University, in Jerusalem, Israel. He has published widely on Islamic and Middle Eastern history and politics, and notably on Syria and Palestine, Arab-Israeli relations and ethnic minorities. Professor Ma'oz has served as […]
Constitutional Conversation with Prof. Kurt Lash, “The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship”
Constitutional Conversation with Prof. Kurt Lash, “The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship”
Please join Professor Kurt Lash for a discussion of his recent book, The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship (Cambridge University Press, 2014), exploring the origins and meaning of the Privileges or Immunities Clause. Kurt Lash Director, Program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law, University of Illinois College of Law One […]
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Faculty Workshop Series Event
Faculty Workshop Series Event
This is an invitation-only event on renewable energy. Admission Please contact Dan Reicher, executive director of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, if you are a faculty member or student who is interested in attending. Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
New Approaches to Understanding Radicalization
New Approaches to Understanding Radicalization
A panel discussion with Clark McCauley and Alexandra Blackman Panelists: Clark McCauley and Alexandra Blackman Moderator: Martha Crenshaw *Location changed to: Room 280B, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School The panel will explore new approaches to understanding radicalization from social and psychological perspectives. McCauley will describe a two-pyramids model that distinguishes radicalization of opinion from radicalization […]
Practicing Law in New York Panel
Practicing Law in New York Panel
Hosted by Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk and Wachtell Speakers: Luke Barefoot – Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Brian Resnick – Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell Rachelle Silverberg – Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz RSVP Here Related Media
Post-Graduate Public Interest Fellowships – An Overview
Post-Graduate Public Interest Fellowships – An Overview
Join Diane Chin and Titi Liu to learn more about postgraduate fellowships and the application process for obtaining one. Related Media RSVP
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The Necessarily Uneasy Relationship Betweeen Legal Education and Legal Practice
The Necessarily Uneasy Relationship Betweeen Legal Education and Legal Practice
Faculty Workshop with Professor Bob Gordon. Admission Restrictions This is a Stanford Law School private /or invitation only event.
Investing In A New Climate | Family Offices
Investing In A New Climate | Family Offices
How Family Offices Can Capitalize On Climate Investment Opportunities And Risks To succeed in a changing climate, investors need to understand their exposure to climate risk and the investment opportunities that will arise during the transition to a more sustainable global economy. The Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance – a joint initiative of […]
From Goverment Service to Private Practice
From Goverment Service to Private Practice
Presented by Munger Tolles Click here for PDF flyer Related Media
Reflections on Virtual Reality with Eugene Chung
Reflections on Virtual Reality with Eugene Chung
Consumer virtual reality is still in its infancy, but it has the potential to be a transformative new platform, such as the mobile phone or personal computer that came before. These developments have intriguing implications for media, gaming, social, law, entrepreneurship and society more broadly. What lessons can we learn today, and what will be […]
PRO: Katha Pollitt on the Abortion Rights Movement
PRO: Katha Pollitt on the Abortion Rights Movement
Forty years after the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, “abortion” is still a word that is said with outright hostility by many, despite the fact that one in three American women will have terminated at least one pregnancy by the time they reach menopause. With each passing day, the reproductive rights upheld by the Supreme […]
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Transitional Justice, Gender and the New Human Rights Agenda
Transitional Justice, Gender and the New Human Rights Agenda
A talk by Felipe Michelini, Universidad de la República School of Law (Montevideo, Uruguay) Felipe Michelini is Professor of Human Rights at the Universidad de la República Law School, Montevideo, Uruguay. He previously led Human Rights Law training at the National Police Academy in Uruguay. He has been a consultant at the U.N. and the […]
The Business of Law Firm Economics
The Business of Law Firm Economics
Presented by Kirkland & Ellis Looking to increase your understanding of how a law firm operates from a business perspective? Learn the inner workings of the business of a law firm in this lunchtime program with K&L Gates’ Firmwide Hiring Partner Craig Budner. Lunch will be provided. Thursday, Feb 26, Room 280B. Related Media K&L […]
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Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Kavita Narayan ’08
Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Kavita Narayan ’08
Kavita Narayan is a Deputy County Counsel with the Office of the County Counsel, County of Santa Clara. As a member of the Impact Litigation and Social Justice Section, she conducts affirmative litigation on behalf of the County and the People of the State of California and assists in the development of local policy initiatives […]
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