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Public Interest Welcome Reception
Public Interest Welcome Reception
Strengthen Community The Levin Center annually hosts this event to welcome 1Ls, transfer students, and new advanced degree students to our public interest community. Faculty, students, and staff will convene in Crocker Garden for a casual evening reception. RSVP
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Spotlight Lunch – Appellate Litigation (1)
Spotlight Lunch – Appellate Litigation (1)
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Appellate Litigation (1) - Rob Dunn, Gibson
2L Public Interest Job Search Workshop
2L Public Interest Job Search Workshop
Learn the Nuts and Bolts Levin Center staff will share insights and thoughts about how to approach the second summer job search, the strategic decisions that should be made, as well as how to consider the 2L summer in relation to clerkships, post-graduate fellowships and local/state/federal government honors and new attorney programs. We will also […]
Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability
Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability
Register Now The Bright Award recognizes an individual who has made unheralded contributions to environmental sustainability. Each year, Stanford Law School will give the Bright Award to an individual working in a specific region of the world. The award winner receives $100,000 and delivers a public lecture at Stanford University. Polly Courtice, founding director of the University […]
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Rights and Retrenchment: The Counterrevolution Against Federal Litigation
with Professors Stephen Burbank (University of Pennsylvania Law School) and Sean Farhang (Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley)
D.C.: Gender Communication, Persuasion, and Power with Michelle Greer Galloway
D.C.: Gender Communication, Persuasion, and Power with Michelle Greer Galloway
How do women attorneys persuade and influence? What are some of the implicit biases that impact women advocates? How does gender diversity impact team performance and outcomes? Join fellow Stanford Law School alumnae for a discussion on gender communication differences and research on advancement strategies for women. The discussion will be led by Michelle Greer […]
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Market Information and the Elite Law Firm
with Professor Elisabeth de Fontenay, Duke University School of Law
The Next Frontier for LGBTQ Rights After Marriage
The Next Frontier for LGBTQ Rights After Marriage
A panel discussion featuring Jane Schacter and other LGBTQ advocates from the Bay Area.
Greg Lukianoff on the Marketplace of Ideas on Campus
Greg Lukianoff on the Marketplace of Ideas on Campus
Please join Stanford's Federalist Society and American Constitution Society as we welcome Greg Lukianoff, who will be discussing the exchange of ideas on campus. The talk is on Thursday, October 1 at 12:45. Lunch will be served. Greg is the President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He has authored two books--Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and […]
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Pro Bono Ethics Training
Pro Bono Ethics Training
Learn the Nuts and Bolts Professor Juliet Brodie, who directs the Stanford Community Law Clinic, will conduct a mandatory training on Ethics for all first-year students who wish to participate in our Pro Bono Program. This overview will discuss the ethical rules that apply to students when working on pro bono projects. RSVP
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Public Interest Retreat
Public Interest Retreat
Strengthen Community Engage the Issues The Levin Center is convening Public Interest Fellows and 2L Public Interest Mentors for an all-day retreat.
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Civil Rights, Class Actions, and Complex Litigation: David Sanford, JD ’95
Civil Rights, Class Actions, and Complex Litigation: David Sanford, JD ’95
Explore Public Interest Join David Sanford, JD ’95, founding partner of Sanford Heisler Kimpel for a lunch discussion on civil rights, class actions, complex litigation, and careers in public interest. Lunch provided courtesy of Sanford Heisler Kimpel. RSVP David Sanford bio
CA Attorney General’s Honors Program
CA Attorney General’s Honors Program
Explore Public Interest The Attorney General’s Honors Program is a two-year program for recent law school graduates who are committed to public service. Speakers will include: Jill Habig, Special Assistant Attorney General Adelina Acuna ‘12, Honors Program participant Brian Wang, Honors Program participant Jonathon Bertran-Harris, Attorney General’s Office This is a brown-bag lunch event. RSVP
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Criminal Defense Debrief with Ron Tyler and Suzanne Luban
Criminal Defense Debrief with Ron Tyler and Suzanne Luban
Engage the Issues Students who worked in Criminal Defense this summer are invited to a 'debrief' session with Professor Ron Tyler and Suzanne Luban. RSVP
Spotlight Lunch – Emerging Companies
Spotlight Lunch – Emerging Companies
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Emerging Companies - Mike Irvine and Gina Marek, Gunderson
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Chinese Association of Science and Technology workshop
Chinese Association of Science and Technology workshop
A workshop for students featuring Vivek Wadhwa, Fellow at the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance.
Project ReMADE Information Session
Project ReMADE Information Session
This meeting is for all law students working on Project ReMADE, the SLS pro bono project that provides entrepreneurship classes to formerly incarcerated individuals. Come learn more about the project for the 2015-16 academic year and sign up for a specific role. Related Media Project ReMADE
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Art Law & Ethics: A Discussion with Steve Thomas
Art Law & Ethics: A Discussion with Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas will discuss art law and ethics based on his extensive background in the art law field. Mr. Thomas is a partner at Irell & Manella in Los Angeles, where he is the head of the art law practice group.
Spotlight Lunch – International Trade
Spotlight Lunch – International Trade
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch International Trade - Dan Fisher-Owens, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe LLP
Antitrust and Intellectual Property Conference
Antitrust and Intellectual Property Conference
Register Now The biennial Antitrust and Intellectual Property Conference, co-sponsored with the Section of IP Law, is a flagship Section program. This one-day program in the Silicon Valley will focus multiple panels of industry, government and academic luminaries on issues of most importance to those who advise companies about their intellectual property. Plan to attend […]
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Nuclear Power: Does Climate Math Work Without It?
Nuclear Power: Does Climate Math Work Without It?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy at The Hoover Institution, and Precourt Institute for Energy co-sponsored a symposium to launch an ongoing dialogue on the role of nuclear power in meeting climate, security, and economic objectives in the United States and […]
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Spotlight Lunch – Environmental
Spotlight Lunch – Environmental
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Environmental - Camarin Madigan, Morgan Lewis
Coffee Chat with Judge Myron Thompson
Coffee Chat with Judge Myron Thompson
Judge Myron Thompson, our 2015 recipient of the National Public Service Award, will meet with a small group of law students for an informal coffee chat. This event is limited to pre-registered guests only.
Stanford Program in Law and Society Kick-off Meeting
Stanford Program in Law and Society Kick-off Meeting
Are you interested in interdisciplinary legal scholarship? Would you like to hear more about the relationship between the law and its social and political context? How might the “law on the books” differ from “law in action”? The Stanford Program in Law and Society is a student-run program aimed at promoting and advancing socio-legal interdisciplinary scholarship. This […]
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Reimagining Human Research Protections for 21st Century Science
with Professor Cinnamon Bloss, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
In Conversation with Judge Myron Thompson
In Conversation with Judge Myron Thompson
Join us for a conversation with Judge Myron Thompson (Middle District of Alabama), our 2015 National Public Service Award recipient, and our own Professor Pam Karlan, who has recently returned after serving Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. Co-Sponsored by the American Constitution Society (ACS) and the Levin […]
Coffee Chat with Judge Myron Thompson
Coffee Chat with Judge Myron Thompson
Judge Myron Thompson, our 2015 recipient of the National Public Service Award, will meet with a small group of law students for an informal coffee chat. This event is limited to pre-registered guests only.
1L Resume Workshop
1L Resume Workshop
Legal resumes have a distinct format. We’ll help you tailor your resume to emphasize your skills and experience for the legal market. Bring your laptop with your draft resume to these hands-on sessions! Each session will be limited so that we are able to give all who attend immediate feedback on their materials and help you […]
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Spotlight Lunch – IP Litigation (1)
Spotlight Lunch – IP Litigation (1)
1L Private Sector Lunch Litigation (1) - Mike Hendershot , Paul Hastings
Public Interest Practice Overview: Civil Government
Public Interest Practice Overview: Civil Government
Explore Public Interest This is the third panel of a series providing 1L students with an overview of domestic public interest practice. Attorneys from local, state, and federal government agencies will discuss their careers and answers questions at this session. Panelists: Lisa Ehrlich JD '09, CA Attorney General's Office, Civil Rights Enforcement Section; Ling Lew […]
“The Newburgh Sting” Film Screening
“The Newburgh Sting” Film Screening
Together with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Office (CAIR-SFBA), The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Markaz: Resource Center at Stanford, ACS is hosting a documentary screening of the Emmy Nominated and Peabody Awarded documentary, The Newburgh Sting, on Wednesday, October 14th, at 6:45 p.m. The film details the May […]
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An Effective Board: Pipe Dream or Reality?
An Effective Board: Pipe Dream or Reality?
Register Now 7:30 - 8:00am: Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:00 - 9:30am: Program Room 190, Stanford Law School The role of the board has become more complex and demanding. With the rise of activist investors, the increasing risks related to cyber-security, privacy and social media and the challenges of operating businesses in a fast-changing and […]
Clean Power Plan: A Panel Discussion
Clean Power Plan: A Panel Discussion
In August 2015, the EPA announced the final Clean Power Plan, the US's most ambitious effort to battle climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. Join the Environmental Law Society and the Stanford Law School Energy Club for a panel discussion with Dan Lashof and Kevin Poloncarz about the Clean Power Plan, including its immediate and […]
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Spotlight Lunch – International Corporate Transactions
Spotlight Lunch – International Corporate Transactions
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch International Corporate Transactions - Kirtee Kapoor, Davis Polk
1L Resume Workshop
1L Resume Workshop
Legal resumes have a distinct format. We’ll help you tailor your resume to emphasize your skills and experience for the legal market. Bring your laptop with your draft resume to these hands-on sessions! Attendance at each session will be limited so that we are able to give all who attend immediate feedback on their materials and […]
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Shaking the Foundations
Shaking the Foundations
Annual Conference Shaking the Foundations is dedicated to building a strong, vibrant, and progressive legal community. At our annual conference, we bring together lawyers, scholars, politicians, activists, and students to discuss present and future issues within the progressive movement, explore the role of young lawyers in the progressive legal community, and encourage attendees to work […]
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CLASSES WITHOUT QUIZZES – Special SPILS Law and Society Seminar
CLASSES WITHOUT QUIZZES – Special SPILS Law and Society Seminar
Come join us for a special reunion event—a law and society seminar led by Professors Lawrence Friedman and Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo. The seminar will provide an ideal setting to discuss the evolution of the Law and Society movement— and SPILS alums as law and society scholars — over the years. The event is part of the 20th […]
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Design Thinking and Mass Incarceration
Design Thinking and Mass Incarceration
Professor W. David Ball will discuss how design thinking can shape our discussions about reducing prison populations, focusing on what research would be necessary to figure out what is broken in our current system of mass incarceration and what various constituencies (citizens, prosecutors, judges, corrections officials, legislators, and those caught up in the justice system) might need or […]
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All In with Josh Levs
All In with Josh Levs
Please join WSL, OWLs, and the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession for a discussion with journalist and advocate Josh Levs about his new book All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses – And How We Can Fix It Together. In his talk, Josh will describe his own legal battle to care […]
Meet CodeX: Find out how to join the legal innovation boom
Meet CodeX: Find out how to join the legal innovation boom
Register Now CodeX – The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics is hosting its annual Law School kick-off meeting and invites you to enjoy lunch while hearing from the center’s leadership, fellows and alumni. The event will give you an opportunity to learn how legal tech transforms legal practice, aids in access to justice, and influences […]
Spotlight Lunch – Labor and Employment
Spotlight Lunch – Labor and Employment
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Labor and Employment - Jeff Wohl and Jullie Lal, Paul Hastings
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Ninth Circuit Oral Arguments
Wednesday, October 21 the Ninth Circuit is coming to Stanford to hear oral arguments. 9:30-3:00 1L students are required to attend the argument from 12:45-2:10. Room 80 (Moot Court Room) Contact Person: Randee Fenner rfenner@stanford.edu
Barriers to Innovation in Urban Wastewater Utilities: Attitudes of Managers in California
with Professor Buzz Thompson
Autonomous Vehicles, Predictability, and Law
Autonomous Vehicles, Predictability, and Law
Register Now Fully autonomous or “self-driving” automobiles are vehicles “which can drive themselves without human supervision or input.” They are likely to become an increasing presence in our physical environment in the 5 - 15 year time frame. Today people share a physical environment with moving machines that are controlled by other people but have […]
Rescheduled/Spotlight Lunch – Venture Capital/Fund Formation
Rescheduled/Spotlight Lunch – Venture Capital/Fund Formation
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Venture Capital/Fund Formation - Clendenin and Shauna France, Cooley
Soldiers Speak: Humanitarian Law on the Ground
Soldiers Speak: Humanitarian Law on the Ground
Want to understand the legal issues facing soldiers in the fight against international terrorism? Hear active members of the Israel Defense Forces Advocate General's Corps (equivalent of the US JAG) as they present highly legalistic case-studies of the challenge and process of implementing the laws of armed conflict against non-state-actors. Presentations will be followed by Q&A.
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Alumni Weekend 2015
Stanford Law School welcomes alumni to campus every five years to celebrate their class reunion over Alumni Weekend. Throughout the weekend, SLS engages them in the latest school initiatives and scholarship through interactive panel discussions and talks. We also offer several social gatherings that allow alumni to renew old friendships, celebrate classmates' successes, and reminisce […]
CodeX Speaker Series: Justice Thomas Lee
CodeX Speaker Series: Justice Thomas Lee
Room 290, Stanford Law School Register Now Law and Corpus Linguistics: Statutory Interpretation in the Age of Big Data Thomas R. Lee, Associate Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court Judges are routinely asked to identify the “ordinary meaning” of legal text. In many cases such meaning is unclear, and not reliably resolved by human intuition or the dictionary. […]
Spotlight Lunch – Tech Transactions
Spotlight Lunch – Tech Transactions
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Tech Transactions - John McGaraghan, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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Solar Energy’s Central Role in India’s Climate Strategy (Presentation and Roundtable Discussion)
Solar Energy’s Central Role in India’s Climate Strategy (Presentation and Roundtable Discussion)
Location: GSB (Knight Management Center) C101 The Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance is hosting a roundtable discussion on India’s solar strategy at Stanford University on Friday, October 23 from 10am to noon. The discussion will be followed by an informal lunch from noon to 1pm. Under the Modi Administration, India has set a […]
Alumni Mentor in Residence: Jordana Mosten JD ’10
Alumni Mentor in Residence: Jordana Mosten JD ’10
Explore Public Interest Jordana Mosten advocates for low income clients as a Deputy Public Defender at the Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender. Previously, she represented Central American children fleeing gang violence as a Staff Attorney in the Immigrants’ Rights Project at Public Counsel, a legal services non-profit organization in Koreatown. Ms. Mosten joined Public Counsel as […]
Alumni Mentor in Residence: Jesse Hahnel JD ’08
Alumni Mentor in Residence: Jesse Hahnel JD ’08
Explore Public Interest Jesse Hahnel is the Executive Director of the National Center for Youth Law and the former Director of NCYL’s Foster Youth Education Initiative (FosterEd). A graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, Jesse has been an attorney at NCYL for nearly seven years. Five years ago he founded FosterEd, an innovative, award […]
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Lawyering Beyond the Courtroom: Human Rights & Environmental Advocacy from the Grassroots to Grasstops
Lawyering Beyond the Courtroom: Human Rights & Environmental Advocacy from the Grassroots to Grasstops
Founder and Executive Director of Accountability Counsel, Natalie Bridgeman Fields, will present diverse methods of seeking justice for human rights and environmental abuses abroad. She will draw on her […]
Energy Seminar | America’s Clean Power Plan For Reducing Carbon Emissions: Rules, Challenges, and How States Are Responding
Energy Seminar | America’s Clean Power Plan For Reducing Carbon Emissions: Rules, Challenges, and How States Are Responding
Energy Seminars are sponsored by the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy Dian Grueneich, senior research scholar with the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and the Shultz-Stephenson Energy Policy Task Force Michael Wara, associate professor, Stanford Law School, research fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Faculty Fellow Monday, October 26, 2015 | 04:30 PM - 05:20 […]
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Stanford Journal of Criminal Law & Policy Kickoff Lunch
Stanford Journal of Criminal Law & Policy Kickoff Lunch
Welcome meeting for new & old members of the Stanford Journal of Criminal Law & Policy
Meet the Center for Internet and Society
Meet the Center for Internet and Society
RSVP required. Learn about CIS and how we can help you build a career in technology law Lunch provided Stanford CIS brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, innovation, […]
Constitutional Conversation with Nate Persily
Constitutional Conversation with Nate Persily
Register Now "The Campaign Revolution Will Not Be Televised: The Legal Implications of Politics On-Demand" Nate Persily James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law SchoolClick here to view Nate's full biography.
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Non-profit internship Debrief with Diane Chin
Non-profit internship Debrief with Diane Chin
Engage the Issues Students who worked at a non-profit organization this summer are invited to a ‘debrief’ session with Diane Chin. This is an opportunity to raise issues, share lessons learned, and celebrate the work you were able to do. Lunch will be provided. RSVP
Brian L. Blalock JD ’07, 2015 Miles L. Rubin Public Interest Award Recipient
Brian L. Blalock JD ’07, 2015 Miles L. Rubin Public Interest Award Recipient
Engage the Issues Explore Public Interest Join us for a talk with the 2015 Rubin Award recipient Brian L. Blalock, founder of Bay Area Legal Aid's Youth Justice Project. Brian works tirelessly on behalf of foster care youth, delinquency-involved youth, homeless youth, sexually exploited minors, and youth with mental health impairments. He advocates for this population […]
1L Interview Workshop
1L Interview Workshop
Need help with your interviewing skills? Bring your lunch and join OCS advisors for an interactive program to help you put your best foot forward! Hear what attorneys are looking for in candidates, how to highlight your best skills and how to answer to the tough questions. Brown Bag Lunch
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The Crackdown on the Chinese Legal Profession
The Crackdown on the Chinese Legal Profession
Engage the Issues China’s current nationwide crackdown on “rights defense” (weiquan) lawyers is the strongest assault to date on a small number of pioneers who have struggled to advance the rule of law. Lawyers, activists and ordinary citizens who assert legal rights against agencies and officials now risk suppression in the name of ”stability maintenance.” The […]
The Second Amendment and the Problem with Originalism
The Second Amendment and the Problem with Originalism
Jack Rakove is the William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and (by courtesy) law at Stanford, where he has taught since 1980. His principal areas of research include the origins of the American Revolution and Constitution, the political practice and theory of James Madison, and the role […]
CLB Journal Club Lunch
CLB Journal Club Lunch
The Center for Law and the Biosciences invites you to its biweekly(-ish) journal club lunch series, featuring delicious FREE Thai food and engaging discussion for all! Our speaker for October 29th is Roland Nadler, SLS JD 2015 and Fellow at the Center for Law and the Biosciences, presenting co-authored work recently featured at the 2015 Annual […]
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How Faith Informs Meaning: One Law Professor’s Take
How Faith Informs Meaning: One Law Professor’s Take
Law professor David Skeel makes a fresh case for the plausibility and explanatory power of Christianity for the central puzzles of our existence, such as our capacity for idea-making, our experience of beauty and suffering, and our inability to create a just social order. In his recent book, “True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense […]
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Criminal Justice over Coffee
Criminal Justice over Coffee
Join us for bagels and coffee for the first in a quarterly brunch series being co-sponsored by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and Criminal Law Society. The first brunch is also being co-sponsored with the Black Law Students Association. We will have a facilitated discussion with SCJC Faculty Co-Director Professor Joan Petersilia, Professor Shirin Sinnar, […]