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Patent Bar Exam: Everything You Need to Know
If you are a student with an undergrad degree (or at least two years of coursework) in engineering, computer sciences or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, or related fields), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney, Stanford Intellectual Property Association and Practising Law Institute (PLI) invite you to a presentation by […]
5 events,
Conversation with Faculty on the Kavanaugh Nomination
Conversation with Faculty on the Kavanaugh Nomination
Lunch & Discussion Due to heavy turnout and interest, this event is full and admission is closed.
Latinx Heritage Month – On the Frontlines: How Immigration Policy Changes Impact Latinx Communities
Latinx Heritage Month – On the Frontlines: How Immigration Policy Changes Impact Latinx Communities
This is a lunch talk panel presented by the Stanford Latino Law Students Association, in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month. It will host 4 different types of immigration attorneys, as well as a student moderator, who will discuss the current US immigration crisis. The talk will include what the crisis looks like on the ground […]
Student Organization Training
Student Organization Training
Student Activity and Leadership will host this mandatory leadership training. Learn all about Cardinal Sync, ASSU funding, and SAL. At least one rep from each organization should attend this helpful event.
8 events,
The Trump Supreme Court
with Jeffrey Toobin, Chief Legal Analyst (CNN) and Staff Writer (The New Yorker) and Visiting Professor Leah Litman (moderator)
Summer Debrief: Nonprofit Organizations with Diane Chin
Summer Debrief: Nonprofit Organizations with Diane Chin
RSVP Students who worked at a non-profit organization this past 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.
Spotlight Lunch – Mergers & Acquisitions
Spotlight Lunch – Mergers & Acquisitions
The speakers will be Keith Flaum and Lauren Zachry from Hogan Lovells LLP.
Prisoner Legal Services Pro Bono – Cultural Competency Training
Prisoner Legal Services Pro Bono – Cultural Competency Training
This is a mandatory cultural competency training for all new pro bono volunteers with Prisoner Legal Services. This is required to properly educate and prepare the volunteers for their pro bono experience.
11 events,
PLS Initial Volunteer Training
PLS Initial Volunteer Training
This is the initial training with staff attorneys from Prisoner Legal Services for all new members of the pro bono project.
5 events,
Federalist Society: John Etchemendy on Ideological Conformity
Federalist Society: John Etchemendy on Ideological Conformity
Please join the Stanford Federalist Society as we welcome Doctor John Etchemendy back to Stanford to discuss the threat of ideological conformity in higher education. Doctor Etchemendy earned his PhD in philosophy from Stanford in 1982. He returned in 2000 to serve as Stanford University's twelfth Provost, stepping down on January 31, 2017.
Omri Ben-Shahar (University of Chicago Law School), “Data Pollution”
Omri Ben-Shahar (University of Chicago Law School), “Data Pollution”
Law and Economics Seminar with Omri Ben-Shahar (University of Chicago Law School) will present, “Data Pollution” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Fall 2018. Download paper here.
4 events,
Spotlight Lunch – Emerging Companies
Spotlight Lunch – Emerging Companies
The speakers will be Gina Marek and Trevor Knapp from Gunderson Dettmer LLP.
An Author’s Perspective: Publishing in Student Journals
An Author’s Perspective: Publishing in Student Journals
Please join us for a talk by Assistant Professor, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette. She will discuss her experiences as an author publishing in Student Journals and as an articles editor for the Yale Law Journal. Lunch will be served.
Design Thinking for Law and Policy
Design Thinking for Law and Policy
Revamp your thinking with this short course in design thinking tools for law students & graduate students engaged in public policy projects. Human-centered design methods will help you re-imagine complex problems and possible interventions to create breakthrough solutions. You will learn how to work with project clients and community partners - including legal aid groups, […]
5 events,
Canceled – Summer Debrief: ProBono Experiences in the Private Sector with Mike Winn
Canceled – Summer Debrief: ProBono Experiences in the Private Sector with Mike Winn
This event is canceled. Please email publicinterest@law.stanford.edu if you have any questions. Register Students who worked in Probono this past summer are invited to a ‘debrief’ session with Mike Winn from the Levin Center and Zeenat Basrai from OCS. This is an opportunity to raise issues, share lessons learned, and celebrate the work you were […]
Spotlight Lunch – Privacy/Data Security
Spotlight Lunch – Privacy/Data Security
The speakers will be Jim Snell and Christian Lee from Perkins Coie LLP.
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with Mike Callahan
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with Mike Callahan
12:45 - 2:00pm Room 180, Stanford Law School Lunch will be provided Register Now Please join the Rock Center for Corporate Governance for its first student lunch speaker series event of the year – an interactive discussion with Mike Callahan, the new Executive Director of the Rock Center and Professor of the Practice at SLS. […]
12 events,
JD/MA with SAIS at Johns Hopkins Joint Degree Information Session
JD/MA with SAIS at Johns Hopkins Joint Degree Information Session
Interested in the JD/MA with SAIS at Johns Hopkins University? Dave Spaulding, the Associate Director of Admissions at Johns Hopkins SAIS, will be here in the Bay Area on Tuesday, October 9, to meet with any students who are interested in this joint degree program.
Leading the Fight for Gender Equity in Law: Lessons from Sex Discrimination Litigation
Leading the Fight for Gender Equity in Law: Lessons from Sex Discrimination Litigation
12:50pm - 2:00pm - Discussion Stanford Law School, Room 180 Lunch will be provided. Register Now Speaker: David Sanford David Sanford is the Chairman and co-founder of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP. He has recovered more than one billion dollars for individual clients and the United States government since 2004. To view David Sanford's full bio, […]
10 events,
Beyond Purpose And Effects: State Discrimination Against Federal Rights
With Visiting Professor Leah Litman
Law and Policy Lab – Visualizing Data
Law and Policy Lab – Visualizing Data
This workshop brings art, creativity, and math together to help you visually digest huge chunks of data for law and policy research and advocacy. The workshop highlights data viz tools used in the Stanford Open Policing Project as a window on transforming complex data to compelling graphics. Presented by Elan Dagenais, Stanford Law and Policy Lab Data Science Director and Amy Shoemaker, […]
ACS – Bagels and Coffee
ACS – Bagels and Coffee
The ACS Board will have bagels and coffee for law students before the start of 1L morning classes.
LLM NY Job Fair Preparation Session
LLM NY Job Fair Preparation Session
This workshop is for the Advanced Degree students who are interested in looking for private sector opportunities in the U.S. Please be sure to attend this workshop if you are interested in learning more about the NYC and LA job fairs and how to apply for positions.
8 events,
Private Sector & Judicial Externship Summer Work Experience and Recruiting Debrief Session
Private Sector & Judicial Externship Summer Work Experience and Recruiting Debrief Session
Join OCS for a "debrief session" to talk about your experiences working for a private sector employer or judge this past summer as well as your experiences with OCI and the recruiting process. The purpose of these sessions is to share experiences, raise any issues/concerns, and share any advice that you’d like us to pass […]
5 events,
Federalist Society Reading Group
Federalist Society Reading Group
Details will be distributed via the Stanford Federalist Society list-serve.
SLS New Student Orientation II
SLS New Student Orientation II
We purposely schedule this session on wellness and stress management at a time when we think you will need it the most. Even if you think you don’t have time, or don’t need it, we want you to attend. We’ll even provide a delicious lunch as incentive. This event has garnered positive reviews from students […]
2 events,
Shaking the Foundations Conference 2018
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 from around the country to discuss present and future issues within the progressive movement, explore the role of young lawyers in the progressive legal community, and encourage attendees […]
4 events,
Center for Law & the Biosciences and BioLaw Welcome Lunch
Center for Law & the Biosciences and BioLaw Welcome Lunch
Come get to know the Center for Law & the Biosciences and BioLaw over lunch.
Spotlight Lunch – Environmental
Spotlight Lunch – Environmental
The speakers will be Colin Barreno and Lane Barrasso from Paul Hastings LLP.
Supreme Court Roundup/Look Ahead
Supreme Court Roundup/Look Ahead
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm | Dinner 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm | Discussion Stanford Law School - Room 290 This event is free and open to the public. Register Now Join Stanford Law School experts Pam Karlan and Jeff Fisher along with Erin Murphy of Kirkland & Ellis to review the most important Supreme […]
8 events,
Discussion of Gender Discrimination with Profs. Rhode, Ford, Anderson
Discussion of Gender Discrimination with Profs. Rhode, Ford, Anderson
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch & Discussion Stanford Law School - Room 190 Avoid lines at the parking machines with the Parkmobile app RegisTER NOW The Center on the Legal Profession will host a dialogue on issues such as gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the profession and on campuses, and what […]
Private Sector Summer Experience Debrief Session
Private Sector Summer Experience Debrief Session
Join OCS for a "debrief session" to talk about your experiences working for a private sector employer this past summer. The purpose of these sessions is to share experiences, raise any issues/concerns, and share any advice that you’d like us to pass along to future classes. We want to give you an opportunity to discuss […]
9 events,
Meet CodeX
Meet CodeX
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Attending remotely? Register below to receive access info (sent prior to event). The law and the legal profession are undergoing rapid change due to – among other forces – expanding use of information technology in the delivery of legal services. Join CodeX […]
6 events,
The Strategies of Anticompetitive Common Ownership
Professors Scott Hemphill and Marcel Kahan, New York University Law School
Trade Wars, Tariffs, FIRRMA, and CFIUS: Your Top Questions Answered
Trade Wars, Tariffs, FIRRMA, and CFIUS: Your Top Questions Answered
7:30am - 8:00am - Breakfast and Networking 8:00am - 9:30am - Panel Discussion Room 290, Stanford Law School Parking: Wilbur Field Garage, any visitor parking spot. Avoid lines at the parking machines with the Parkmobile app Register Now You can’t turn the corner these days without hearing about CFIUS (The Committee on Foreign Investment in […]
Federalist Society: James C. Ho on His Path to the Bench
Federalist Society: James C. Ho on His Path to the Bench
Please join the Stanford Federalist Society as we welcome Judge James C. Ho, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Ho, who received his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, will discuss his career in public interest work, government, and private practice - eventually leading to his nomination and […]
International Public Interest Faculty Panel Part II
International Public Interest Faculty Panel Part II
Room 280B Register This faculty panel will provide students with an overview of international public interest practice. Come and learn about a career in human rights, rule of law, development finance, budget transparency, foreign policy and other areas of global public interest practice. Professors James Cavallaro, Jenny Martinez, and Michael Matheson will be speaking. Professor Jim […]
3 events,
Economic Advancement Program Pro Bono Training with CLSEPA
Economic Advancement Program Pro Bono Training with CLSEPA
A training for members of the EAP pro bono with attorneys from CLSEPA.
Advance Degree and 3L Reception
Advance Degree and 3L Reception
The Office of Student Affairs is hosting a reception for the Advanced Degree Students and 3Ls. Connecting our graduating class, so they can share their SLS and work experiences.
4 events,
Spotlight Lunch – International Arbitration
Spotlight Lunch – International Arbitration
The speaker will be Enrique Molina (SLS '16) from King & Spalding LLP.
3 events,
The Civil War’s Transformational Effect on the Legal Status of Human Remains
With Alix Rogers, Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences
Digital Health in Private Practice
Digital Health in Private Practice
Digital health is a rapidly evolving market where tech, business and the law converge. New content sourcing, data rights, privacy, AI, open source, cloud and blockchain developments present opportunities as well as challenges. Arnold & Porter attorney Vinita Kailasanath (SLS ’10) will share some thoughts on digital health, the FDA regulation of medical devices, how […]
10 events,
Constructing Citizenship: Exclusion and Inclusion Through the Governance of Basic Necessities
With Professor Sabeel Rahman, Brooklyn Law School
LLM Opportunities in London: Practicing Corporate and Finance Law
LLM Opportunities in London: Practicing Corporate and Finance Law
TBD This event is for LLM students.
Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech
Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch & Discussion Stanford Law School - Room 190 Avoid lines at the parking machines with the Parkmobile app This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Attending remotely? Register below to receive access info (sent prior to event). Future Politics author Jamie Susskind […]
“U.S.-Afghanistan Relations: A Way Forward” – A Conversation with General H.R. McMaster and Ambassador Mosazai
“U.S.-Afghanistan Relations: A Way Forward” – A Conversation with General H.R. McMaster and Ambassador Mosazai
Please join the Afghanistan Legal Education Project next Wednesday for a lunch conversation about United States-Afghanistan policy with General H.R. McMaster and Ambassador Janan Mosazai. Lunch will be provided - RSVP here. **Note that this event is only open to the Stanford Community. No media.**
7 events,
Alumni Weekend 2018
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 […]
Israel Trek 2019 Info Session
Israel Trek 2019 Info Session
Information Session for SLS Israel Trek 2018-19, happening over spring break (March 22-30)
Federalist Society: 51 Imperfect Solutions – States and the Making of American Constitutional Law
Federalist Society: 51 Imperfect Solutions – States and the Making of American Constitutional Law
When we think of constitutional law, we usually think about United States Supreme Court and federal appellate court decisions interpreting the United States Constitution. But all 50 states have their own state constitutions. These state constitutions often provide substantive protections of individual liberties that differ from or even exceed the protections in the United States […]
Levin Center Open Office Hours in the PICC
Levin Center Open Office Hours in the PICC
Join the Levin Center once a month for Open Office Hours in the PICC. The first Open Office session will take place on Thursday, October 25 at 12:45 - 2:00 pm. Anna Wang, Executive Director of the Levin Center will be on hand to: answer any followup questions include you may have from the Levin […]
6 events,
“The Devil Made Me Do it”: Computational Ethics for Robots- A talk by Jerry Kaplan
“The Devil Made Me Do it”: Computational Ethics for Robots- A talk by Jerry Kaplan
Before we set robots and other autonomous systems loose in the world, we need to ensure that they will adhere to basic moral principles and human social conventions. This is easier said than done. Science fiction writer Issac Asimov famously proposed three laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being […]
Spotlight Lunch – Corporate/Structured Finance
Spotlight Lunch – Corporate/Structured Finance
Corporate/Structured Finance - Warren Loui (SLS '81), Winston & Strawn LLP.
Lunchtime talk with Mike Ferrara, JD ’03, USAO SDNY
Lunchtime talk with Mike Ferrara, JD ’03, USAO SDNY
Michael Ferrara, JD '03, Co-Chief of the Terrorism & International Narcotics Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, will speak to students about his career and his work as a federal prosecutor. Co-sponsored with SNSLS
3 events,
2018 International & Advanced Degree Alumni Reception
2018 International & Advanced Degree Alumni Reception
Join fellow international and advanced degree alumni and current students for a casual gathering in Paul Brest Hall on campus. There will be hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Kindly RSVP by Friday, October 19. We look forward to seeing you!
5 events,
Winter 2019 Global Courses Info Session
Winter 2019 Global Courses Info Session
Join a Winter 2019 global course with a one-week field study trip and examine critical issues with real-world context. Issues include human trafficking law and policy in Thailand, water policy in South Africa, global poverty, corruption, and the law in India, and justice/poverty innovation in Colombia to create new technology and policy projects that improve […]
Spotlight Lunch – Labor & Employment
Spotlight Lunch – Labor & Employment
The speakers will be Eric Amdursky, Ashley Brown, and Apalla Chopra from O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
8 events,
Can AI have a soul? A case for AI personhood: Fireside Chat with Blake Lemoine
Can AI have a soul? A case for AI personhood: Fireside Chat with Blake Lemoine
Can an automata understand what it's doing? Self awareness and moral agency are central concepts to the discussion of personhood. Over the past fifty years authors in cognitive science have been laying the groundwork necessary to examine those concepts. This talk will give a broad survey of the relevant ideas and will outline a case […]
Introducing the Stanford Computational Policy Lab
Introducing the Stanford Computational Policy Lab
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Attending remotely? Register below to receive access info (sent prior to event). Meet the School of Engineering's new Stanford Computational Policy Lab, where technology is used to tackle pressing issues in criminal justice, education, voting rights, and beyond. Leveraging advances in data […]
Federalist Society: A Debate on Proposition 10
Federalist Society: A Debate on Proposition 10
Please join the Stanford Federalist Society as we welcome Professor David Henderson to discuss California Proposition 10. A "yes" vote on November 6th, 2018 would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, freeing cities and counties in California to impose new types of rent control. Professor Henderson is both a research fellow at the Hoover Institution […]
6 events,
European Border Policing: Crimmigration versus Free Movement
European Border Policing: Crimmigration versus Free Movement
Lunch talk with Professor Maartje Van Der Woude, a Professor of Law and Society from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Prof. Van Der Woude will discuss her current research on "European Border Policing: Crimmigration versus Free Movement".
Law and the Necrosciences Lunch
Law and the Necrosciences Lunch
Lunch with the Center for Law & the Biosciences and its sister organization, the Center for Law & the Necrosciences.
8 events,
Justice for Victims: In Conversation with the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund For Victims
Justice for Victims: In Conversation with the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund For Victims
In connection with the annual lecture series hosted by the Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice, a delegation from the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims will be on campus and in conversation with Beth Van Schaack, the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at the Law School.
Debrief on Lawrence Bobo Guest Lecture: “Understanding No Special Favors: Mapping the Meaning of Racial Resentment”
Debrief on Lawrence Bobo Guest Lecture: “Understanding No Special Favors: Mapping the Meaning of Racial Resentment”
Join Professor Joe Bankman to debrief and discuss Harvard sociologist Lawrence Bobo's 10/31 guest lecture, "Understanding No Special Favors: Mapping the Meaning of Racial Resentment." This lecture series grows out of the recommendations of the 2018 Faculty and Student Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion. We welcome your responses and input to Professor Bobo's talk. […]
4 events,
Federalist Society 1L Panel Series: Final Exams
Federalist Society 1L Panel Series: Final Exams
The Federalist Society will be offering a panel for 1Ls with answers to all your questions about 1L final exams.
Class of 2020: Update on Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan
Class of 2020: Update on Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan
Join Professor Michelle Anderson, Nicole Pitman, and Susan Robinson for an update on the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan. Learn what you can be doing ahead of time to prepare for the clerkship process, including getting your application materials ready and researching judges.
3 events,
LLM Diwali Celebration
LLM Diwali Celebration
LLM students will immerse themselves in a night of Indian Culture. Event will be held at Willis Lounge (tentative)