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7 events,
The Specter of Compensation: Mexican Claims Against the United States, 1923-1941
With Allison Powers, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Nonviolent Resistance: The Fierce Urgency of Now
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Nonviolent Resistance: The Fierce Urgency of Now
Join us to honor Dr. King’s memory; to hear Prof. Billingslea bring to life Dr. King’s words, and to explore why Dr. King's moral vision remains so critically important today, and indeed as urgent as ever. All welcome. No charge. Lunch provided. Information: Dana Curtis, dcurtis@scu.edu Janet Martinez, janmartinez@law.stanford.edu
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with James Comey
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with James Comey
Please join us for a conversation with James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until May 2017. Before joining the FBI, he was general counsel at Bridgewater Associates, a Connecticut-based investment fund, and general counsel and senior vice president at defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Mr. Comey began his career in […]
3 events,
1L Life After Grades
1L Life After Grades
Hosted by the Office of Student Affairs and Stanford Law Association, this panel for 1Ls features Associate Deans Diane Chin, Susan Robinson, and Bob Weisberg, with Jory Steele moderating. No matter what grades you received, there is sure to be information you'll find useful and practical. Please rsvp here by 5:00 pm Friday (1/24): http://web.stanford.edu/dept/law/forms/lifeaftergrades.fb
Interdisciplinary Research for Lawyers
Interdisciplinary Research for Lawyers
Interdisciplinary Research for Lawyers with Shay Elbaum Researching and designing public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines. Legal research; scientific data; economic predictions; findings and recommendations from NGOs, blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government agencies: all these and more guide policy makers and shape policy recommendations. Participants in this workshop will […]
Conversations that Matter: Feminism and Judaism with Hillel
Conversations that Matter: Feminism and Judaism with Hillel
Hillel's dinner conversation series is back for winter quarter! On Tuesday, January 28, from 7 – 9 PM, we'll be exploring the relationship between feminism and Judaism. Specifically, what is feminism and how does it relate to Judaism? What are the gender issues that still prevail in the Jewish world and how can we transform […]
7 events,
The Emergence of Content and Viewpoint Neutrality
With Associate Professor Jud Campbell, University of Richmond School of Law
The International Criminal Court with Todd Buchwald
The International Criminal Court with Todd Buchwald
Todd F. Buchwald is the Former Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs and Former Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of State. Ambassador Buchwald will speak about challenges facing the United States relationship with the International Criminal Court, and the prospects for finding a more constructive approach in the years ahead.
Small / Midsize Law Firms Panel
Small / Midsize Law Firms Panel
Wondering what it is like to work at a small / midsize law firm? Then please join us for an informative talk where SLS alums will discuss the challenges and rewards of working at a smaller firm and how to best prepare for this career path.
Rock Center Lunch Series: A Conversation with Noah Phillips
Rock Center Lunch Series: A Conversation with Noah Phillips
Please join us for a conversation with the Honorable Noah Phillips, a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission since April 2018. Before this role, Phillips served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, where he advised on legal and policy matters including antitrust, constitutional law, consumer privacy, fraud, and intellectual property. Prior to his […]
6 events,
Moral Hazard Due to Parties Other Than Insureds
With Professor Peter Siegelman, University of Connecticut School of Law
Defending While Black: Leading Reformers in Indigent Defense
Defending While Black: Leading Reformers in Indigent Defense
Join us for a conversation with three of our country's most well-respected chief public defenders: Derwyn Bunton (Orleans Public Defenders), Martesha Johnson (Nashville Defenders) and Brendon Woods (Alameda County Public Defender). Professor Ron Tyler will serve as moderator.
Judge Maggs
Judge Maggs
Judge Maggs was recently appointed to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces by President Trump. He will argue that history has proven the U.S. correct in its decision not to join the International Criminal Court.
Should we block this merger? Some thoughts on converging antitrust and privacy
Should we block this merger? Some thoughts on converging antitrust and privacy
RSVP is required for this free event. Join FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips, SLS ’05, for remarks concerning the convergence of antitrust and privacy law. He will discuss the history of privacy and antitrust law enforcement by the FTC, recent policy developments in the U.S. and E.U., and his view on the role of privacy in […]
5 events,
Veterans Clinic
Veterans Clinic
A group of SLS volunteers, in collaboration with Swords to Plowshares, will be holding a free legal clinic for women veterans in the South Bay. This is a private event.
Design Thinking for Law and Policy
Design Thinking for Law and Policy
Design Thinking for Law and Policy led by the Stanford Legal Design Lab The Legal Design Lab is an interdisciplinary team based at Stanford Law School & d.school, building a new generation of legal products & services. Revamp your thinking with this short course in design thinking tools for law students & graduate students engaged […]
4 events,
Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day
Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day
The Annual Northern California Public Interest/Public Sector Legal Careers Day (PI/PS Day), is a job fair and networking event designed to increase students' exposure to a vast array of public interest organizations and government agencies. Eight northern California law schools coordinate to host this event every winter in San Francisco. The event takes place on February 1, 2020. For […]
BLSA’s 50th Anniversary Brunch
BLSA’s 50th Anniversary Brunch
Stanford's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2020 by honoring its legacy. Past members of the organization, especially Stanford Law's first few Black graduates, will be recognized as trailblazers at the 50th Anniversary Brunch. This historical event will take place on February 1, 2020 to kickoff Black History Month. […]
Black History Month Gala
Black History Month Gala
This annual event is hosted by the Black Law Students Association to celebrate Black culture and the African diaspora.
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Candlemas (Presentation of Jesus in the Temple) (Christian)
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
7 events,
Climate and Energy Workshop: A Policy Roadmap for Direct Air Capture
with Professor Eric Biber, UC Berkeley School of Law
Lunch Talk with Judge William J Lafferty III, Judge Charles Novack, and Judge Roger Efremsky of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
Lunch Talk with Judge William J Lafferty III, Judge Charles Novack, and Judge Roger Efremsky of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
OCS will be hosting Judge William J Lafferty III, Judge Charles Novack, and Judge Roger Efremsky of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California for a lunch event talk. The Judges will speak about their experiences in the bankruptcy court, opportunities for externship in the bankruptcy court, and the overall benefits of serving […]
Human rights and revolutionary times in Latin America (1973-1980)
Human rights and revolutionary times in Latin America (1973-1980)
Stanford Center for Law and History special workshop with Professor Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), “Human rights and revolutionary times in Latin America (1973-1980)"
5 events,
Poll Monitoring Training for the California Primary
Poll Monitoring Training for the California Primary
Join the Stanford Law School Election Law Project (ELP) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (ALC) for training to serve as a poll monitor at nearby election precincts for the March California primary elections. Law students can get pro bono credit for the hours they serve as a poll monitor. Lunch will […]
The (W)hole Story: Using NLP to Study Gaps in Commercial Contracts
The (W)hole Story: Using NLP to Study Gaps in Commercial Contracts
Stanford Law School, Room 190 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). THIS EVENT HAS PASSED Through choice-of-forum provisions such as arbitration clauses or court selection clauses, contractual parties have the opportunity to determine where and how […]
Law and Policy – Improv Training for Thinking on Your Feet!
Law and Policy – Improv Training for Thinking on Your Feet!
Come experience how improv teaches you to think on your feet and tell impactful stories. You'll learn techniques for responding to fast-moving situations and Q&As with confidence and clarity. Whether or not you anticipate becoming a litigator or elected official, this workshop will help you build skills for presenting your best self in stressful, high-energy […]
7 events,
To Serve the People: My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez and the Poor by LeRoy Chatfield
To Serve the People: My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez and the Poor by LeRoy Chatfield
The Stanford Advocates for Immigrants' Rights (SAIR) will host a book talk about the newly published To Serve the People: My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez and the Poor by LeRoy Chatfield. To Serve the People chronicles author Leroy Chatfield’s career organizing for marginalized laborers—especially farmworkers and exploited working-class families in California—alongside famed activists including […]
Health Care Legal Practice at Big Law Firm
Health Care Legal Practice at Big Law Firm
Are you interested in health care, but don’t know how to translate your interests into practice at a firm? Would you like to learn more about what transactional, regulatory, and litigation attorneys actually do in the health care sector? BioLaw invites you to join us on Wednesday, February 5 at 12:45 in a room TBA for a […]
Stanford Law Review Notes 101: Writing a Student Note
Stanford Law Review Notes 101: Writing a Student Note
Are you interested in writing a Note? The Stanford Law Review is hosting a panel on what a Note is, the process of writing a Note, and some of the things SLR looks for in student scholarship. The panel will include members of the Notes Committee and Notes authors whose pieces have been selected by […]
3 events,
Circuit Judge Panel: The American Judicial System
Circuit Judge Panel: The American Judicial System
Judges Sutton, Grant, and Hamilton will discuss their experience at various levels of the American judiciary, and will offer insights into law school and legal careers. Professor Michael McConnell will moderate.
Spotlight Lunch- Privacy/Data
Spotlight Lunch- Privacy/Data
The speakers will be Lindsey Tonsager and Alex Scott from Covington and Burling
2020 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition – Final Round
2020 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition – Final Round
The Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Finals will be held on February 6, 2020 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. The finalists are: Samuel Ward-Packard / Diana Li, for Petitioner Cody Kahoe / Carrie Lebel, for Respondent The finalists will argue before a distinguished panel of judges: Jeffrey S. Sutton of the United States […]
3 events,
LLM Job Fair Debrief
LLM Job Fair Debrief
This meeting is for those Advanced Degree students who attended the NYC for the LLM Job Fair. This is an opportunity for students to provide feedback on the NY job fair (including the bidding process, the interviews, the reception, etc.).
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8 events,
Legal History Workshop
“Rethinking the Bazaar: Law and the Documentary Infrastructures of Economic Life in the Indian Ocean” with Fahad Bishara, Assistant Professor of History, Rouhollah Ramazani Assistant Professor of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies, University of Virginia
Solicitor General Hawkins on DACA rescission legislation
Solicitor General Hawkins on DACA rescission legislation
Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins will discuss DACA rescission legislation
Non Law Business Job Search Presentation
Non Law Business Job Search Presentation
Thinking about the possibility of a non-law business job at some point after law school? Wondering if your background and experience might be a good fit for consulting firms, venture capital firms, private equity funds, investment banking or business/corporate development positions? Join OCS for an informal presentation on searching for a non-law business job. We’ll […]
7 events,
Center for Law and the Biosciences
“Non-Therapeutic Uses and the FDA” with Professor Patricia (Patti) Zettler (SLS JD ‘09), Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University
Legal Research in Progress (LRIP) Workshop
“The Life and Death of Fair and Equitable Treatment: Law, Diplomacy, and Reconceptualizing the Early Relationship of Trade and Investment Law” with Mona Pinchis-Paulsen, Teaching Fellow, LLM Program in International Economic Law, Business and Policy
Felon: Poems
Felon: Poems
Sponsored by Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford Law School Criminal Justice Center, Humanities Center, Program in Ethics in Society, Stanford Arts Institute Reginald Dwayne Betts transformed himself from a sixteen-year old kid sentenced to nine-years in prison to a critically acclaimed writer and graduate […]
7 events,
Public Workshop on Venture Capital and Antitrust
Public Workshop on Venture Capital and Antitrust
Watch Event LOCATION: Paul Brest Hall Stanford University 555 Salvatierra Way Stanford CA 94305 The Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Department of Justice will hold a public workshop on Feb. 12, 2020, to explore the intersection between venture capital and antitrust law. The full-day workshop will discuss trends […]
I/W/H Valentine’s Sexual Health Event
I/W/H Valentine’s Sexual Health Event
Table with cupcakes, postcards, and prizes for participating in advocacy around reproductive health.
2020 SLS Public Interest Summer Funding Information Session
2020 SLS Public Interest Summer Funding Information Session
SLS Public Interest Summer Funding Program is a program that provides modest funds to Stanford Law school students who choose to intern at public interest and some government organizations during the summer. It is intended to encourage students to explore future career options in public service and public interest law. It is not intended to […]
9 events,
Law and Economics Seminar
“Legal Markets” with Professor Gillian Hadfield, University of Toronto Law School
What Does the Fourteenth Amendment Mean?
What Does the Fourteenth Amendment Mean?
Professor Mitchell will discuss the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Power of Data to Change, Hearts, Minds, and Public Policy – with Professor John Donohue
The Power of Data to Change, Hearts, Minds, and Public Policy – with Professor John Donohue
SLS Professor John Donohue has built a career implementing empirical data to change laws and policies related to the death penalty and gun control. His recent research, for example, shows that when more people carry guns, violent crime increases. Through this workshop, you will learn how he develops data-driven research questions and the challenges he […]
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H.R. McMaster on U.S. and Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
H.R. McMaster on U.S. and Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Legal Education Project is excited to host H.R. McMaster for a talk on U.S. policy in Iran, and how it relates to the U.S.'s ongoing engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan -- both of which border Iran on either side. Lunch will be served.
#MeToo: Why Now? What’s Next?
#MeToo: Why Now? What’s Next?
Room 280A, Stanford Law School This event is free and open to the public. Register using the form below. #MeToo is a movement and moment in law, culture and society, and this panel seeks to take stock of where we are. For the law, #MeToo underscores the right to be free from sexual violence and […]
7 events,
Center for Law and the Biosciences
“Emergent Medical Data: Health Information Inferred by Artificial Intelligence” with Assistant Professor Mason Marks, Gonzaga University School of Law
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with William Hinman
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with William Hinman
Please join us for a conversation with William Hinman, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Division seeks to ensure that investors are provided with material information in order to make informed investment decisions, provides interpretive assistance to companies with respect to SEC rules, and makes […]
What’s Ailing Lawyers? A Book talk with Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked
What’s Ailing Lawyers? A Book talk with Eilene Zimmerman, author of Smacked
Room 280B, Stanford Law School This event is free and open to the public. Register using the form below. Lawyers have higher rates of mental illness and substance abuse than most other professionals. Why, and what can we do about it? Join the discussion with two experts: Journalist Eilene Zimmerman's ex-husband was a law firm […]
The SCOTUS Immigration Cases
The SCOTUS Immigration Cases
Please join our faculty panelists—Jayashri Srikantiah, Lucas Guttentag and Brian Fletcher—for a discussion of the immigration cases the Supreme Court will decide during the 2019-20 term. The Court granted cert for eight immigration cases (Barton v. Barr, Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam, Kansas […]
5 events,
Accessing the Government: A Lunch Talk with Carl Malamud
Accessing the Government: A Lunch Talk with Carl Malamud
Carl Malamud will be a guest speaker in Professor Anne Joseph O'Connell's Advanced Admin class. This lunch event will follow and is open to the SLS community. NY Times article: Accused of ‘Terrorism’ for Putting Legal Materials Online
Critical Conversations: On Race, Power, and the Curriculum (Constitutional Law)
Critical Conversations: On Race, Power, and the Curriculum (Constitutional Law)
This year, a group of SLS students are introducing a space to talk about 1L from a Critical Race Theory perspective. The project is titled Critical Conversations: On Race, Power, and the Curriculum to give you 1L from a Critical Race Theory Perspective. This conversation will focus on Constitutional Law. Please visit www.tinyurl.com/sls-crit-convos to download the entire […]
6 events,
A Conversation with Judge Jon S. Tigar
A Conversation with Judge Jon S. Tigar
Please join the SLS chapter of the American Constitution Society as we welcome Judge Jon S. Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for a lunchtime Q&A moderated by SLS Professor of Law Shirin Sinnar. Judge Tigar will discuss his work as a U.S. District Court judge and share insights […]
Designing Dispute Systems to Prevent, Manage, and Resolve Conflict
Designing Dispute Systems to Prevent, Manage, and Resolve Conflict
Designing Dispute Systems to Prevent, Manage, and Resolve Conflict Join Professor Jan Martinez to learn about the art of designing systems to resolve conflicts across all types of organizations, including business firms, nonprofit organizations, courts and international and transnational bodies. This workshop is grounded in Professor Martinez's forthcoming book, Dispute System Design (2020), which explains basic concepts […]
5 events,
“Vertical Integration: Then and Now”
“Vertical Integration: Then and Now”
Lunch-talk organized by the Stanford Antitrust Law and Policy Association. Professor Bruce Owen will provide his thoughts on the development of legal and economic standards governing vertical integration, with a special focus on digital platforms.
Opt Out Panel
Opt Out Panel
Are you questioning if you want to apply for clerkships? Write on for Law Review? Participate in OCI? Come hear from a panel of 2Ls and 3Ls who opted out of some or all of these experiences and the benefits and drawbacks of their decisions.
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Shaking the Foundations Conference
Shaking the Foundations is an annual one-day conference that brings together law students, practitioners, activists, and academics from around the country to discuss innovative strategies and solutions to the most pressing social justice issues of our day. The conference seeks to build a community that is committed to using law for positive, progressive social […]
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7 events,
Climate and Energy Workshop: Energy Exactions
“Energy Exactions” with Professor Jim Rossi, Vanderbilt Law School
Legal History Workshop: Law in Small Wars, circa 1750: Peacetime Violence and European Legal Regimes
Legal History Workshop: Law in Small Wars, circa 1750: Peacetime Violence and European Legal Regimes
“Law in Small Wars, circa 1750: Peacetime Violence and European Legal Regimes” with Professor Lauren Benton, Professor of History and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
One Country, Two Systems – A Discussion of Hong Kong’s Constitutional Framework
One Country, Two Systems – A Discussion of Hong Kong’s Constitutional Framework
Join China Law and Policy Association in a lunch discussion with Professor Chee Kong (“CK”) LOW on Hong Kong’s current constitutional framework. Description: Significant interest was – and perhaps continues to be – drawn to Hong Kong over the summer of 2019 as protests were held on a weekly basis to seek, inter alia, the withdrawal […]
13 events,
Center for Law and the Biosciences: Consuming Genetics as a Life Insurance Consumer
“Consuming Genetics as a Life Insurance Consumer” with Professor Anya Prince, University of Iowa College of Law
‘Sufficient to Tame Their Brute Nature’: Prison Management, Incarceration, and Escape in Qing China”
‘Sufficient to Tame Their Brute Nature’: Prison Management, Incarceration, and Escape in Qing China”
Stanford Center for Law and History lunch workshop with Preetam Prakash, Stanford History, “'Sufficient to Tame Their Brute Nature': Prison Management, Incarceration, and Escape in Qing China."
Talk on Opioids Litigation by Elizabeth Cabraser
Talk on Opioids Litigation by Elizabeth Cabraser
As the opioid crisis continues to devastate communities throughout the country, hundreds of states, counties, cities, tribes, and private parties have filed suit seeking to hold drug companies accountable. The scope and scale of these lawsuits are unprecedented, and most are now consolidated before a single district court in Cleveland, Ohio. Join us as Elizabeth […]
Writing Policy Reports
Writing Policy Reports
Writing Policy Reports LUCIANA HERMAN Lecturer & Program Director, Stanford Law and Policy Lab This hands-on workshop guides you in organizing your research and data to produce compelling policy memos, white papers, and reports. You will learn general principles grounded in Robert K. Yin’s foundational works on writing policy case studies, including how to focus on […]
4 events,
Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) (Christian)
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Women in Plaintiffs’ Law
Women in Plaintiffs’ Law
Women who practice plaintiffs' law and work at a variety of private public interest firms around the Bay Area will speak about their experiences as plaintiffs' attorneys. This event will be moderated by Professor Deborah Rhode, and is co-sponsored by the Plaintiffs' Lawyers Association, WSL, WoCC, OCS, and the Center for the Legal Profession.
Loan Repayment Assistance Program Information Session
Loan Repayment Assistance Program Information Session
Please join Associate Dean Frank Brucato, Associate Director of Financial Aid Heather Trujillo Smith, and Anna Wang from the Levin Center for an overview of SLS' Loan Repayment Assistance Program. This event is intended only for current JD students. SLS' chapter of the National Lawyers' Guild is co-sponsoring this event and plans to offer lunch. […]
10 events,
Law and Economics Seminar: Equal Protection Under Algorithms: A New Statistical and Legal Framework
“Equal Protection Under Algorithms: A New Statistical and Legal Framework” with Professor Crystal Yang, Harvard Law School
ELS Career Panel
ELS Career Panel
Are you interested in environmental law? Do you want to learn more about what practice looks like across litigation, transactional, or regulatory domains? If yes, then come to ELS's annual career panel. You'll be able to hear firsthand from practitioners who work across a variety of different settings and practice areas and get all your […]
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BLSA Family Game Night
BLSA Family Game Night
BLSA will end Black History Month with a night filled with fun, games, and competition. This event will promote health and wellness within the community.