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A Conversation with Judge Bush
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a lunch conversation with Judge Bush of the 6th Circuit.
Intro to Progressive Legal Careers
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAPlease join Stanford ACS in Crocker Garden on Tuesday, October 4 from 12:45pm-2:00pm to learn about a variety of different career paths for those interested in using their law degree to pursue progressive activism. Speakers will include 2Ls and 3Ls with summer experiences in six practice areas: Impact Litigation, Public Defense, Non-Profit, Government, Private Public […]
Bruno Lima, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory Institute, will present, “The Untold Story of Abolitionism: Luiz Gama’s Freedom Claims in Brazil, 1850-1888.”
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CABlack poet and self-taught lawyer Luiz Gama (1830-1882) is arguably one of the most extraordinary abolitionists in the Americas' history. Born free in the city of Salvador, Brazil, son of a liberated African woman, Gama was sold by his father when he was ten years old. He lived enslaved until he was eighteen, when, in […]
Lunch Talk on the Chilean Constitutional Reform Process with Former Deputy Justice Rodrigo Delaveau of the Constitutional Court of Chile, Tuesday, October 4th, 12:45-2:00, Room 190
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAJoin us for a discussion on the Chilean constitutional reform process with Rodrigo Delaveau, a former Deputy Justice of the Constitutional Court of Chile. In 2019, Chileans voted to initiate a constitutional reform process to replace their existing document, which has roots in the Pinochet dictatorship. The process captured global attention because of its attempt […]
After Dobbs
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe event will discuss what Dobbs means in America for the future of human reproduction—and other things.
Introduction to Low-Carbon Lawyering: How Lawyers Can Address the Climate Crisis
@ SLS: Room N102 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAOn Wednesday, October 5th from 1-2 pm, join Stanford Law Students for Climate Action (SLSCA) for the first event in Low-Carbon Lawyering, a series SLSCA is hosting this year that will explore the impact the climate crisis is already having and will continue to have on the legal profession, and that will give SLS students […]
Building Cultural Responsiveness for Public Policy
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThrough the lens of Stanford Law’s Clearinghouse on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research, this Policy Lab workshop will introduce useful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) resources, with a particular focus on cultural responsiveness and reflective practice. Students will learn how to apply these resources for public policy and social problem-solving projects. The resulting framework for […]
Nonprofit Practice Panel
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe Levin Center invites you to join us for a panel featuring nonprofit alumni. We will be joined by Reed McLaurin (JD '21) from Mobilization for Justice, Emi Young (JD '16) from ACLU of Northern California, Cesar De La Vega (JD '14) from ChangeLab Solutions, and Nina Robertson (JD '10) from Earthjustice. Our alumni will […]
In Conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (JD ’14)
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAPlease join the Levin Center for a conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (JD '14) to learn more about his work as an attorney general as well as his reflections on his career in state government and private practice. AG Paltkin will appear virtually and Diane Chin will facilitate this conversation. This will […]
Interviewing Stakeholders & Experts
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAJoin the Policy Lab to learn techniques to interview stakeholders and experts for your public policy research. You will learn how to conduct semi-structured interviews to communicate empathy and gain […]
Inflation Reduction Act and U.S. Climate Policy
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CASLS Energy & Infrastructure Club and Stanford Law Students for Climate Action are co-hosting a discussion on the Inflation Reduction Act - what's in the law, how it came to pass, and what its implications are for U.S. climate policy. Panelists will include SLS Professor Alicia Seiger and representatives from clean energy companies and organizations […]
Meet CodeX
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CARegistration is required; lunch will be provided for those attending in-person. If you plan to attend in-person, click here. If you plan to join remotely, click here. 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. […]
Adnan Zulfiqar, Rutgers Law and Stanford Humanities Center, will present “The Caliph’s Jihad: Medieval Jurists, Duties and the Search for Political Cohesion”
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThis draft chapter is from a forthcoming book that explores the premodern Islamic legal discourse on collective duties. The book argues that jurists expand the category of collective duties, between […]
International PI Faculty Panel
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAPlease join the Levin Center to hear from our International Public Interest Faculty Professors Tendayi Achiume, Erik Jensen, Jamie O'Connell, Gulika Reddy, and Allen Weiner.
Design Thinking For Law And Policy Workshop
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAHuman-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 […]
Careers in Climate: Environmental Litigation
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThis is the first installment of our "Careers in Climate" lunch talk series. Please join us for a lunch panel discussion with litigation attorneys at non profits and public interest […]
Criminal Law Practice Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe Levin Center invites you to join us for a Criminal Law Practice Panel featuring Katie Bryant (JD '13) from the San Francisco Public Defender; Sam Jacobson (JD '14) from […]
Basic Legal Research for Public Policy Workshop
OnlineThis hands-on Zoom workshop will teach participants how to plan and carry out effective policy-related legal research from start to finish, including how to research secondary sources, statutes, regulations, cases, and policy resources, as well as how to conduct effective full-text searching within online databases. This workshop is excellently suited for anyone interested in improving […]
Civil Government Practice Panel
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe Levin Center invites you to join us for our Civil Government Practice Panel featuring Kavita Narayan (JD '08) from the Santa Clara County Counsel; Gabriel Martinez (JD '10) from the California Attorney General; and Maggie Filler (JD '12) U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Our alumni will share career and law school advice. […]
International Law Practitioners Panel
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAPlease join the Levin Center to hear more from international law practitioners Carmen Cheung the Executive Director at Center for Justice and Accountability and Lani Inverarity the Director of Programs & Strategy at Accountability Counsel.
A Guide to Interdisciplinary Research Workshop
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAResearching public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines: legal research, scientific data, economic predictions, findings, and recommendations from NGOs and blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government […]
Private Public Interest Practice Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAThe Levin Center invites you to our Private Public Interest Firm Practice Panel featuring Gemma Donofrio (JD '18) from Relman Colfax PLLC; Caroline Jackson (JD '10) from Rosen Bien Galvan […]
In Community: A Conversation with Women of Color in Public Interest Law
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAJoin three public interest leaders for a lunchtime discussion on their experiences as women of color building careers fighting for social change. Together, Lindsay Nako, Seema Patel, and Mona Tawatao have […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking Workshop
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before […]
Keeping Momentum as an Activist Lawyer
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CAPlease join Stanford ACS & NLG on Tuesday, November 1 from 12:45-2:00 pm in Room 180 for a conversation with two Bay Area attorneys who have devoted their careers to […]