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S-Term (September Term) Information Session
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome to the S-Term (September Term) information session at lunch on April 16 to learn about the 2nd Annual S-Term for Fall 2024. S-Term is a special session of Stanford Law courses offered to 2L, 3L and JSD students during the ten days just before Fall term begins. Students can dive deep with a small […]
Using Prosecutorial Discretion to Promote Racial Justice & Transparency in Indiana
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a presentation from Monroe County, Indiana Prosecutor Erika Oliphant and Indiana University Paul H. O’Neil Professor Eric Grommon about their award-winning research examining prosecutorial decision making and the potential impacts on racial and ethnic disparities in the county. The research project, sponsored by a grant from Arnold Ventures, describes the use of prosecutorial discretion for […]
Lunch Discussion with Covington & Burling on Corporate Practice
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRepresentatives from Covington & Burling will join the Stanford Law & Business Association for a lunchtime discussion on the firm's corporate practice. Students attending will be presented with the opportunity to ask any questions they have on navigating a career in corporate law.
Rule of Law Speaker Series with Justice Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz-Mena
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law in welcoming Justice Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz-Mena, Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Mexico, as our next featured guest in our Rule of Law Speaker Series. During this event, Justice Gutiérrez Ortiz-Mena will discuss the Court’s role in defending the rule of law and the […]
Basic Legal Research for Everyone
OnlineThis hands-on Zoom workshop teaches 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 their […]
Beyond the Doctrine: Property
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesACS is hosting Property professors Ablavsky and Thompson for our final Beyond the Doctrine event! In this speaker series, professors provide insight into the broader social context surrounding the doctrinal rules we learn in the classroom and answer student questions. In this series, we provide space for students to ask new questions -- instead of "what […]
WSL+ Lunch Panel with Willkie Farr & Gallagher
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWomen of Stanford Law (WSL) is collaborating with law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher for a lunchtime panel discussion on April 9, 2024.
Empowering Diversity in Law: Lunch and Panel with Wilson Sonsini
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA, SLLSA, and APILSA are hosting a lunch panel on Wednesday, April 10 with Wilson Sonsini attorneys to discuss the importance of diversity in law with students and how to navigate big law as a diverse student. RSVP for Lunch!
Fenwick–A Day in the Life
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLATA invites you to join attorneys from Fenwick for a lunch talk on a day in the life working in tech/IP law. Lunch will be served courtesy of the firm. Panelists will include: Pinar Bailey Ryan Kidman
Working at an IP Litigation Boutique
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSIPA invites you to join attorneys from Desmarais LLP for a lunch panel discussing what it is like to work at an IP litigation boutique and the types of cases and issues they work on. Lunch will be served!
Design Thinking for Law and Policy
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHuman-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, courts, and government agencies -- to help solve the real problems that they & their users face. Students will receive close coaching […]
Life After Law School: How to Achieve Career Success by Mastering the Business of Law
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Stanford Law School and GSB students. Lunch will be provided. A law degree from a prestigious law school will not ensure career success in today’s legal profession. Those who reach the professional summit master the business of law and its continuing evolution while executing on their career development plan. But how can […]
Elements of Policy Analysis Skills Boot Camp
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are interested in exploring public policy but lack formal training, consider joining the Policy Lab for any or all of our introductory policy skills workshops. The series offers an overview of methods and strategies for social change, beginning with an in-person boot camp on Saturday, 4/6, followed by a series of six one-hour […]
The Major Questions Doctrine with Louis Capozzi
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Federalist Society for a lunch event featuring Louis Capozzi of Jones Day and Penn Carey Law School.
BLSA, SLLSA, and OutLaw Big Law Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin BLSA, SLLSA, and OutLaw on Thursday, April 4 for a Q&A Lunch Panel with attorneys from Baker Botts, Baker McKenzie, Latham & Watkins, Sidley Austin, and Sullivan & Cromwell. RSVP for Lunch.
Sweeping Section 3 Under a Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson — Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen & Prof. Michael McConnell
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Federalist Society for a lunchtime talk featuring Professors Paulsen and McConnell.
Careers in Regulatory Enforcement: Rock Center Student Lunch with Jina Choi, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Stanford Law School and GSB Students. Are you interested in a career at the SEC or DOJ? Join the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance for a lunch talk with Jina Choi, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California, to learn more about the day-to-day activities of a regulatory enforcement attorney, the […]
Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch will be provided. The United States has by far the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. Our criminal legal system doles out punishment—particularly to people from marginalized groups—on an unfathomable scale. At the same time, it fails to secure public safety, instead perpetuating inequalities and recidivism. Why does the United States see punishment as […]
The Fight to Legalize Gay Marriage in India: A Conversation with Utkarsh Saxena
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin OutLAW for a discussion with Utkarsh Saxena, a queer lawyer and development economist at the helm of LGBTQ+ marriage equality movement in India. He was the main petitioner before the Supreme Court of India and personally appeared in the hearings. In October 2023, the Supreme Court unfortunately did not legalize gay marriage, but Mr. […]
A Conversation with Judge Bress (9th Cir.) and Judge McFadden (DDC)
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Federalist Society for an event featuring Judge Daniel Bress (9th Cir.) and Judge Trevor McFadden (DDC). Lunch will be served.
Demystifying Addiction with Dr. Anna Lembke
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Mental Health-Informed Lawyering Project for a conversation about substance use and addiction with Dr. Anna Lembke, author of "Dopamine Nation" and renowned addiction expert and professor of psychiatry at the Stanford School of Medicine.
The Role of Lawyers in Social Movements
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join NLG for lunch and discussion with Alec Karakatsanis about the role of lawyers in the movement to abolish jails and prisons. Alec is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps, a non-profit fighting injustices in the criminal-legal system around the country. CRC has designed and litigated innovative constitutional civil rights cases […]
FedSoc Meeting with Lee Otis
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFederalist Society meeting with Lee Otis to discuss careers in legal academia
Demystifying AI in Legal Research Workshop
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an interactive workshop on how to effectively use AI tools in legal research. The workshop will be led by SLS librarians and will provide practical tips on how to leverage the new Lexis AI tool for legal research and summer jobs. Don't forget to bring your laptop and any questions you may […]
Lunch & Learn – WilmerHale
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLATA and SIPA invite you to join attorneys from WilmerHale for a lunch talk on tech/IP practices. Please RSVP by Sunday 3/3 at 11:59pm for lunch, although all are welcome to join day of.