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Clearing 3L Administrative Hurdles: Discussing Next Steps for Graduation and Bar Registration Requirements
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are a 3L with questions about graduation or steps you need to take with bar registration, join Director of Academic Success, John Dalton, as he discusses graduation applications […]
Access to Justice: Crisis and Crossroads
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe American civil justice system sits at a crossroads. In three-quarters of the 20 million civil cases filed in state courts each year, at least one side lacks a lawyer. […]
Writing White Paper and Policy Briefs
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEffective public policy depends on gathering accurate data and then translating that data into clear, concise accounts for policymakers, analysts, experts, and lay audiences. Most public policy research finds its voice in standard policy memo formats - empirical research reports, white papers, findings memos, action memos, and briefing papers. This Policy Lab workshop will introduce […]
A Conversation with 9th Circuit Judge Marsha Berzon
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a conversation with Marsha Berzon, a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Berzon will discuss and answer questions about her path in the legal profession and to the Ninth Circuit. This is an exciting opportunity to hear from and connect with a leading scholar at the height of our field. Lunch will […]
Staying on Course: How to Avoid Law School Exam Pitfalls
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLaw school exams are NOT intuitive and can be extremely hard to tackle when you start law school. Join Director of Academic Success, John Dalton, as he discusses how to […]
The Journey and the Frontier: The Google Patents Data Science Story
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPart 1: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Part 2: Thursday, November 16, 2023 12:45 - 2:00 PM For those who are unable to join us in person, a Zoom option will be available. Google Patents Data Science Team is one of the first data science teams embedded directly within a legal team and focused squarely on […]
Cryptocurrency and SEC Enforcement with Christopher Grieco and Emily Kapur
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a lunch event featuring Christopher Grieco and Emily Kapur.
Interrogating the War on Terror: Iqbal, Its Progeny & Reclaiming Co-opted Stories
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn Tuesday, November 14th, at 12:45 pm in Room 280B, please join the Stanford Muslim Law Students Association and Professor Shirin Sinnar for a discussion about Ashcroft v. lqbal. Professor Sinnar will present her research on Iqbal, discuss its modern-day implications for civil rights litigation, and highlight the manner in which War on Terror decisions […]
Beyond the Doctrine: Contracts
@ SLS: Let Facilities AssignACS is hosting Contracts professors Donohue, Kelman, and Morantz for our third Beyond the Doctrine event! In this speaker series, professors provide insight into the broader social context surrounding the […]
Human Rights In Crisis: In Conversation with Omar Shakir
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Omar Shakir (JD ‘13), the Israel and Palestine Director of HRW, as he discusses human rights in the context of current events.
Voting Rights Lawyering
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Election Law Project and APILSA for a lunch panel featuring three distinguished voting rights lawyers with experience in the national ACLU's Voting Rights Project, the Asian American Legal […]
Center for WorkLife Law Info Session and PUMP Act Talk featuring Liz Morris SLS ’08
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us on November 8th for a lunch time event featuring Liz Morris from Center for WorkLife. In the final days of 2022, President Biden signed into law two historic […]
Democracy and Disability: A conversation with Professor Rabia Belt
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Disability Community (DisCo) Space is proud to present our inaugural Democracy Day event, Democracy and Disability: A conversation with Professor Rabia Belt. In this thought-provoking presentation, Professor Rabia Belt, a renowned expert in disability studies and Stanford Law School faculty member, will delve into the crucial intersection of democracy and disability, shedding light on […]
Lunch with Stephen Bright, Longtime Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, on “The Fear of Too Much Justice”
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the Event Join Stephen Bright, longtime director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, in Atlanta, Georgia, as he discusses his work in the areas of capital punishment, indigent criminal legal defense, racial discrimination in the criminal legal system, conditions and practices in prisons and jails, judicial independence, and his new book (with co-author […]
Constitutionalism without a Constitution: the Israeli Case
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the event Like Britain and New Zealand, Israel lacks a fully codified constitution. For 75 years it has relied on informal norms, a series of Basic Laws, and a strong legal culture to provide the country with “constitutionalism without a constitution”. But has political polarization exhausted Israel's ability to accommodate differences within its existing […]
AI and the Legal Profession
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesArtificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the legal industry. Tools like Harvey and CaseText have already begun to transform legal work, assisting with research, drafting, document review, contract analysis, and other routine legal tasks. In the coming years, AI may alter fundamentally the practice of law by enhancing productivity, reducing costs, eliminating jobs, and changing the ways in […]
Tech Platform Regulation and the First Amendment
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS for a conversation with Platform Regulation and First Amendment Professor Evelyn Douek and ACLU Tech and Civil Liberties lawyer (and SLS alum) Matt Cagle. Professor Douek and Mr. Cagle will be speaking and answering questions on the legislation and litigation transforming the digital landscape. Light refreshments will be served. 1-2 PM.
A Guide to Interdisciplinary Research Workshop
OnlineResearching 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 […]
The Original Meaning of the 4th Amendment and Verdun v. City of San Diego with Judge Patrick Bumatay (9th Cir.)
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a lunch talk with the Hon. Patrick Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Meet CodeX
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe 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 […]
Affirmative Action, Reparations, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity Under the Law
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS, APILSA, BLSA, NALSA, SLLSA, OutLaw, and WOCC for a conversation with Don Tamaki and Sarah Belton to discuss the work that the California Reparations Task Force has done to address the legacy of racial inequity in the United States. Don and Sarah will also address the Supreme Court's recent decision banning affirmative action, […]
International Public Interest Faculty Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterested in international law? Come hear from international law faculty members who are leading scholars in their respective fields and have deep experience with legal practice & advocacy. The Levin […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually 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 trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Beyond the Doctrine: Torts
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesACS is hosting Torts Professor Robert Rabin for its second 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 is […]
When Life Derails: Thoughts on Personal and Professional Resilience featuring Geralyn Ritter, JD ’93
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesGeralyn Ritter, JD ’93, is Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at Organon & Co., a women's healthcare company she joined after many years as a senior executive at […]