WoCC / WSL+ Alumni Dinner Panel
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Women of Color Collective and Women+ of Stanford Law on Thursday, April 11th for a panel with 3 SLS alumni: Miriam Rivera (JD '94; CEO and Co-Founder of […]
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.
An Evening with Martina Vandenberg, Founder of the Human Trafficking Legal Center
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an evening with Martina Vandenberg - founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Ms. Vandenberg has spent two decades fighting human trafficking, forced labor, rape […]
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: The Trial Lawyers’ Experience
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Women of Stanford Law (WSL+), the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, and If/When/How on Thursday, March 7th from 12:45 PM-2:00PM for a conversation with Mike Ferrara and Shawn Crowley of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, who represented E. Jean Carroll in her litigation against Donald Trump. Mike and Shawn will […]
(MCLE) Financial Basics for Board Members: How Lawyers Should Prepare for Private, Public, and Non-Profit Board Work
OnlineWatch the Program Recording Here Are you interested in better understanding the financial aspects of private, public, and non-profit board work to help you contribute more productively as an attorney board member? Join us for a program geared toward lawyers, featuring a panel of distinguished board leaders and experts as they share an overview, and […]
Board Leadership Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty with Secretary Condoleezza Rice
OnlineJoin us for Stanford Women on Board’s Annual Event with Secretary Condoleezza Rice, the Director of the Hoover Institution, and SWB Chair, Bess Weatherman, as they discuss the current geopolitical […]
Legal Histories of the Body and the State: Dobbs and the Legacies of Regulating Gender & Sex
@ Stanford: Humanities Center 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn June 24th, 2022, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court declared in Dobbs v. Jackson that “the right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and tradition.” In the aftermath of the ruling, millions of people find themselves with less reproductive autonomy and health-care providers are struggling to navigate a new legal playing […]
Tech + Health Care (& More) Happy Hour Peninsula
Barebottle Brewing Company 1300 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesJoin us for Happy Hour! Join fellow alums in tech, science, and health care for an informal networking happy hour filled with beer and non-alcoholic drinks, no-host food truck foods […]
Tech + Social Impact (& More) Happy Hour SF
Barebottle Brewing Co. (SF) 1525 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for Happy Hour! Spark new connections! Join fellow alums in tech, science, and social impact for an informal networking happy hour filled with beer and non-alcoholic drinks, no-host food truck foods and fun conversation. If you're not in tech or social impact, you are still more than welcome! You never know who you […]
The Dobbs Decision: Overturning Precedent and Navigating its Impact
OnlineJoin us on International Women's Day for an expert panel discussion and an analysis of the logic and jurisprudence of the Dobbs decision and what to do with/about it. This event is hosted by the SLS Women's Alumni Organization in partnership with the SLS Black Alumni Association. Panelists: Professor Bernadette Meyler, JD '02 Professor Olatunde […]
Succeeding and Thriving in the Law: Challenging Our Assumptions, Expanding Our Definitions
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States5:00 PM - Panel Discussion 6:30 PM - Reception 1 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credit This event is being recorded and will be available on the SLS YouTube page a few days after the event. Law is a profession characterized by particular markers of success: recognition, money, power, and impact. Building a career within the profession […]
Meet the Rock Center
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis lunch event is open to Stanford Law School and Graduate School of Business students only. Please join the Rock Center for Corporate Governance for lunch and an interactive informational […]
Board Fundamentals: What Every Lawyer Should Know
OnlineWatch the panel recording. Every lawyer needs to understand the fundamentals of how boards work -- whether you want to join a board, serve as General Counsel, advise as Outside […]
Black Reproductive Health – Protecting Birth, Protecting Health (MCLE one-hour credit for Implicit Bias)
OnlineJoin the SLS Black Alumni Association for a discussion among legal and policy experts on how to best protect Black people seeking a safe pregnancy and delivery and the impact […]
Women, Life, Freedom: Understanding the Uprising in Iran
OnlineIranian activists and experts will discuss the awe-inspiring protest movement in Iran that was ignited by the murder of Jîna ‘Mahsa’ Amini by the Iranian government's morality police, and the ongoing horrific violence being committed by State security forces against people (particularly protesters and activists) throughout Iran. Hosted by the Stanford Immigration & Human Rights […]
Ask Me Anything
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWhat is a clinic? How do I get an RA position? Why do I have to do an oral argument? What even is an oral argument? Join Women of Stanford Law (WSL) and First-Gen and Low-Income Professionals (FLI) for a casual conversation about anything and everything, from directed research to teaching assistants to clerkships, and […]
Lawyering for Reproductive Rights
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe will feature a panel of attorneys working to advance reproductive rights in the policy arena and the courts. They will discuss their career paths and about the future of […]
Women of Stanford Law Welcome Potluck
Room offsiteJoin the Women of Stanford Law for our annual potluck! More information to come via email.
SLS Diverse Alumni Communities Launch Reception
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCelebrate the launch of the SLS diverse alumni community groups with fellow alumni, students, and faculty and connect over light food and drinks. The launch will celebrate the new alumni […]
Conversation with the Author: "The Best Beloved Thing Is Justice: The Life of Dorothy Wright Nelson"
@ SLS: Manning Lounge 2nd Floor, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJudge Nelson blazed a trail for women in the legal profession, becoming one of the nation's first female law professors and law school deans and a distinguished jurist on the […]
WSL – Stanford Law Review Opt-In/Opt-Out Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWomen of Stanford Law will be hosting its opt-in/opt-out panel for 1Ls about whether, how, and why to join Stanford Law Review. The event will be held during the lunch period; food will be served outside before the group goes into a classroom for the panel discussion.
WSL 50th Anniversary Celebration: Stanford Women on Boards - Lawyers as Corporate Directors What Attorneys Can Bring to the Boardroom (and why they have trouble getting there)
OnlineStanford Women on Boards invites you to celebrate the Women of Stanford Law (WSL) 50th Anniversary Celebration with a virtual program featuring: Mary Cranston, JD ’75; Ellen Richey, JD ’77; and Gabriela Parcella, JD ’94; three Stanford Law School alumnae and sought-after directors who have brought decades of legal and business experience to corporate boardrooms. They will describe how […]
WSL Potluck
Room offsiteThe Women of Stanford Law will be hosting our annual potluck at Professor Nora Engstrom’s home on Tuesday, November 9 from 6:00-8:00 pm. The event provides an informal setting for […]
Imagining Justice: American Indian Tribal Laws of Criminal Responsibility
OnlineElizabeth A. Reese, Yunpoví (Tewa: Willow Flower) is a scholar of American Indian tribal law, federal Indian law, and constitutional law focusing on the intersection of identity, race, citizenship, and […]
“Marginalia: Black Women and Emerging Carceral Geographies in Rio de Janeiro, 1880-1888” with Margarita Lila Rosa
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Center for Law and History will hold its second workshop of the Quarter on Tuesday, November 2, from 12:45-1:45 PM (Pacific). Margarita Lila Rosa, Lecturer and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford, will share the paper: “Marginalia: Black Women and Emerging Carceral Geographies in Rio de Janeiro, 1880-1888.”