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 environment and how boards can respond effectively. They will also discuss Secretary Rice’s path to the boardroom and her experience with both corporate and nonprofit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 session. First, an introduction to the Rock Center and its current team, with an overview of upcoming events, programming, and ways for students to get […]
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 reproductive rights lawyering in the post-Dobbs era. Lunch will be served. This event is co-sponsored by If/When/How, Women of Stanford Law, and the Levin Center.
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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Lisa Kloppenberg Acting President, Santa Clara University & Dean Emerita, Santa Clara Law In Conversation With: Dean […]
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 WSL members to meet women faculty. 1Ls and 2Ls, please bring a main or side dish. 3Ls, please bring drinks or dessert. RSVP here. We […]
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 government structure. Her scholarship examines the way government structures, citizen identity, and the history that is taught in schools, can impact the rights and powers […]
“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.”
Stanford Criminal Justice Center Regilla Project Lunch
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome learn about the Regilla Project, the research project the Stanford Criminal Justice Center is leading to analyze how many women are incarcerated in the United States for killing their abusers, and how you can get involved in it. The Center will start data collection in CA prisons in winter 2022 and is looking to […]
WSL Classroom Gender Dynamics Panel
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a lunch panel hosted by Women of Stanford Law (WSL) on Thursday, October 7 in Crocker Garden to discuss gender dynamics in the classroom. Stanford faculty will be speaking to provide their perspectives on classroom participation and collaboration. We will distribute food at 12:45 and the panel will begin at 1:00.
The Year and Race
OnlineFrom BLM uprisings in cities all over the world following the on-screen killings of Black men and women, to anti-Asian violence in the wake of COVID-19, to the verdicts in the Chauvin prosecution, the past year has had a pivotal impact on issues of race and racism. The Center for Racial Justice invites all Stanford Law […]