Events
Narrative and Metaphor in the Law
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOnly quite recently have lawyers, judges and legal scholars come to notice that ‘narrative – storytelling – is a central component of legal practice and thinking’ (Peter Brooks). Competing narratives […]
From Where I Sit: Diversity in the Classroom and the Legal Profession
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMany law students have legitimate concerns about a lack of diversity in the legal profession and throughout legal education. Members of various minority groups, including people of color and members […]
A Conversation with Leo Strine, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States5:00 - 5:30pm: Reception 5:30 - 6:30pm: Panel Discussion REGISTER NOW Please join us for a panel discussion with Leo Strine, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, Professor Ronald […]
Black-Box Medicine
Room offsitewith Assistant Professor, W. Nicholson Price II, University of New Hampshire School of Law
International Discussion Series:Â The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Legal and Ethical Obligations
Room offsiteSponsored by the Bechtel International Center A lunchtime discussion featuring Mirte Postema, Fellow for Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Prison Reform in the Americas at the Stanford Human Rights Center. Forced displacement […]
Guillermo Mayer of Public Advocates
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Guillermo Mayer became president and CEO of Public Advocates Inc. in Nov. 2013 after serving for more than 9 years on the organization’s legal team. There, he […]
Recruitment talk: Jamila Frone of the U.S. Department of Justice
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP Explore Public Interest Come learn about summer and postgraduate opportunities at the U.S. Department of Justice. Jamila Frone, Director of Legal Recruitment and Outreach at the DOJ, will describe […]
Law School Trivia
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome test your knowledge at weekly trivia! Â We have 10 rounds plus a halftime and a final question round. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, best team name, and halftime winner.
A Discussion with Dennis Woodside
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDennis Woodside is currently the COO of Dropbox - and an SLS alum! Prior to joining Dropbox, Mr. Woodside was the CEO of Motorola and the SVP of Google's Americas […]
ACS Presents: Alec Karakatsanis from Equal Justice Under the Law
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS and Alec Karakatsanis for an exciting discussion about Equal Justice Under the Law, a non-profit organization that provides pro bono legal services to those most in need, focusing on […]
Elizabeth Kristen of LAS-ELC
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Elizabeth Kristen is the Director of the Gender Equity & LGBT Rights Program and a Senior Staff Attorney at the LAS–ELC. She represents workers in employment discrimination […]
AMIR: Nina Robertson ’10, Public Interest Environmental Lawyer
@ SLS: Room 271 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Come hear from alumna Nina Robertson, an environmental appellate attorney who's transitioned to academia. Nina Robertson (JD ’10, BS ’02) is a staff attorney at GGU Law’s […]
Regulating Sugar
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the BioLaw & Health Policy Society and the Stanford Food Law & Policy Society for "The Case for Societal Intervention to Prevent Chronic Disease" by Robert H. Lustig, M.D., […]
A Lawyer at Guantanamo: Reflections on 10 years of representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAs the Obama administration undertakes an effort to release more prisoners, join us for an intimate, thoughtÂ-provoking account of the challenges of working with, meeting with and advocating on behalf […]
Screening: (T)ERROR. Under Cover. Under Threat.
Room offsiteA filmmaker chats with her neighbor: a pastry chef, a former Black Panther, and a Muslim. He reveals that he is also a counterterrorism FBI informant, and invites her team […]
The Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Finals
@ SLS: Room 80 Moot Courtroom Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Finals  will be held on Friday, February 5 at 4:00 pm in the Moot Court room. The panel includes Judge Diane Wood of the […]
Daniel Calhoun ’04, U.S. Department of Commerce, Trade Enforcement & Compliance Division
@ SLS: Room 283 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Join the Levin Center and alumn Daniel Calhoun for an informal talk about his career path and the international trade law opportunities available at the Commerce Department. […]
Stanford Law Review Symposium on the Law of Democracy
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe 2016Â Stanford Law Review symposium on the Law of Democracy will be held Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6, and will feature presentations and commentary from leading scholars in […]
BLSA Jazz Brunch
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin BLSA as we kick-off Black History Month with a jazz brunch, featuring the music of Black artists.
Super Bowl Viewing Party
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHosted by Stanford Entertainment and Sports Law Association (SESLA)
Clarence Jones and the New York Times, Co., v. Sullivan case
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP Engage the Issues Join Clarence Jones for a conversation about his experience representing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the negotiation and litigation process leading to the historic Sullivan […]
The Creation of Appellate Courts and the Effect on Trial Courts’ Comment on Evidence to Jury
Room offsiteWith Professor Renée Lettow Lerner, George Washington University Law School
Law and Policy Lab 1L Lunch
@ SLS: Room N104 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Law and Policy Lab Director Paul Brest for lunch and conversation about upcoming spring practicums. In the spring quarter, 1L students become important members of practicum teams, carrying forward […]
American College of Bankruptcy Presentation
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are interested in Bankruptcy Law - come hear directly from practitioners! Lunch will be provided!
Break (from) the Law: From Law Firm to Startup
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYamile Nesrala, Harvard Law (Class of '13), will be giving a presentation for law students interested in the startup world. Yamile worked for Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher in New York for […]