Events
Fall Public Interest Retreat for Mentors and Fellows
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStrengthen Community Engage the Issues The Levin Center is convening Public Interest Fellows and 2L Public Interest Mentors for an all-day retreat.
1L Resume Workshop
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLegal resumes have a distinct format. We’ll help you tailor your resume to emphasize your skills and experience for the legal market. Bring your laptop with your draft resume to these hands-on sessions! Each session will be limited so that we are able to give all who attend immediate feedback on their materials and help you […]
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Franklin Parker, JD ’99
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Levin Center is delighted to host Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Franklin Parker, JD '99 on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. This event is limited to current Stanford Law School students. Lunch will be served. RSVP
Spotlight Lunch – Patent Litigation
@ SLS: Room 301A Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Patent Litigation - Michael Headley and Dalia Kothari, Fish & Richardson
AMIR: Rachel Zwillinger ’09, Public Interest Environmental Lawyer
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Come hear from alumna Rachel Zillinger, an environmental policy advisor with Defenders of Wildlife. As the Water Policy Advisor for Defenders’ California Program, Rachel Zwillinger (JD ’09, MS ’09) focuses on protecting the fish and wildlife that depend upon California’s waterways and wetlands. Among other priorities, she works to ensure that wetlands […]
Northern California International Law Scholars (NCILS) Roundtable
@ SLS: Room N102 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe West Coast legal academic institution, the Northern California International Law Scholars (NCILS), will hold its next Roundtable on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Stanford Law School. Lunch will be served in Crocker Garden. Papers to be presented: International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice Laurel Fletcher (Berkeley) Commentator: Beth Van Schaack (Stanford) Immigration Exceptionalism(s) Pratheepan […]
The Changing Patent Landscape
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesPaul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residences Sponsored by the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology and Samsung Electronics Register Now The patent system has gone through some dramatic changes in the last decade. This conference will explore the impact of those changes on patent litigation, patent prosecution, and management, and will look at […]
Christian Legal Fellowship Kick-Off
@ Stanford: Munger 5 554 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Law School Christian Legal Fellowship for its first meeting of the year! CLF is a nondenominational group of students that meets weekly to discuss the Bible and to encourage one another to integrate faith in Jesus Christ with the study and practice of law.
International Law Society Welcome Back BBQ
@ Stanford: Munger BBQ Pit , United StatesPlease join the International Law Society for our welcome back BBQ, in celebration of the diverse backgrounds of students at SLS. Come enjoy the good weather, food, and company. All JDs, LLMs, and JSDs are welcome. Come mix and mingle! Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/bXwt2fSi6Wc1A5SW2. ILS Welcome Back BBQ Poster
Ariel Porat (The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University; Visiting Professor, Stanford Law School), “Personalizing Negligence Law”
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAriel Porat (The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University; Visiting Professor, Stanford Law School) will present “Personalizing Negligence Law” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Autumn 2016. Download paper here.
Public Interest Job Search Overview for 1Ls
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn the Nuts and Bolts Join Levin Center staff for an overview of the public interest job search, including timelines, resources, and funding options. This is a mandatory workshop you must attend before you schedule a personalized one-on-one appointment in order to maximize the time you have with Levin Center staff. This is a brown-bag […]
At Arm’s Length: Investigating and Prosecuting Police Shootings
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA lunchtime presentation by the students of the Policy Practicum: Improving Investigations of Police Shootings, Amari Hammonds, Katherine Moy, Rachel Suhr, and Cameron Vanderwall, with Debbie Mukamal, SCJC Executive Director, and David Sklansky, Professor of Law and SCJC Faculty Co-Director, on how investigation and prosecution of police officer shootings should be handled. Lunch provided. RSVP here by […]
Rock Center Student Advisory Council
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA Study Hall
@ SLS: Room N102 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA holds a student hall for its members each week.
Righteous Mind Discussion
@ Stanford: Munger 5 554 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SLS's Federalist Society for beer, brats, and a lively discussion of Jonathan Haidt's 2012 book, Righteous Mind. Righteous Mind offers some answers as to "why we are so easily divided into hostile groups, each one certain of its righteousness." Liberals, conservatives, religious folks, anti-theists, and everyone in between are all welcome. When: Wednesday, 5 October at 6:30 p.m. Where: […]
1L Journal Information Meeting
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Secondary Journals at Stanford host an information session each year to give prospective 1L Member Editors a more complete picture of what the Member Editing role entails. This event serves both as a forum for discussing each the journals' subject areas, and as an opportunity to hear from 3Ls about their experience with journals at […]
Streetlaw Info Session
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNY Job Fair Workshop
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis workshop is for the Advanced Degree students who are interested in looking for private sector opportunities in the U.S. Please be sure to attend this workshop if you are interested in learning more about the NYC and LA job fairs and how to register, submit resumes and secure interviews with employers.
Project ReMADE Orientation
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis meeting is for all law students working on Project ReMADE, the SLS pro bono project that provides entrepreneurship classes to formerly incarcerated individuals. Come learn more about the project for the 2016-17 academic year and sign up for a specific role. Lunch will be served. RSVP here.
CodeX Speaker Series: Using Cryptographic Techniques to Ensure Fair Randomness in Legal Processes
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now A recent Cornell Law Review article casts doubt on the notion that the assignment of judges to the three-judge panels in the federal courts of appeal is truly random. Using quantitative techniques, the article's authors come to the surprising conclusion that "several of the circuit courts have panels that are non-random in ways […]
Prison Work Programs in a Model of Deterrence
Room offsitewith Professor Mitch Polinsky
Vice President Debate Watch
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVice President Debate Watch. All are welcome.
Pro Bono Mandatory Training
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn the Nuts and Bolts Professors Juliet Brodie, Lisa Douglass, and Michael Winn will conduct a mandatory training for all first-year students who wish to participate in the Pro Bono Program. RSVP
Meet the Center for Internet and Society
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEveryone is welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided. RSVP IS REQUIRED for this free event Stanford CIS brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods […]
1L Job Search Workshop (2)
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn about starting your private sector job search, available resources, and what you can do to prepare.