Events
American Constitution Society: Indivisible Stanford Working Group Meeting
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA discussion of how law students can utilize advocacy skills to impact local and national policy.
Race and Criminal Justice Reading Group Meeting
Room offsitePlease join the Race and Criminal Justice Reading Group for a discussion of Blood in the Water, Heather Ann Thompson's recent account of the Attica prison uprising. SLS Visiting Professor James Forman, Jr. called it an "essential" read in his NY Times review of the book. Please RSVP here. Contact Jared Crum (jcrum@stanford.edu), Sophia Whiting (swhiting@stanford.edu), and/or Gemma Donofrio (gemmad@stanford.edu) with any questions.
Coffee Hour with the Curriculum Dean
@ SLS: Room N316 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDear SLS students — As SLS’s new Associate Dean for Curriculum, I am hosting regular “coffee hours” every month or so. In these coffee hours, I am eager to hear feedback concerning your current courses, suggestions for any additional courses you would like us to offer, and ideas concerning what else we can do to […]
What Does It Mean To Be a Conservative Judge?
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLecture: What Does It Mean To Be a Conservative Judge? Part of the Thayer Lecture Series, SLS Federalist Society Judge Griffith was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by President George W. Bush in 2005. He earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from the University […]
LLM NYC Job Fair Logistics Overview
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis workshop is for those Advanced Degree students who will be traveling to NYC for the LLM Job Fair.
The Rise of the Constitution
Room offsitewith Professor Aziz Rana, Cornell University School of Law
Rikers: A Documentary
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSome are guilty. Some are innocent. Of the more than 7,500 people detained at Rikers Island on any given day, almost 80% have not yet been found guilty or innocent of the charges they face. All are at risk in the pervasive culture of violence that forces people to come to terms with what they […]
How to Find Your Dream Job in International Public Service
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRoom 280B RSVP SLS Practitioner in Residence Sareta Ashraph will lead a discussion about how find your dream international law job, including applying to UN jobs, how to network effectively for international jobs, how to identify and pinpoint areas of interest in international law. Sareta is SLS’ inaugural Global Practitioner in Residence. For much of […]
The Future of Business and Human Rights Law: Consultations with Indigenous Peoples
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA lunchtime discussion featuring Sergio Puig, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the International Economic Law and Policy Program at the University of Arizona College of Law Few areas of international practice illustrate the tensions between business and human rights better than the implementation of the duty to consult with indigenous peoples. Based […]
JRCLS Lunch with Judge Griffith
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome have lunch with Judge Griffith of the D.C. Circuit!
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Nonviolent Resistance
Bannan Hall 127 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesJoin us to honor Dr. King’s memory; explore the evolution of his understanding of nonviolence, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1956-1957, through the Poor People’s Campaign and Memphis sanitation workers’ strike of early 1968; and consider the viability of nonviolence as a means to resolve conflict in our troubled times.
Stanford Law School Martin Luther King Jr. Gathering
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Professors Pam Karlan, Rick Banks, and Norm Spaulding for an afternoon walk, followed by a viewing of an episode from the PBS Series 'Eyes on the Prize.' We'll gather for dinner and conversation afterward in the Student Lounge. RSVP Note that the law school will be closed for the holiday. You will need to […]
How to Achieve Professional Satisfaction
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis talk by an experienced practitioner focuses on what factors in the professional life of a lawyer most strongly correlates with professional satisfaction. Is it earnings? Big firm vs small firm vs public interest vs government practice? The field of law in which you practice? Something else? This talk will focus on what aspects […]
Genocide in Syria
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law School, Room 190 Co-sponsored by the Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law and the Stanford Human Rights Center RSVP ISIS is committing genocide and other international crimes against the Yazidi minority in Iraq and Syria, as determined by the latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the […]
Project ReMADE: 2016-17 Launch Event
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe 2017 class of ReMADE entrepreneurs are introduced, and meet their teachers and mentors as well as one another. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP here.
1L Spring OCI Orientation
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States1L Spring OCI Orientation
LLM Interview Preparation Workshop
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterview Workshop to help students prepare for interviews with U.S. employers. Join OCS advisors for an interactive program to help you put your best foot forward! Hear what attorneys are looking for in candidates, how to highlight your best skills and how to answer to the tough questions. Please note that you must attend this […]
Reproducing Race: An Ethnography of Pregnancy as a Site of Racialization
Room offsitewith Visiting Professor Khiara Bridges
Madison’s Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention. A Roundtable Discussion with Mary Sarah Bilder
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Discussion | 5:00PM - 6:00PM - Reception James Madison’s Notes on the 1787 Constitutional Convention have acquired nearly unquestioned authority as the description of the U.S. Constitution’s creation. Yet the story may be more complicated than it appears. In her new and important book, Madison’s Hand: Revising […]
Association of American Law Schools Reception
E&O Kitchen 314 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting is taking place in San Francisco this year! Stanford Law School invites you to join alumni and faculty for wine, beer, and light hors d'oeuvres at E&O Kitchen. The reception is free and open to conference attendees as well as local alumni. Kindly register by January […]
Law School Buildathon
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Buildathon is a hands-on session to help individuals or teams at the Law School to start designing, mapping, and building new applications.
We will take you through the basics of what kinds of web or mobile apps you can build, what steps are involved, and get you started on them.
The goal is to get you equipped with a plan of action, some initial designs and development plans, and a strategy for what you can do next.
Liability for Personal Governmental Services
Room offsitewith Visiting Professor Ariel Porat
Stress Less with Pet Partners
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOur four-legged friends from Pet Partners will visit the law school to provide relaxation and stress-relief. Take a break from your exam studying to canoodle with a poodle*! *Actual poodles may not be present
New Frontiers in Securities Litigation and Regulation
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesREGISTER NOW Monday, December 12 5:15 - 6:00 pm reception 6:00 - 7:00 pm panel Paul Brest Hall The world of securities regulation and litigation is about to confront significant change. With the new Trump Administration about to take office, a major insider trading case pending before the Supreme Court, plaintiffs racing to file Section […]
Exam Break
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDecember 12, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Fuel up before your afternoon exam, or decompress after your morning one. The Office of Student Affairs will be hosting an Exam Break in the law lounge from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on the following days. We’ll provide healthy snacks (and a few unhealthy ones) […]