Events
Degrees of Freedom
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and the Stanford Criminal Justice Center for a forum on the issue of providing college opportunities for currently and formerly incarcerated people. The panel will highlight some of the ethical issues that arise, including whether we should prioritize incarcerated students nearing release over lifers, liberal arts education over […]
Legal Design Lab lunch with Baker & MacKenzie
@ SLS: Room 301A Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesGuests from a law firm innovation program will meet with students and fellows working on new legal services and new tech ventures.
Human Rights Under the Next Administration – the View from International Law
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS) that promotes and protects human rights in the Americas. It exercises oversight over the United States, since the U.S. is a member of the OAS. What role might international oversight play to ensure human rights are respected during […]
Understanding Law Firm Economics
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis presentation, conducted by Arthur Greenberg (Goodwin Procter's former Chief Operating Office and current Senior Advisor), focuses on changes in the legal industry, how law firms have responded to those changes and what that means for people on the cusp of their legal careers. During this interactive and entertaining conversation, the following questions are addressed: […]
The Limits of Nonconsequentialism: Introductory Chapter
Room offsitewith Professor Barbara Fried
Tuesday Night Trivia at the Law School
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWHAT: 8 rounds of pub-style trivia (including a music round and a Final Jeopardy round). Also prizes (beer) WHEN: Tuesdays at 8 pm! WHERE: Law Lounge WHY: If you've read this far you probably already know why! Beer as prizes for good performance, and for creative names! And more-or-less bottomless chips and salsa too, if eating […]
The Battle for Boardroom Talent: Strategies to Win
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now 5:30 - 6:00 pm Reception | 6:00 - 7:00 pm Panel The twin efforts of board diversity and general board member refreshment, all with the goal of better board performance, are now generally taken as a given in the "best practices" world of corporate governance. However, many boards (and experts) get mired in […]
1/24 – Angela Irvine Talk on School-to-Prison Pipeline
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Youth and Education Advocates for a Discussion on the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Angela Irvine, Vice President of Community Programs at Impact Justice Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 12:45-2:00pm | Room tbd Lunch will be Provided - Please RSVP here. Angela will discuss her research on school discipline disparities across race, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression, as well as a five- […]
Presidential Inauguration Viewing
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYou are invited to attend a viewing of inaugural events live-streamed from Washington, D.C. as our 45th President is sworn in to office.
Stanford Law Review Elections
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Fragile Possibility of Religious Liberty: A Constitutional Conversation with Judge Griffith
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now In the wake of the Supreme Court's decisions in Hobby Lobby and Obergefell, questions about the continued viability and desirability of religious liberty have taken center stage in public debate and academic discourse. Join the Constitutional Law Center for a discussion about the past and future of religious liberty, led by Judge Thomas […]
Louis Kaplow (Harvard Law School), “Recoupment and Predatory Pricing Analysis”
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLouis Kaplow (Harvard Law School) will present “Recoupment and Predatory Pricing Analysis" as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Winter 2017. Download paper here.
JD/MS Joint Degree Information Session: Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
@ SLS: Room 271 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) will be hosting this information session. Law students considering a Joint Master of Science Degree in Environment and Resources are welcome to stop by and learn about the program. E-IPER is a community of leaders and scholars working to address our world's most challenging environmental and sustainability […]
Alternative Spring Break Info Session
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law School, Room 180 RSVP Please join Mike Winn for a "brown bag" information session about funded alternative spring break options for Stanford Law Students. During the session, we will discuss the funded opportunities, including: helping detained immigrants in Arizona providing wrap-around legal assistance to low-income communities in Missouri defending indigent criminal defendants in […]
Tone at the Bottom: Governance Lessons from the Wells Fargo Bank Crisis
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now 7:30-8:00am Registration & Breakfast | 8:00-9:30am Panel Discussion This panel of corporate governance, legal, and public relations experts will do a deep dive into what went on in the Wells Fargo Bank customer account fiasco, examining how management and the board dealt with the problems and gleaning governance lessons learned from the scandal […]
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!