SLLSA, BLSA, OUTLaw Exam Prep Workshop
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States1Ls: Join BLSA, SLLSA, and OUTlaw on Thursday, November 17th at 12:45pm in the law lounge for a 1L Fall Outlining and Exam Prep Workshop! Students and professors will be there to provide you with tips and suggestions on how to best prepare for your first round of law school exams. Please RSVP here by […]
1L Diversity Fellowship Student Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a discussion on how to identify and apply for law firm diversity fellowships. The panel will be made up of 2Ls and 3Ls who worked at firms their 1L summer and received diversity fellowships. Topics to be discussed include the application process, how to interview effectively, the pros and cons of working […]
BLSA General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis is the first BLSA General Body Meeting of the year. We will introduce the board members and update our members on upcoming events and happenings. We will provide lunch for the meeting.
Pan Affinity Post-grad PI Job Search Chat
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin FLI, BLSA, WOCC, SLLSA, APILSA & Outlaw for a discussion about the post-grad public interest job search. 3Ls will share their experiences and demystify the process of getting a fellowship, alternative clerkship, or entry-level public interest position. Food will be served in Crocker starting at 12:45.
Pan-Affinity OCI AMA
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDo terms like "free market system" and "lockstep pay" make you scratch your head? Not sure what the difference between transactions, litigation, and regulatory practice entails? Wondering how to actually learn something about a law firm beyond the blurbs on their websites? How many firms does one actually need to bid at OCI? Come ask […]
BLSA Spring General Body Meeting & Elections
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesGeneral body meeting & election of 2022-2023 board
Join BLSA: Pathways to the Academy
OnlineJoin BLSA on Monday, February 28th at 12:45pm for a lunchtime conversation about careers in legal academia. Our panel will feature Professor Rabia Belt and Professor Diego Zambrano, who will share information about their paths to becoming law professors as well as tips and advice for those who are or might be interested in becoming […]
BLSA x Outlaw Film Screening – Pauli Murray Documentary
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA and Outlaw are partnering to host a film screening of My Name Is Pauli Murray. The documentary honors Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist, poet, and priest. Murray's legal scholarship led to successful arguments involved in public school desegregation, women’s rights in the workplace, and an extension of rights to LGBTQ+ people based […]
BLSA Gala After Party
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYou know what it is. We're psyched to bring this tradition back, and the 1L reps are putting together a banger. We're bummed we can't invite everyone to Gala this year (s/o Covid), but we hope you'll come through for the afterparty! Be sure to RSVP!
BLSA Black History Month Gala Afterparty
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYou know what it is. We're psyched to bring this tradition back, and the 1L reps are putting together a banger. We're bummed COVID restrictions are keeping us from inviting everyone to BLSA's Annual Black History Month Gala, but we hope you'll come through for the afterparty! Be sure to RSVP!
BLSA 1L Internship Panel
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA members will be sharing tips for 1L internship applications
1L Diversity Fellowship Student Panel
OnlinePlease join us for a virtual discussion on how to identify and apply for law firm diversity fellowships. The panel will be made up of 2Ls and 3Ls who worked at firms their 1L summer and received diversity fellowships. Topics to be discussed include the application process, how to interview effectively, the pros and cons of working […]
Law and Social Movements
@ SLS: Multiple Rooms Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for a lunch discussion about radical lawyering and movement frameworks that inspire us. We'll dissect overarching frameworks and specific examples, joined by recent grad A.D. Sean Lewis (abolitionist organizer and EJW Fellow at Disability Rights California). Let's dream of something better together. Sponsored by Stanford's National Lawyers Guild, Black Law Students Association, […]
BLSA/SLLSA/FLI Professor Meet & Greet Part 2
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOpportunity for students to network with professors who have interests aligned to their own.
BLSA/SLLSA/FLI Professor Meet & Greet Part 1
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe law school's affinity organizations are hosting an opportunity for students to network with professors who have interests aligned to their own.
BLSA General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesGeneral body meeting for BLSA members
BLSA General Body Meeting
@ Stanford: Meyer GreenFirst general body meeting to update BLSA membership on forthcoming activities, conversations with the administration, opportunities for community engagement, and general activities the board is undertaking. We will be introducing this year's board members and announcing BLSA's mentorship families.
Truly Black: a (sorta) BLSA Gala
OnlineA virtual Black community building event taking the place of our annual Gala.
Black Lives Matter and Politics: Running in 2020
OnlineSince the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and many others, Black Lives Matter has reignited a rallying cry from California to South Korea. The result is, again, a historic racial reckoning concurrent with the Covid-19 pandemic, motivating many Democrats to run on political platforms consistent or supportive of […]
Building a Diverse, Inclusive Profession
OnlineSponsored by the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and Women of Stanford Law (WSL), and the Stanford Center for Racial Justice.
1L Diversity Fellowship Student Panel
OnlinePlease join us for a discussion on how to identify and apply for law firm diversity fellowships. The panel will be made up of 2Ls and 3Ls who worked at firms their 1L summer and received diversity fellowships. Topics to be discussed include the application process, how to interview effectively, the pros and cons of […]
How to Defund the Police
OnlineWhat do activists, scholars, and politicians mean when they say “defund the police?” Is defunding the answer to police brutality and racial inequities in policing? What obstacles have legislators and activists faced when attempting to redesign policing in America? Join the Criminal Law Society and Black Law Students Association for a conversation with two individuals […]
Capturing the Experiences of 50 Black Corporate Directors: A Conversation with Barry Lawson Williams and Professor Ralph Richard Banks
OnlineThe Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford Center for Racial Justice, and the Stanford Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will host a conversation with Barry Lawson Williams and Professor Ralph Richard Banks to discuss the Black Corporate Directors' Time Capsule Project. This event is free and open to the public, however, Zoom registration is […]
Morrison & Foerster’s 2020 Diversity + Inclusion Roadshow
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Roadshow is a series of panel discussions for 1L and 2L students held in the spring. The discussions highlight the firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, various practice areas, and what it’s like to be an attorney at MoFo.
BLSA Family Game Night
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA will end Black History Month with a night filled with fun, games, and competition. This event will promote health and wellness within the community.