Bringing Restoration to the Legal System: Where Do Mercy and Vengeance Fit? A Two-Part Series on Restorative Justice (Part 2)
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a two-part series on the themes, theories, pitfalls and practices of restorative justice. During the first event on January 24th, writers Katharine Blake (SLS '12) and Josie Duffy Rice will discuss the notion of restoration (or lack thereof) in our criminal legal system, touching on the current system’s reliance on vengeance and […]
Women of Color Collective (WoCC) 1L Job Panel
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States1Ls: Come hear from a panel of 2Ls about their experiences finding and making the most out of their 1L job. During this stressful time, take some time to be reminded that everything will work out, and we will all have a great job and learn important skills while there. Topic: How to find and […]
Introduction to Systems Thinking
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Stanford Law Review – January Galley Night
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law Review will be convening for its January Galley Night to review pieces in our third issue of the year. What we have done in the past, and what we wish to do this time again, is to provide dinner to members outside at 7 PM in Cooley Courtyard. After eating, members will move […]
Public Interest Postgraduate Job Search Overview for 2Ls
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center for an overview about the full-time postgraduate public interest/public service job search, including fellowships, honors programs, and staff attorney jobs. This event is for current 2Ls.
Watchdogs from Within: Government Lawyers in Divided Times: Glenn Fine, in conversation with Professors Anne Joseph O’Connell and Shirin Sinnar
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMr. Fine served as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice from 2000 to 2011 in the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Administrations. After practicing law at a firm, Fine returned to government, and in January 2016 he became the Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Defense. In this role, he led the […]
CLF Open Bible Study
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome join the SLS Christian Legal Fellowship for a Bible study on the Book of Colossians!
Winter Final Study List Deadline 5:00 p.m.
Last day to add or drop a course (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) Last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course (variable-unit option must be explicitly noted in course description)
Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition Deadline 4:00 p.m.
Last day to submit Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition
Paper Option (courses with paper options are explicitly noted in course description) 4:00 p.m.
Last day to elect paper option (with instructor permission) instead of taking a final exam Last day to change course sections (with instructor permission) to elect Research credit option
SLS and Stanford Native Community Gathering with the Hon. Sunshine Sykes, ’97, JD ’01
@ Stanford (TBD)Connect with the Indigenous Alumni of SLS and the Stanford Native Community to celebrate special guest, the Hon. Sunshine Sykes, ’97, JD ’01! The newly formed Indigenous Alumni of Stanford Law School (IA of SLS), in partnership with the Stanford Native American Cultural Center (NACC), Native American Law Students Association (NALSA), Stanford Natives in Pre-Law […]
Workers Rights Pro Bono Project: Clinic
@ SLS: Room N104 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesClinic with Legal Aid at Work for members of the Workers' Rights Pro Bono Project.
Non-Law Business Job Search Presentation
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThinking about the possibility of a non-law business job for a summer or at some point after law school? Wondering if your background and experience might be a good fit for consulting firms, venture capital firms, private equity funds, investment banking or business/corporate development positions? Join OCS for an informal presentation on searching for a […]
Prof. E. Tendayi Achiume: Reflections on 5 Years as UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor E. Tendayi Achiume, the inaugural Alicia Miñana Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, served as the fifth United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance from 2017 to 2022. On Thursday, January 26th, Prof. E. Tendayi Achiume will reflect on her five years as Special Rapporteur […]
PLA Plaintiffs’ Week Lunches
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLS PLA will host its annual Plaintiffs' Week again this year! Events will run from Monday, January 23 through Thursday, January 26. Like last year, we plan to host daily small group lunches with students/attorneys, panels, and receptions. Please be sure to RSVP: Fill out all events you may be interested in attending, and we'll […]
Outlaw Winter Welcome Dinner & General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWinter quarter general body meeting & welcome dinner for Outlaw members.
A Conversation with former SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to SLS and GSB students only. Please join the Rock Center for Corporate Governance for an evening conversation between Professor Colleen Honigsberg and former SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee. The conversation will center on the fast-changing landscape of securities law, corporate governance, and financial reporting. A small dinner with Commissioner Lee […]
Palestine Legal Lunch Talk
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Stanford LSJP for a lunch talk with Liz Jackson, Senior Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal! Liz is a founding staff attorney for Palestine Legal and Cooperating Counsel with the Center for Constitutional Rights. Her work includes representing students, professors and activists on free speech and academic freedom issues, documenting the chilling effect of […]
Careers in Climate
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join SLS's Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program and the Levin Center for a co-sponsored "Careers in Climate" discussion focused on environmental litigation. SLS alums Peter Broderick, Urban Wildlands Legal Director and Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Elena Saxonhouse, Managing Attorney at the Sierra Club, will discuss their […]
PLA Plaintiffs’ Week Lunches
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLS PLA will host its annual Plaintiffs' Week again this year! Events will run from Monday, January 23 through Thursday, January 26. Like last year, we plan to host daily small group lunches with students/attorneys, panels, and receptions. Please be sure to RSVP: Fill out all events you may be interested in attending, and we'll […]
Law and the Biosciences Workshop
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis workshop brings in outside speakers to discuss issues within the wide field of law and the biosciences. On Tuesday, January 24, from 4:30 to 6:15 (room 285), Professor Amy L. McGuire (Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Baylor College of Medicine) will discuss her paper "Ethics and Regulation of Psychedelics."
Bringing Restoration to the Legal System: Where Do Mercy and Vengeance Fit? A Two Part Series on Restorative Justice (Part 1)
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a two-part series on the themes, theories, pitfalls and practices of restorative justice. During the first event on January 24th, writers Katharine Blake (SLS '12) and Josie Duffy Rice will discuss the notion of restoration (or lack thereof) in our criminal legal system, touching on the current system’s reliance on vengeance and […]
The Stanford Center for Law and History Presents “The Origins of Indigenous Constitutionalism: Choctaw Law and Governance” with Tanner Allread
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States“This Series of Strong Laws”: Choctaw Governance and the Rise of Indigenous Constitutionalism, 1826-1830 For two centuries, Native nations in the United States have written constitutions to govern their affairs and affirm their status as sovereigns. Exploring the origins of this tradition of Indigenous constitutionalism in the era of Indian Removal, this paper focuses on […]
1L Panel Series: Judicial Clerkships
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United Statesa panel discussion on the clerkship application process, featuring insights from incoming judicial clerks.
A Guide to Interdisciplinary Research
OnlineResearching public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines: legal research; scientific data; economic predictions; findings and recommendations from NGOs and blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government agencies. All of these and more guide policymakers. Join this Zoom workshop to learn how to identify and access non-legal sources of information and understand […]