Events
Smart Legal Contracts and Legal Smart Contracts
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States12:45pm - 2:00pm Stanford Law School, Room 190 This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. CodeX Fellow Meng Weng Wong surveys the history of digital contracts and updates us on recent efforts from academia and industry, including the legal specification protocol initiative recently convened here at CodeX. Meng is an entrepreneur, investor, and technologist, specializing […]
The Stanford International Law Society Presents: Careers in International Law in the Private Sector
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the International Law Society and find out what it means to practice international law. If you want your legal practice to have an international dimension to it, but aren’t quite sure what options are available, join us for lunch. Learn about careers in international law from lawyers at a major Washington law firm, one with several […]
In Depth on In-House: Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky on Lawyering for Innovation at a Global Tech Giant
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join SLATA, E-Club, and SLBA for a conversation with David Zapolsky, General Counsel for Amazon, moderated by Tom Rubin, Stanford Lecturer in Law and former Microsoft Chief Intellectual Property Strategy Counsel, on the thrills and challenges of leading the legal department of one of the fastest growing and most dynamic companies in the world. […]
Stanford Journal of International Law: Bluebook Training
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMeeting for member editors of the Stanford Journal of International Law to go over common elements of Bluebook format for fall issue.
Trading with Strangers: The Corporate Form in the Move from Municipal Governance to Overseas Trade
Room offsitewith Professor Ron Harris, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, and Tel Aviv University School of Law
SJIL Submissions Committee
@ SLS: Room N102 Neukom Building, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmbassador Susan Coppedge: A Conversation About the State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmbassador Susan Coppedge is the most recent ambassador for the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (commonly referred to as JTIP). JTIP is responsible for producing a […]
This is Me: An Evening of SLS Storytelling with First Person
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe people who make up the Stanford Law School community come from diverse backgrounds, and each of us has a unique story to share. While we have as much to learn from our peers as from our casebooks, too often these first-person narratives are lost in the doctrinal shuffle. Sharing our stories is a way to understand each other’s perspectives, […]
Private Dinner with Ambassador Susan Coppedge and John Cotton Richmond
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFrom Federal Prosecutor to Diplomat: One Alum’s Career Path Fighting Human Trafficking
@ SLS: Room 283 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmb. Susan Coppedge Susan Coppedge is the Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State. She was confirmed by the Senate and appointed by President Obama in October 2015 to lead the United States’ global engagement against human trafficking. Ambassador Coppedge directs the State Department’s Office […]
E-Club and SLATA In-House Tech Internships Panel
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe are hosting a lunch panel for those interested in working at technology companies. Our 2L and 3L panelists will discuss what it was like to work in-house and give advice on how to find, apply, and interview for these types of internships.
The Political Psychology of Constitution-Making
Room offsitewith Jon Elster, Professor of Social Sciences, Columbia University
SLA Trivia
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) Salon
PICC , United StatesPlease join the Stanford Critical Law Society (SCritLS) for our second salon of the school year. Dinner will be served. Please RSVP here.
IRAP Presents: On Safe Ground - Qismat's Journey
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIRAP welcomes Stanford 3L Matt Ball and Afghan interpreter Qismat Amin to tell their joint story: from serving together in Afghanistan, to the painstaking process of getting Qismat's Special Immigrant […]
SLS Republicans: Lunch with Lanhee Chen
@ SLS: Room 301A Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLS Republicans welcome Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institution for a private conversation and lunch.
FGP: The 411 on Internship Apps
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFGP is hosting a student panel on options for 1L internships and application tips.
CLB Lunch Talk with Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Center for Law and the Biosciences for a lunch discussion with Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert about cost-effectiveness analyses and drug pricing. Lunch provided.
BLSA Friendsgiving
@ Stanford (TBD)Jonah Gelbach (University of Pennsylvania Law School), “The Logic and Limits of Event Studies in Securities Fraud Litigation”
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJonah Gelbach (University of Pennsylvania Law School) will present, “The Logic and Limits of Event Studies in Securities Fraud Litigation” as part of the Law and Economics Seminar, Autumn 2017. Download paper […]
Writing Policy Memos and Briefing Papers
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn how to translate legal research and persuasion into the writing skills needed for effective empirical policy analysis Learn how to organize and structure strong policy memos and briefing papers for public policy. This workshop is a *must* for those who are new to public policy or who who want to sharpen their writing skills. […]
Muslim Travel Ban Update: Litigation and Community Impact
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Stanford Advocates for Immigrants' Rights (SAIR) for a panel conversation on the most recent Muslim travel ban litigation and the ban's impact on the community. Jayashri Srikantiah will moderate […]
Leading from the Inside Out
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resources Coalition (SPARC) for a panel highlighting the leadership of formerly incarcerated people in criminal justice reform efforts. Our speakers: Daniela Medina grew up in Oakland, California and was incarcerated from the age of 21 to 31 years old. During her incarceration, she completed her GED and later on, her AA. […]
Building a Fulfilling Legal Career: NetApp General Counsel Matt Fawcett on Life, Success, and the Management of Each
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now In a recent LinkedIn piece, Matt Fawcett, the General Counsel of NetApp, took issue with the notion that work and life exist in mutually exclusive spheres and that the elusive "work/life balance" requires a bridge over a very high and solid wall. As he wrote, "I don’t accept the premise that work and […]
Navigating Conflict and Conflicts of Interest in the Boardroom
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States7:30 - 8:00am - Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 9:30am - Program Room 290, Stanford Law School Parking: Wilbur Field Garage, any visitor parking spot. Avoid lines at the parking machines […]