Events
Law School Debt: The Problem and Potential Solutions
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now In October 2015, the New York Times Editorial Board called the national law school debt crisis a "death spiral" marked by rapidly increasing tuition paid for with federal loans which students are increasingly unable to pay back in a faltering legal employment market. The paper noted, "Forty-three percent of all 2013 law school […]
Private Practice to Public Interest: Making the Transition
@ SLS: Room 271 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThree Lawyers who made the transition from private practice to public interest law discuss their career paths and give recommendations for those thinking of making a similar transition. Panelists: Vivian Wang JD '10, Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice Ellie Dehghan JD '12, Youth Justice Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid Titi Liu, Director of […]
Fighting Mass Incarceration: Why Mercy Towards the “Non-violent” Is Not Enough
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRSVP Please join us for a small-group discussion on issues of mass incarceration with Professor James Forman, Jr. Co-sponsored by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and the John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law. Biography James Forman Jr. is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He is […]
Prospects for Peace and Transitional Justice in Syria
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Law School, classroom 190 RSVP 2016 Rubin International Human Rights Award recipient Deyaa Alrwishdi has worked at the national and international level to defend victims of human rights violations in Syria, including directly representing political prisoners and activists arrested at protests. He also documents violations and atrocities across Syria as a researcher with the Damascus […]
Solitary Confinement and the Constitution: A Conversation with Center for Constitutional Rights President Jules Lobel (with an introduction by Professor Robert Weisberg)
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA discussion led by Jules Lobel, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which struck the landmark settlement with the state of California on behalf of prisoners held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison.
Landesa Rural Development Institute: Formal and customary laws in securing land rights for the rural poor
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Learn more about the work of Landesa, a leading non-profit organization in the field of law and economic development working to tackle some of the world’s most stubborn and important problems – food insecurity, conflict, climate change, women’s lack of empowerment. Landesa partners with governments and local organizations to develop durable, sustainable, […]
Race and the Criminal Justice System
Room offsiteThe 11th Annual Kieve Distinguished Speaker Lecture Presented by the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSE) in parthernship with OpenXchange at Stanford University Bryan Stevenson, acclaimed public interest lawyer and founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will deliver the 2016 Anne and Loren Kieve Distinguished Speaker Lecture at a […]
Pursuing Justice in Israel: the Rachel Corrie Case
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event was the second of the Stanford Human Rights Center's Speaker Series, Perspectives on the Current Israel-Palestine Conflict. In March 2003, an Israeli army bulldozer killed Rachel Corrie, a U.S. peace activist, while she sought to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian house in the Gaza Strip. Cindy and Craig Corrie, Rachel’s parents, will […]
Stanford OpenXChange | Open Office Hours: Responding to Climate Change
Room offsiteOpenXChange is pleased to announce its first Open Office Hours program with the first in the series of six exploring climate change in a panel discussion format. Our panel of experts will discuss a range of strategies for responding to climate change, including approaches such as divestment from fossil fuels, investment in alternative energy, environmental […]
Alumni Mentor in Residence: Jesse Hahnel JD ’08
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesExplore Public Interest Jesse Hahnel is the Executive Director of the National Center for Youth Law and the former Director of NCYL’s Foster Youth Education Initiative (FosterEd). A graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, Jesse has been an attorney at NCYL for nearly seven years. Five years ago he founded FosterEd, an innovative, award […]
SPILF Auction Informational Meeting
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation to learn about the annual Bid for Justice Auction and how to get involved! Food will be provided.
Where are the Women? Strategies for Increasing Board Diversity: A Conversation with Aaron Dhir and Deborah Rhode
5:00 - 5:30pm Reception 5:30 - 6:30pm Presentation The Center on the Legal Profession, the Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford Women on Boards, and the Vision 2020 Project co-host a discussion between Stanford Law School Professor Deborah Rhode and Visiting Professor Aaron Dhir, author of the new book, Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity: Corporate Law, Governance, and […]
Current Issues in International Criminal Law and Pathways to Practice
Room 320D Noted lawyers Almudena Bernabeu and Toby Cadman will speak on current issues and pathways to practice in international human rights law. Almudena is the Transitional Justice Program Director at the Center for Justice and Accountability. She has helped lead prosecutions against war crimes perpetrators across Latin America, most notably against the former President […]
Making the Transition from the Private Sector to the Public Sector
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for this panel featuring three lawyers who made moves between private practice and public service. They will discuss their career paths and recommendations for those thinking of making a similar transition. Featuring: Jef Pearlman, JD '07, Clinical Supervising Attorney in SLS's Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic. Previously, he was as an associate in […]
Panel: Women in Leadership
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWhat can be done to improve the representation of women in formal leadership positions? Join us for the conversation. The John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public […]
Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation 23rd Annual Bid for Justice Auction
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis annual community-wide event brings together students, alumni, faculty, staff, and special guests for an evening of entertainment and fundraising for the public interest. The evening is a semi-formal event complete with both silent and live auctions, as well as food, drinks, and entertainment. The proceeds, combined with auction sponsorships and advertising, constitute the bulk […]
The Law Firm of the Future
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Reception The law as a profession is quickly giving way to law as a business as new technologies have placed unprecedented pressures on lawyers and law firms to adopt not only modern technologies but also modern best business practices to reduce inefficiency, improve quality and meet the expectation […]
New Approaches to Understanding Radicalization
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesA panel discussion with Clark McCauley and Alexandra Blackman Panelists: Clark McCauley and Alexandra Blackman Moderator: Martha Crenshaw *Location changed to: Room 280B, Classroom Building, Stanford Law School The panel will explore new approaches to understanding radicalization from social and psychological perspectives. McCauley will describe a two-pyramids model that distinguishes radicalization of opinion from radicalization […]
The Power Has Shifted…And So Has the Blame: What Does The GM Ignition Switch Scandal Tell Us About The Changing Role of In-House Lawyers
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn the wake of at least 13 deaths, millions of recalls, a long and damning internal report, multiple governmental investigations, and hours of congressional hearings, it is clear that Michael Millikin, General Counsel of General Motors, did not know that lawyers in his department had authorized repeated settlements of lawsuits dating back to 2007 involving […]
3L Workshop on Postgraduate Public Interest Job Options
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Levin Center staff to discuss postgraduate public interest job options. We'll cover the remaining post-graduate fellowships, including SLS and Ford Foundation fellowships. We'll also talk about the next phases of the (non-fellowship) job search. This talk is limited to 3L students. Related Media RSVP
Corporate Inversions: Desertion or Value Maximization?
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRoom 290, Stanford Law School 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Reception 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm: Panel Recently, there has been a flurry of corporate inversions involving large U.S. companies seeking to migrate overseas through the acquisition of a much smaller target company domiciled in a tax-friendly foreign jurisdiction. Following the inversion, the U.S. company […]
Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation 22nd Annual Bid for Justice Auction
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis annual community-wide event brings together students, alumni, faculty, staff, and special guests for an evening of entertainment and fundraising for the public interest. The evening is a semi-formal event complete with both silent and live auctions, as well as food, drinks, and entertainment. The proceeds, combined with auction sponsorships and advertising, constitute the bulk […]
Susan Plum, Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Fellowship Overview Program
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSusan Plum is the current and founding director of the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, which was launched in 1988. The Foundation supports dedicated public interest lawyers at the start of their career by funding post-graduate, civil legal fellowships that address poverty and other critical issues for under-represented communities. Ms. Plum will provide insights about developing successful […]
Shaking the Foundations Board Selection
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBrown Bag Lunch Come to Shaking the Foundations Board Selection lunch on Wed., Mar. 5th at 1:00pm to help get planning for the fifteenth annual Shaking the Foundations off the ground! Last year saw Shakings—the largest public interest and social justice conference on campus—make a resounding comeback and we are all excited to see it […]
CIS Tech Workshop – Lightbeam: Illuminating Online Tracking
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEvent is open to the public. RSVP is required. Reception - 5:30pm Workshop - 6:00pm In this talk, Monica Chew and Garrett Robinson give a brief overview of the tracking landscape and discuss tracking techniques and their attendant privacy concerns. They will demonstrate Lightbeam, a Firefox add-on, and show how it visualizes hidden relationships between […]