Events
Mixed Greens: The Environmental Law and Current Events Round Table
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Environmental Law Scholarship Series is designed to bring students and faculty together to generate research ideas to further environmental scholarship. If you're interested in doing research, need help refining a topic, or want to learn what practitioners and academics consider the most pressing and intriguing questions in their field, join us for this round […]
Shaking the Foundations: 1L Information Session
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesShaking the Foundations is a conference that brings together the Bay Area progressive legal community to discuss present and future issues within the movement, explore the role of young lawyers, and encourage attendees to work toward social and environmental justice. The goal of Shaking the Foundations is to connect, inspire, and educate those who want […]
Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation 21st 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 […]
Preparing for Post-Graduation Fellowships – PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE TO 285
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWith Diane Chin, Associate Dean for Public Service and Public Interest Law, and Larisa Bowman, Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of San Mateo County. VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE: http://voirdire.stanford.edu/program/centers/levin/20130123_Levin_PreparingForPost-GraduationFellowships.mp4 Larisa Bowman works on the HomeSavers Project at Legal Aid. Through a two-year fellowship sponsored by the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Larisa represents limited English proficient […]
CodeX: Privacy Icons Legal Hackathon
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSatellite Event (This is a satellite event of the main hackathon at Mozilla.) People rarely read privacy policies, but they're important. So let's make it easier for users to understand the most meaningful things a website does with their data. To accomplish this Disconnect is hosting a project to crowd-source -- think Wikipedia -- turning […]
Persuasive Speaking with Elizabeth Pederson ’07
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLawyers are in the business of persuasive communication. From jury trials to oral arguments to settlement conferences, skillful attorneys must master the art of successfully crafting (and delivering) winning arguments. Drawing on her experiences as a prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the latest research on how people perceive information and form decisions, […]
Public Interest Alumni Mentor-in-Residence: Afam Onyema, JD ’07
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAfam Onyema is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of the GEANCO Foundation (www.geanco.org). GEANCO's mission is to save and improve lives in Nigeria. Afam co-founded the family foundation with his father to help fulfill his father's dream of opening a world-class hospital in his homeland. Afam handles all operational aspects of the foundation. He […]
Welcome to SPILF Reception
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation for wine and cookies and learn about the many ways SPILF supports public interest law at Stanford and beyond. Each year, SPILF supports student initiatives, outside programs, and public interest fellowships for Stanford graduates. Meet current SPILF members and learn about our efforts to support public interest law, […]
20th Annual SPILF Bid for Justice Auction
The Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation (SPILF) cordially invites you to our 20th Anniversary Bid for Justice Auction on Saturday, April 14 at 6pm. We are pleased to announce that this year’s theme is The Roaring Twenties. The annual Bid for Justice Auction raises much-needed funds for SPILF-Stanford Law School Public Interest Fellowships, SPILF’s critical […]
CIS Speaker Series: A Defensive Patent License Proposal
UC Berkeley's Jason Schultz and Jennifer Urban Watch the complete video of the talk. Interested in watching more CIS videos? Check out our Youtube channel. Defensive patenting---i.e., filing a patent specifically to avoid the threat of litigation---is a common strategy in the world of intellectual property for private companies focused on information technology. Free software […]
19th Annual Bid for Justice Auction
Annual Auction Benefitting SPILF Join us for an Alice in Wonderland themed auction, with all proceeds benefiting the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation. For more information, including how to donate and ticket sales, visit our website. Related Media
Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation Fall Kickoff Dinner!
Come learn how to get involved with the annual SPILF auction. The annual SPILF auction is a highlight of the year for the law school community. Hosted by the 1L class, the auction brings together students, faculty, and alumni to raise funds for public interest students and organizations. Come enjoy dinner, watch some skits from […]
Budgeting for a Just California
Faculty Lounge, Stanford Law School Spending on corrections has risen dramatically in the last two decades, soaking up funding that could otherwise have gone to education, healthcare or other important programs. Now the Governor has declared that corrections spending should be capped at 7% of the General Fund, requiring a $3.5 billion reduction in current […]
Public Interest Skadden Fellows Reunion
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Skadden Fellowship Program, Stanford Law School has invited all 46 of its alumni that have been named Skadden Fellows to a reunion. Skadden alumni are also being invited to participate in the Shaking the Foundations conference, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. This event is for faculty, students, […]
What is SPILF? An Intro to the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation
A chance for the 1Ls to learn more about the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation, our auction, and some of the great work we do, both for students and outside of Stanford. Related Media
Rethinking Legal Education: Raising the Bar of Excellence
Associate Dean for Public Interest and Clinical Education Lawrence Marshall will be participating in a panel discussion on legal education. This event is presented by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is the second of four events in Carnegie's 2008 Community Event Series, which will also feature public conversations on doctoral education […]
SPILF Auction 2008
The Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation will hold its 16th annual Bid for Justice benefit auction. For 30 years, SPILF had supported students, alums, and outside organizations in their public interest work. SPILF and SLS are thrilled to launch the first annual SPILF-SLS Public Interest Fellowship which will provide salary and benefits to a graduating […]
SPILF “Bid For Justice” Auction
15th Annual Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation Auction The silent auction is from 6-8 p.m. at the law school. The live auction is from 8-10 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. Since its inception in 1993, SPILF's Annual "Bid for Justice" Auction has been an important part of its fundraising activities and a valued event for the […]