Events
Note Regarding Older Events
The SLS Events Calendar displays this year's events. Events from previous academic years can be found in the Event Archive.
Semana Latina
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCelebrate Latinx culture with SLLSA and enjoy events each day in Crocker culminating in our Día de Méndez celebration!
Lessons from Practice: Nikita Appaswami
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNikita Appaswami, Attorney at Cooley LLP and Columbia Law LLM, will speak to the Law, Science & Technology LLM class about her experiences advising high-growth emerging companies & venture capital investors, and her career practicing in India, New York, and Silicon Valley.
Tribal Beneficial Uses – A Pathway for Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into California Water Governance
@ SLS: Room 355 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a fireside chat with Krystal Moreno, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Department Manager for the Single Springs Band of Miwok Indians. Come learn about what TEK means for Shingle Springs, how Shingle Springs is revitalizing its traditions and cultures, and the ongoing fight to incorporate TEK into California water governance through tribal […]
Legal Observer Training
OnlineThe National Lawyers Guild-San Francisco is hosting a legal observer training on Thursday, May 2nd from 1-2pm PST. Legal observers are trained volunteers who support the legal rights of activists. They are independent witnesses of police behaviour at protests. RSVP using this secure form to receive the Zoom link.
SLLSA Día de Mendez
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SLLSA in our Semana Latina: Día de Mendez celebration in Crocker and Russo!!
Graduating Class Dinner
@ Stanford: Paul Brest Hall 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Law School Board of Visitors is delighted to host the Class of 2024 and welcome you all to the SLS alumni community. At this favorite annual tradition, you’ll […]
Friday classes meet twice
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFriday, May 3 - Classes regularly scheduled Friday morning will meet again in the afternoon beginning 1:30 p.m.
AI+A2J Working Group
@ SLS: Room 355 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis regular lunch brings together Stanford faculty, staff, and students working on how AI will impact access to the justice system.
Effective Presentations for Colleagues & Clients
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYou will learn techniques to organize and distill complex information for presentations for law and policy clients, colleagues, and decision-makers. If you have ever wondered how on earth you will […]
“Guess Who’s Coming to Stanford?” A Presentation on Desegregation at Stanford Law School
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBLSA and FLI are pleased to invite the Stanford community to a presentation by our own Gabrielle Braxton ('25) on her paper "Guess Who's Coming to Stanford: The Battle for […]
Mental Health First Aid
Room offsiteMissed the first opportunities to do Mental Health First Aid? There is now a Saturday training available on 5/4 in Redwood City. DAMNS and the Mental Health Informed Lawyering Project will provide transportation and food during the lunch break! Just RSVP first with San Mateo County, who is providing the trainings, and then RSVP with us for food/transport. More details […]
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) (Jewish)
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
#SLSSocial Breakfast
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStart your week off with your fellow SLS community members over a cup of coffee and a breakfast treat. Students, staff, and faculty are all welcome.
Lieff Cabraser: Lunch & Learn
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin two Lieff Cabraser attorneys and SLS alumni, Jules Ross and Sarah Zandi, for an informational lunch and learn event! Lieff Cabraser, a leading plaintiffs’ law firm headquartered in San Francisco, practices in antitrust, consumer protection, labor and employment, environmental law, and more. Lunch will be served to those who RSVP.
Conversation With Attorneys Neil Sawhney, Director of Appellate Advocacy at the ACLU of Northern California, and Laura Bixby, Staff Attorney and Clinical Supervisor at East Bay Community Law Center's Housing Practice
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Levin Center for an engaging conversation with attorneys Neil Sawhney, Director of Appellate Advocacy at the ACLU of Northern California, and Laura Bixby, Staff Attorney and Clinical Supervisor at East Bay Community Law Center's Housing Practice, about their public interest careers. Please RSVP by May 2, 2024.
LEAP Pro Bono Interest Lunch
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Legal Education for Adolescents Project (LEAP) will be holding an info session for students interested in joining the project next year. We offer legal education to at-risk youth in local […]
California Chronicles: Exploring International Arbitration with Steve Smith
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford International Arbitration Association for a unique opportunity to interact with Mr. Steven L. Smith (Of Counsel, Jones Day, San Francisco), one of the world's leading international arbitration […]
SLS Mindfulness Meditation with Professor Ron Tyler
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor Ron Tyler will lead weekly mindfulness meditation sessions in Spring quarter. All are welcome (students, faculty, and staff), no matter your familiarity or experience with meditation. Drops in are […]
Have Your Cake and Eat it Too: Applying to Plaintiffs’ Firms
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join PLA for a workshop on applying to plaintiffs' firms for your 2L summer. Come for a presentation on resources and timelines for the application process, stay for the many wonderful 2Ls and 3Ls working at plaintiffs firms who will be there to answer questions, and leave with a tummy full of the free […]
Law & History Workshop: Doris Morgan Rueda
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDoris Morgan Rueda, Stanford Center for Law & History, Gault’s Aftermath: Making Sense of “New” Juvenile Rights in California
Pro-Union Lawyering: Different Approaches for Effectively Organizing & Bargaining
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThere are many different ways to be an effective pro-union lawyer, and different scenarios call for different tactics: join us for a moderated conversation about different approaches pro-union lawyers utilize […]
Rock Center Happy Hour with Dan Gallagher, CLO of Robinhood Markets
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Stanford Law School and GSB students. Interested in learning more about litigation over the meme stock frenzy (how accurate was Dumb Money's portrayal of Robinhood founder, Vlad Tenev?), crypto compliance, the controversial practice of payment for order flow, SBF's stake in Robinhood, the many legal and regulatory hurdles facing financial […]
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.
Life After Big Law: Perspectives from In-House Lawyers in Finance
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWant to learn more about the other side of Big Law? Interested in a career as an in-house lawyer in finance? Hear from Ruchir Patel and SLS alumna Courtney Cronin […]
Writing for Advocacy: Op-Eds and Commentary
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn the difference between empirical policy writing and persuasive advocacy to change the minds of the public and decision-makers. Come with an issue you care about and transform it into […]