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San Diego: Breakfast Talk with Professor Jay Mitchell
San Diego: Breakfast Talk with Professor Jay Mitchell
The San Diego Alumni Chapter invites you to join Professor Jay Mitchell, Director of the Organizations and Transactions Clinic at Stanford Law School Mills Legal Clinic, for a discussion of experiential learning at SLS, the mission and work of the transactions clinic, and his recently published book. Network with classmates over breakfast, and then enjoy […]
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Professor Aaron Kesselheim, Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health
with the Center for Law and the Biosciences
Movie Screening – “An Inconvenient Sequel”
Movie Screening – “An Inconvenient Sequel”
6:00 - 8:30pm - Movie Screening Room 180, Stanford Law School Parking: Wilbur Field Garage, any visitor parking spot. Register Now Students are invited to join Professors Heller and Seiger for a screening of An Inconvenient Sequel – Truth to Power. The event is “Class 0” for Heller and Seiger’s winter quarter Law 2513 course. The session is optional […]
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Katherine Tassi: Stanford CIS Privacy Counsel Lunch Series
Katherine Tassi: Stanford CIS Privacy Counsel Lunch Series
RSVP is required for this free event. Join Katherine Tassi, Snap, for a conversation about her experiences as privacy counsel dealing with products and services that serve literally billions of users. Sponsored by the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, CIS Director of Privacy Albert Gidari will moderate the discussion. *********************** The […]
Federalist Society: Jack Goldsmith on Presidential Control Over International Law
Federalist Society: Jack Goldsmith on Presidential Control Over International Law
Please join the Federalist Society, the International Law Society, and the National Security & Law Society for a lunch talk by Professor Jack Goldsmith on "Presidential Control Over International Law." Professor Jenny Martinez will respond.
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Should We Regulate Hate Speech?
Should We Regulate Hate Speech?
Room 290, Stanford Law School https://www.youtube.com/embed/nH3TaG1W6P8 Explore Public Interest According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of hate groups has doubled over the past two decades. There is a new generation of white nationalist groups being run by millennials, and there is an increased presence of these groups on college campuses. The United […]
LLM Interview Workshop
LLM Interview Workshop
This workshop is for the Advanced Degree students. This workshop will cover interview preparation for job interviews in the U.S. and provide students with an opportunity to practice interview skills. Note: PLEASE BRING TWO COPIES OF YOUR RESUME *If you want to sign up for a mock interview with a practicing attorney, please be sure […]
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Matt Gonzalez: Defending the Politically Unpopular in Criminal Court
Matt Gonzalez: Defending the Politically Unpopular in Criminal Court
Join us for a conversation with Matt Gonzalez, SLS alumnus and Chief Attorney of the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. Mr. Gonzalez recently won the acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a five-time deported undocumented individual charged with the murder of Kate Steinle and invoked by Trump repeatedly on the campaign trail as evidence of the need for […]
CLB lunch with CPMC’s Bioethics Team – Legal Cases at the End of Life
CLB lunch with CPMC’s Bioethics Team – Legal Cases at the End of Life
Join the Center for Law and the Biosciences for a discussion with the leaders of California Pacific Medical Center's Program in Medicine and Human Values. Discussion will center on a legal case the group recently resolved regarding withdrawal of non-beneficial care at the end of life.
Federalist Society: Will Consovoy on Affirmative Action (tentative)
Federalist Society: Will Consovoy on Affirmative Action (tentative)
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Will Consovoy on the legal issues surrounding affirmative action.
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Celebrating Bob Gordon’s Taming the Past: Essays on Law in History and History in Law
Register Now Friday, January 12 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Conference Panels Room 190, Stanford Law School Saturday, January 13 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Conference Panels Manning Faculty Lounge, Stanford Law School Bob Gordon's Taming the Past: Essays on Law in History and History in Law was recently published by the Studies […]
Clerkship Reorientation
Clerkship Reorientation
Whether you're new to the application process or could just use a refresher on the nuts and bolts, join Professor Michelle Anderson and Nicole Pitman to review clerkship application strategy and logistics and get answers to all of your clerkship-related questions. Lunch will be served!
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Patent Bar Exam: Everything You Need to Know
If you are a student with an undergrad degree (or at least two years of coursework) in engineering, computer sciences or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics, or related fields), and are interested in becoming a Patent Agent or Attorney, Stanford Intellectual Property Association and Practising Law Institute (PLI) invite you to a presentation by […]
Suing the Government Is a Growth Industry: How to make the most from your law degree (and your life) with a career in public-interest law
Suing the Government Is a Growth Industry: How to make the most from your law degree (and your life) with a career in public-interest law
Explore Public Interest RM 320F, Third Floor Stanford Law School Lunch will be provided RSVP Sometimes law students are told they have two options: a miserable life earning decent money at a law firm, or a rewarding job coupled with a vow of poverty. This isn’t true. On January 16th, Jeff Rowes, a senior attorney with the […]
Becoming an IP attorney
Becoming an IP attorney
SIPA brings IP attorneys from Haynes and Boone, LLP to speak on a career in IP law.
Race and Criminal Justice Reading Group
Race and Criminal Justice Reading Group
Please join the Race and Criminal Justice Reading Group for a discussion of Gilbert King's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America." Dinner will be served.
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Rwanda Summer Clerkship Information Session
Rwanda Summer Clerkship Information Session
The Rule of Law Program will be hiring law clerks for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rwanda (based in Kigali, Rwanda) during Summer 2018. Law clerks will assist the Chief Justice with legal research, writing, and ongoing legal reform projects. Come to this information session to hear from students who have clerked […]
Federalist Society: Eric Rassbach on Religious Liberty
Federalist Society: Eric Rassbach on Religious Liberty
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Eric Rassbach on the legal issues surrounding religious liberty, particularly in Harvest Family Church v. FEMA.
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Historicizing Freedom of Movement: The Case of the Old Reich
with Luca Scholz, Stanford Department of History.
CLB lunch talk with Christine Grady, Chief of the Department of Bioethics NIH
CLB lunch talk with Christine Grady, Chief of the Department of Bioethics NIH
Come listen to Dr. Grady discuss her work as the Chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
Board Accountability: The Evolving Roles of the Non-Executive Chair and Lead Director
Board Accountability: The Evolving Roles of the Non-Executive Chair and Lead Director
7:30 - 8:00am - Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 9:30am - Program Room 190, Stanford Law School Parking: Wilbur Field Garage, any visitor parking spot. Avoid lines at the parking machines with the Parkmobile app Register Now Today’s boards face a seemingly never-ending set of risks, governance decisions and strategic initiatives as a result of investors’ […]
Federalist Society: Michael Ramsey on International Law
Federalist Society: Michael Ramsey on International Law
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Michael Ramsey on the legal issues surrounding international law.
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SLS Alumnus Bob Libman – A Conversation With a Public Interest Litigator
SLS Alumnus Bob Libman – A Conversation With a Public Interest Litigator
Room 320F, Third Floor RSVP Join us for an informal brown bag lunch with Bob Libman, BA ’85, JD ‘88 Hear about Bob's experience as a litigator in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and in private practice at Miner, Barnhill & Galland in Chicago (where Barack Obama practiced). Explore Public […]
Alternative Spring Break Info Session
Alternative Spring Break Info Session
Stanford Law School, Room 280A Strengthen Community Learn the Nuts and Bolts Please join me this Friday, January 19, at 1:00 p.m. in room 280A for a "brown bag" information session about funded alternative spring break options for Stanford Law students. During the session, we will discuss the funded opportunities, including: helping detained immigrants in Arizona and Texas ensuring residents of Puerto […]
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An Empirical Analysis of Diagnostic Patenting Post-Mayo
with Professor Colleen Chien, Santa Clara Law School
Access to Justice Innovation Lunches
Access to Justice Innovation Lunches
Every week, a group of Stanford law students, staff, fellows, and visitors from CS and other schools meet to discuss projects to promote innovation in the legal system, in particular around access to justice.
Feminist Public Defense
Feminist Public Defense
What does it mean to identify as a feminist and defend indigent people accused of domestic violence and sex crimes? What do feminism and public defense have in common? Join us for a discussion with Santa Clara Public Defender Molly O'Neal and Assistant Federal Public Defender Jodi Linker (NDCA). Moderated by Suzanne Luban, Clinical Supervising Attorney of the Criminal Defense […]
Spotlight Lunch – Corporate/Structured Finance
Spotlight Lunch – Corporate/Structured Finance
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Corporate/Structured Finance - Warren Loui, Winston & Strawn LLP.
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Jon Michaels Book Talk on Privatization’s Threat to the American Republic
Jon Michaels Book Talk on Privatization’s Threat to the American Republic
Jon Michaels, Professor of Law at UCLA Law School, will give a talk on his book, "Constitutional Coup: Privatization's Threat to the American Republic," published by Harvard University Press in October 2017. This event is sponsored by the American Constitution Society.
Stanford CIS Privacy Counsel Lunch Series: Janis Kestenbaum and Rebecca Engrav
Stanford CIS Privacy Counsel Lunch Series: Janis Kestenbaum and Rebecca Engrav
RSVP is required for this free event. Join Janis Kestenbaum, former senior legal advisor to Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, and Rebecca Engrav, partner in the privacy group at Perkins Coie, for a conversation about their journeys to become successful privacy counsel in the regulatory world and in private practice, and their advice for you […]
Federalist Society: Philip Hamburger on Administrative Law
Federalist Society: Philip Hamburger on Administrative Law
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Philip Hamburger on the legal issues surrounding administrative law.
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JD/MS Joint Degree Information Session: Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
JD/MS Joint Degree Information Session: Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
The Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) will be hosting open office hours on Thursday, January 24 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Room 272. Law students considering a Joint Master of Science Degree in Environment and Resources are welcome to stop by and get advice on course planning, application materials, and get […]
Can Robots Create Intellectual Property?
Can Robots Create Intellectual Property?
Carrie LeRoy, a tech trans partner, to speak with SIPA on a presentation relating to artificial intelligence. Carrie will discuss what we might expect in the age of machine-generated creative expression and inventorship and the implications for AI decision-making in relation to the enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights. Lunch will be provided.
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Federalist Society: Carlos Bea on Administrative Overreach
Federalist Society: Carlos Bea on Administrative Overreach
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Carlos Bea on the legal issues surrounding administrative overreach.
Group Discussion with Judge Cooper
Group Discussion with Judge Cooper
This will be a small group discussion for ACS students with Judge Cooper.
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Lunch Panel with District Court Judges
Lunch Panel with District Court Judges
This will be a lunch event sponsored by ACS featuring district court judges. There will be a moderated discussion about various topics.
2018 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Semifinals
2018 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition Semifinals
The four teams who advance to the Semifinal Rounds of the 2018 Kirkwood Competition will argue before a distinguished panel of judges from the United States District Courts.
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SLS Advanced Degree Alumni and Students Networking Reception
SLS Advanced Degree Alumni and Students Networking Reception
The Offices of Alumni Relations and Career Services invite you to the 5th annual Advanced Degree Alumni and Student Reception at 48 Lounge. Network with fellow alumni and current students at this reception, held just one block away from Columbia Law School's New York Job Fair at DoubleTree Suites in Times Square. If you are in New […]
Stanford Law Association Semi-Formal
Stanford Law Association Semi-Formal
SLA's annual winter semi-formal event will take place at a nearby venue, with details to come.
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Is There No Justice? Revisiting Hobbes’s Reply to the Foole
with Professor Kinch Hoekstra, Political Science and Law, UC Berkeley
Federalism and the End of Obamacare
with Professor Nicholas Bagley, University of Michigan Law School
Opioid Crisis: Discussion with Keith Humphreys, Rob MacCoun and Jennifer Hah
Opioid Crisis: Discussion with Keith Humphreys, Rob MacCoun and Jennifer Hah
The Stanford Criminal Justice Center is hosting a discussion on Monday, January 29 from 12:45-2:00 pm on the opioid crisis with Stanford colleagues and national experts: Law Professor Rob MacCoun, Psychiatry Professor Keith Humphreys, and Dr. Jennifer Hah. Law Professor Bob Weisberg will moderate the discussion on the legal and policy issues, including how and […]
The Emerging Field of Digital Health Practice
The Emerging Field of Digital Health Practice
Join SLATA and the BioLaw and Health Policy Society for a presentation about legal practice in the growing field of digital health, sponsored by law firm Fenwick & West! From Wikipedia: “Digital health is the convergence of digital and genomic technologies with health, healthcare, living, and society to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery and […]
Spotlight Lunch – Appellate Litigation
Spotlight Lunch – Appellate Litigation
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Appellate Litigation - Easha Anand, Orrick LLP
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Supporting Trans People in Prisons and Jails
Supporting Trans People in Prisons and Jails
Join the Stanford Prisoner Advocacy and Resources Coalition, Outlaw, the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and Women of Color Collective for a discussion about issues facing trans people in prisons and jails. Lunch will be provided.
Spotlight Lunch – Entertainment/Media
Spotlight Lunch – Entertainment/Media
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch Entertainment/Media - Amy Siegel and Matt Kline, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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Policing the Black Man with Angela Davis
Policing the Black Man with Angela Davis
Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police […]
Spotlight Lunch – International Trade
Spotlight Lunch – International Trade
1L Private Sector Spotlight Lunch International Trade - David (Dj) Wolff, Crowell & Moring LLP
Federalist Society: Clark Neily on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Federalist Society: Clark Neily on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Clark Neily on the legal issues surrounding civil asset forfeiture.
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Manumission and Freedom in the Age of Revolution: Cuba, Louisiana, and Virginia, 1763-1806
with Professor Ariela Gross, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and University of Southern California and School of Law and Professor Alejandro de la Fuente, Harvard University Department of African and African American Studies and History
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Finance
Marcel Prins, COO of APG Asset Management, will be giving a talk on sustainable finance, UN Sustainable Developments goals, and APG's approach to incorporating climate risks. Event sponsored by The Steyer Tyler Center for Energy Policy and Finance and the Stanford Energy Club. RSVP here.
CLB lunch with David Magnus on the End of Life Option Act
CLB lunch with David Magnus on the End of Life Option Act
Join CLB for discussion with David Magnus, Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics on implementation of the End of Life Option Act at the Stanford hospitals.
An Advocacy Agenda to Combat the Housing Affordability Crisis with Guillermo Mayer (Public Advocates)
An Advocacy Agenda to Combat the Housing Affordability Crisis with Guillermo Mayer (Public Advocates)
Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:45 - 1:00 RM 280B RSVP Explore Public Interest Around the Bay Area, you cannot escape conversations about the affordability crisis for families and individuals seeking housing. Guillermo Mayer, President and CEO of Public Advocates, will discuss the crisis and what advocates can do to expand housing justice and access, especially […]
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Voter Registration in California: A Discussion with Laura Brill
Voter Registration in California: A Discussion with Laura Brill
You may be surprised by what you don’t know about California voter registration law. This lunch talk will address different methods of registration; the availability of preregistration; the future of automatic registration, and dos and don’ts for holding registration drives
Federalist Society: Richard Epstein on Global Warming and Nuisance Law
Federalist Society: Richard Epstein on Global Warming and Nuisance Law
Please join the Federalist Society for a lunch talk by Richard Epstein on the legal question of whether of global warming counts a public nuisance.
Lunch Talk with Jennifer Stark, Immigrants’ Rights Clinic
Lunch Talk with Jennifer Stark, Immigrants’ Rights Clinic
1:00 - 2:00 pm 320-D, Third Floor RSVP Jennifer is a Lecturer-in-Law and Supervising Attorney at the SLS Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. Prior to coming to the Law School, Jennifer was an associate at Rosen, Bien, Galvan and Grunfeld, LLP from 2013-2017. Jennifer was an Equal Justice Works Fellow for the ACLU of Southern California and […]
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Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day
Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day
Explore Public Interest UC Hastings College of the Law Each year, OneJustice and nine Northern California law schools bring together more than 100 public interest employers and about 600 law students for the Northern California Public Interest/Public Sector Career Day (fondly referred to as "PI/PS Day"). PI/PS Day launches the legal careers of our future […]
BLSA Black History Month Gala 2018
BLSA Black History Month Gala 2018
Stanford Law School's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) presents the fifth annual Black History Month Gala featuring Michele Moore, ACLU Chief Communications Officer. Stanford Law School has a long history of educating the nation's next generation of leaders, and BLSA is committed to ensuring that these leaders become champions of racial justice. The annual gala […]