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Stanford DAO Symposium
Stanford DAO Symposium
About the Symposium: DAOs - or decentralized autonomous organizations - have the potential to revolutionize governance as we know it. But many open questions remain regarding the role and legal structure of DAOs, the types of incentives that should be used to encourage network and governance participation, the best way to tailor voting mechanisms to particular […]
Global Quarter 2023 Information Session
Global Quarter 2023 Information Session
This spring, 22 students will be selected as Franke Fellows to participate in the Global Quarter in 2023: an intensive, customized quarter focused on global business law, with particular emphasis […]
SLA Student Org Leadership Panel
SLA Student Org Leadership Panel
Are you a 1L wondering what student organization leadership roles are right for you? Did you just miss the student activities fair this fall and want to figure out what’s out there? If you answered yes to either of these questions, please come to an information session in Crocker Garden this Thursday, April 28th, at […]
Clerkships: Preparing to Apply – Part III
Clerkships: Preparing to Apply – Part III
In the conclusion of our three-part series, join Michelle Anderson and Nicole Pitman to review the timeline leading up to the Hiring Plan date of June 13. Our topics for this session: - identifying whether a judge is accepting applications, - requesting letters of recommendation for judges in CAM, - strategies for requesting recommender calls and creating your Top Ten […]
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Eid al-Fitr (Islam)
Eid al-Fitr (Islam)
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 of each […]
Global Quarter 2023 Information Session
Global Quarter 2023 Information Session
This spring, 22 students will be selected as Franke Fellows to participate in the Global Quarter in 2023: an intensive, customized quarter focused on global business law, with particular emphasis on the regulation, financing and dispute resolution of international business ventures. During the spring quarter of 2023, fellows will spend 7 weeks on campus followed […]
Critical Conversations on Race, Power, and the Curriculum: Crim & Con Law
Critical Conversations on Race, Power, and the Curriculum: Crim & Con Law
Crit Convos are back! After a winter quarter hiatus, we're excited to take a look back at Criminal and Constitutional Law. A Critical Conversation on Property will follow–date to be announced. Critical Conversations are a series of informal discussions, facilitated by 2Ls and 3Ls, that consider 1L doctrinal courses through a Critical Race Theory lens. […]
Stanford Law Review Notes 101 Panel
Stanford Law Review Notes 101 Panel
Are you interested in getting your work published in a law journal, but not sure what that entails or where to start? On behalf of Volume 75 of the Stanford Law Review, we are inviting all students (including 1Ls!) to attend a student panel, Stanford Law Review Notes 101, on Monday, May 2nd from 12:45pm-2pm. […]
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Urban Planning in Low-Income Communities with Paola Méndez
Urban Planning in Low-Income Communities with Paola Méndez
Stanford OWLS will host its second talk of the quarter, May 4. Paola Méndez, SLS 2L, will speak about transportation policy, participatory design of public spaces, and her work organizing low-income communities in Southern California.
Amend: Re-Writing The Constitution, With Jill Lepore
Amend: Re-Writing The Constitution, With Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore, the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University, will be delivering our May 2022 Wesson Lecture. This lecture is a meditation on the consequences of the un-amendability and under-development of the U.S. Constitution. Her 2018 book, These Truths: A History of the United States,is an international bestseller and was named one of Timemagazine's […]
STLR Galley Night
STLR Galley Night
Optional Galley Night for STLR members who would like to complete their splits in person and receive feedback from Lead Editors and Executive Editors.
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Coffee and Smoothies from WSL and Davis Polk
Coffee and Smoothies from WSL and Davis Polk
Please join WSL on Thursday, May 5 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in Crocker Garden for smoothies and coffee sponsored by Davis Polk.
Book talk with Brent Salter, “Negotiating Copyright in the American Theatre: 1856-1951”
Book talk with Brent Salter, “Negotiating Copyright in the American Theatre: 1856-1951”
Please join us for a book talk with author and Stanford Center for Law and History Fellow Brent Salter: “Negotiating Copyright in the American Theatre: 1856-1951.” The hybrid event is co-hosted between the Stanford Center for Law and History and the Department of Theater and Performance Studies, Stanford. Commentators for the event include Derek Miller […]
Arbitration 101 with Paul Hines (Jones Day)
Arbitration 101 with Paul Hines (Jones Day)
Join Paul Hines to learn about the ins and outs of international arbitration, practicing international arbitration in a US law firm, as well as any other questions you may have on arbitration. Paul is an associate at Jones Day in San Francisco, in the Global Disputes practice area. His practice focuses on resolution of complex […]
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Veteran Legal Assistance Pro Bono 1-Day Clinic
Veteran Legal Assistance Pro Bono 1-Day Clinic
The Paul Lomio Veterans Legal Assistance Pro Bono (VLAP) is hosting a one day legal clinic for Bay Area veterans in conjunction with Swords to Plowshares (STP), a local non-profit focused on veteran issues. SLS students will assist veterans with VA benefit appeals and discharge upgrades under the supervision of a STP attorney.
2022 Symposium: Fairness and Transparency in AI
2022 Symposium: Fairness and Transparency in AI
The Stanford Technology Law Review and the Stanford Law & Policy Review present a symposium on “Fairness and Transparency in AI.” Join us for panel discussions on “AI and Employment” and “AI Governance,” moderated by SLS faculty members Alison Morantz and Tom Rubin, plus a keynote address by Marc Rotenberg, President of the Center for […]
Student Org Leadership Training
Student Org Leadership Training
All new student org leaders are welcome to attend this training. Two members from each group must attend and represent their student org. Co-Presidents and Financial Officers are highly recommended to attend. OSA, Alumni Relations, and Communications will go over all of the basics on how to lead an organization. Topics include: financial responsibilities, event […]
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Pre-MuSLSical Mixer
Pre-MuSLSical Mixer
OWLS invites the Advanced Degree and J.D. students to its Pre-MuSLSical Mixer on May 7th at 5pm, celebrating the return of SLS's in-person musical. Students, partners, and families can come together to have dinner and connect before the year's end. We'll walk over to the Dinkelspiel Auditorium together to get the good seats and enjoy […]
The 2022 MuSLSical
The 2022 MuSLSical
The MuSLSical is returning to the Dinkelspiel Auditorium for one night only on Saturday, May 7th! Doors open at 7:00pm, the show is at 7:30pm, and the afterparty starts at […]
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Semana Latina (SLLSA’s 50th): Cafecito y Conchas
Semana Latina (SLLSA’s 50th): Cafecito y Conchas
Join the Stanford Latinx Students Association as we kick off Semana Latina and the celebration of 50+ years of SLLSA. We will be serving coffee and baked goods (for as long […]
Preparing for Practice (Non-Profits)
Preparing for Practice (Non-Profits)
The Levin Center will be hosting two consecutive “Preparing for Practice (Non-Profits)” events that will take place Monday, May 9th, and Monday, May 16th. Diane Chin and Shafaq Khan will facilitate this event. Both events will be recorded and made available for your review, if you are unable to attend the live sessions. Please note […]
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PI Fellows, Associates, Mentors Retreat
PI Fellows, Associates, Mentors Retreat
Please join the incoming Fellows, Associates and Mentors and the Levin Center for a retreat to discuss opportunities for community building and planning for next year. Lunch will be served in Cooley Courtyard before the event.
Building Cultural Responsiveness for Public Policy Workshop
Building Cultural Responsiveness for Public Policy Workshop
This Policy Lab workshop will introduce useful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) resources, with a particular focus on cultural responsiveness and reflective practice. Students will learn how to apply these resources for public policy and social problem-solving projects. The resulting framework for DEI and cultural responsiveness and reflective practices will not only help you better […]
“Renaissance Florence and the Origins of Capitalism: A Business History Perspective” with Francesca Trivellato
“Renaissance Florence and the Origins of Capitalism: A Business History Perspective” with Francesca Trivellato
The Stanford Center for Law and History will hold its third workshop of the Quarter on Tuesday, May 10, from 12:45-2:00 PM (Pacific). Francesca Trivellato, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, will present, Renaissance Florence and the Origins of Capitalism: A Business History Perspective.
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Rock Center Student Lunch on Crypto Hacks and Regulation with SLS Alum, Jessi Brooks, JD ’11
Rock Center Student Lunch on Crypto Hacks and Regulation with SLS Alum, Jessi Brooks, JD ’11
Note: This event is open to SLS and GSB Students In 2016, Bitfinex—one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges at the time—suffered a massive security breach that sent 119,754 Bitcoin worth $72 million then, but $4.5 billion now, to a single wallet. The alleged money laundering scheme, and the story of how the culprits got caught, highlights both the […]
Next Steps for the Second Amendment
Next Steps for the Second Amendment
Please join the Stanford Federalist Society for a virtual event featuring Mr. Paul Clement. RSVP for details.
The Future of Child Protection Law
The Future of Child Protection Law
Over one-third of all children in the United States are reported to a state Child Protective Services agency at some point before they reach age 18. This broad system's flaws have received increasing attention in recent years; a major movement has sprung considering abolishing the system entirely. This event, cosponsored by the Stanford Law & Policy […]
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Alumni Weekend 2022 – Spring, Program 1
Alumni Weekend 2022 – Spring, Program 1
SLS Alumni Relations will invite alumni to celebrate milestone reunions.
Access to Justice in the U.S. Legal System
Access to Justice in the U.S. Legal System
Please join the Stanford Federalist Society for an event featuring Judge Stephanos Bibas & Prof. Larry Marshall. Catered lunch will be served. RSVP
Designing Dispute Systems
Designing Dispute Systems
Designing Dispute Systems to Prevent, Manage, and Resolve Conflict Join Janet Martinez to learn about the art of designing systems to resolve conflicts across all types of organizations, including private, public, nonprofit, and international venues. This workshop is grounded in Professor Martinez, Lisa Blomgren Amsler, and Stephanie E. Smith's book, Dispute System Design (2020), which […]
Q&A: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Q&A: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Do you have questions about the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization? Then, join us to hear our faculty experts Professors Bernadette Meyler, Jane Schacter, and Jeff Fisher, share their takes on the current situation and provide answers to your questions. Lunch to be provided before the program begins at 1 PM. […]
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SLS Alumni Spring Reunion for the Classes of 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
SLS Alumni Spring Reunion for the Classes of 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
The 5th-20th reunions will be celebrating their rescheduled in-person reunion on May 13-14.
Semana Latina (SLLSA’s 50th): Familia Friday
Semana Latina (SLLSA’s 50th): Familia Friday
SLLSA's final event will be a SLLSA-only event for familia bonding, some 3L appreciation, and some snacks and lawn games. We'd love to picnic/have some space on Wilbur, but do not need the entire field. If not available, the picnic tables next to Wilbur/turf space works!
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Preparing for Practice (Non-Profits)
Preparing for Practice (Non-Profits)
The Levin Center will be hosting two consecutive “Preparing for Practice (Non-Profits)” events that will take place Monday, May 9th, and Monday, May 16th. Diane Chin and Shafaq Khan will facilitate this event. Both events will be recorded and made available for your review, if you are unable to attend the live sessions. Please note […]
PalTrek Shareback
PalTrek Shareback
Come hear from SLS students who went to Palestine over spring break with PalTrek about their experiences there, including what they learned from activists they met with in the West Bank and what they observed while moving through the occupied territories. Students with all levels of familiarity with the occupation are welcome. This will also […]
Animal Welfare and EA Impact Litigation w/ Jay Shooster
Animal Welfare and EA Impact Litigation w/ Jay Shooster
Lunch talk with Jay Shooster from Richman Law Group.
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Class Photo for the Class of 2022
Class Photo for the Class of 2022
A class photo will be taken in Cooley Courtyard of the full Class of 2022 (JD and Advanced Degree students). Please show up promptly at 12:45 pm. We'll take photos between 12:50 and 1:00 p.m. so you can attend any lunchtime events.
Demystifying Early Career Choices: Big Law, Public Interest & Government
Demystifying Early Career Choices: Big Law, Public Interest & Government
This panel discussion will demystify the role the first few years after graduation play in the arc of a legal career. Is Big Law the best place to get professional legal training? What are the tradeoffs (financial and otherwise) involved in choosing private or public sectors? Is starting in the private or public sector the […]
Pan-Affinity OCI AMA
Pan-Affinity OCI AMA
Do terms like "free market system" and "lockstep pay" make you scratch your head? Not sure what the difference between transactions, litigation, and regulatory practice entails? Wondering how to actually learn something about a law firm beyond the blurbs on their websites? How many firms does one actually need to bid at OCI? Come ask […]
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2L PI/PS Job Search Workshop
2L PI/PS Job Search Workshop
In this workshop we will discuss your goals for your 2L summer internship, the timeline for various employers and answer any other questions you may have! Note: After this workshop you will be assigned a Levin Center counselor to assist with your 2L job search. We welcome you to reach out with any questions.
Understanding West Virgina v. EPA
Understanding West Virgina v. EPA
The American Constitution Society, and the Environmental Law Society are excited to bring you a panel discussion on West Virginia v. EPA, currently before the Supreme Court, which could limit the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Professor Sean Donahue, whose firm Donahue, Goldberg & Littleton wrote a brief in the […]
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How to Start Your Own Small Community Law Practices
How to Start Your Own Small Community Law Practices
Please join NLG for a Zoom discussion with attorneys who have established their own public interest practices — either solo practices or small attorney collectives. Both public interest transactional and litigation lawyers will be featured.
Pan Affinity Post-grad PI Job Search Chat
Pan Affinity Post-grad PI Job Search Chat
Join FLI, BLSA, WOCC, SLLSA, APILSA & Outlaw for a discussion about the post-grad public interest job search. 3Ls will share their experiences and demystify the process of getting a fellowship, alternative clerkship, or entry-level public interest position. Food will be served in Crocker starting at 12:45.
Financial Deplatforming: Canada versus Truckers
Financial Deplatforming: Canada versus Truckers
Please join the Stanford Federalist Society for an event featuring Mr. Brian Brooks & Ms. Katie Biber. Catered lunch will be served. RSVP
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Histories of Presidential Power
Histories of Presidential Power
Join us for the Stanford Constitutional Law Center Spring Conference It is no surprise that an unprecedented Presidency in the United States should be an occasion for new thinking about the design of Article II of the U.S. Constitution and the scope of executive power in America. But in fact, this rethinking has been happening […]
SLS SLS Alumni Spring Reunion for the Classes of 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, and the Golden Gavel Society
SLS SLS Alumni Spring Reunion for the Classes of 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, and the Golden Gavel Society
The 30th-45th and 55th reunions, including the Golden Gavel Society will be celebrating their rescheduled in-person reunion on May 20-21.
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Symposium Series: Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity
Symposium Series: Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity
Stanford Law School’s Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, in conjunction with The Ohio State University’s Divided Community Project, and the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, hosted an interactive symposium series titled Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity. The symposium series featured national and international practitioners, academics, activists, and other stakeholders to share […]
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Declaration of The Bab (Bahá’í)
Declaration of The Bab (Bahá’í)
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 of each […]
Derecka Purnell Over Zoom
Derecka Purnell Over Zoom
Derecka Purnell, author of Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom, will speak over Zoom to an audience of Stanford community members about the prison abolition movement and her new book. Time will be provided for questions and answers at the end of the event. Sponsored by the Stanford Speakers Bureau.
ESG, Corporate Disclosures, and Climate Change – Moving from Greenwashing to Impact
ESG, Corporate Disclosures, and Climate Change – Moving from Greenwashing to Impact
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies are gaining momentum in the all-hands-on-deck fight against climate change. Please join us for a lunch discussion with Alicia Seiger, Lecturer-in-Law and Managing Director of Stanford's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance and Precourt Sustainable Finance Initiative, and ESG experts from Stanford's Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center […]
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with Miriam Rivera
Rock Center Student Lunch Series: A Conversation with Miriam Rivera
This event is open to Stanford Law School and GSB students. Please join the Rock Center for Corporate Governance Student Lunch Series for a conversation with Miriam Rivera, (Stanford AB '86, AM '89, JD/MBA '95) CEO, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ulu Ventures, a seed stage venture firm focused on enterprise IT. Miriam will discuss […]
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Fireside Chat with Justice Goodwin Liu: Asian Americans and the Law
Fireside Chat with Justice Goodwin Liu: Asian Americans and the Law
Join Justice Goodwin Liu in a fireside chat about Asian Americans and the Law and learn more about his advocacy efforts (https://www.apaportraitproject.org). Coffees and light refreshments will be served. RSVP here.
SAIR-SHRLA End of Year Celebration
SAIR-SHRLA End of Year Celebration
Stanford Advocates for Immigrants Rights (SAIR) and Stanford Human Rights Law Association (SHRLA) are hosting an end-of-year get together with the outgoing and incoming boards to chat about plans for next year and build community.
Learned Hands ft. Helping Hands
Learned Hands ft. Helping Hands
Your favorite 1L band will close the year with one last concert, this time featuring the talents of many familiar faces from the Class of 2024. Everyone is welcome!
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Ascension Day (Christian – Western)
Ascension Day (Christian – Western)
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 of each […]
OSA Community Support Session
OSA Community Support Session
It has been a year of loss for so many. Transitions, like the end of the school year and graduation, can make feelings of loss even more intense. OSA invites you to a community support session this Thursday, May 26, at 12:45 pm. RSVP here. This gathering is intended for Stanford Law students to come […]
First Person Presents: Beginnings & Endings
First Person Presents: Beginnings & Endings
First Person is hosting our final storytelling event of the year on Thursday, May 26 at 7:30pm in the Munger 5 Lounge. The theme is beginnings and endings (to be interpreted however you please). So come hang out, listen, and share a story of your own. Dinner will be provided.
Last Day/Week of Classes Celebration
Last Day/Week of Classes Celebration
Come hang out with SLA and KC, Isabella, and Julian (your Bar Tsars) to celebrate the end of the academic year! Food and drinks will be provided, and all are welcome!
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Last day of classes
SPILS Law & Society Conference 2022
SPILS Law & Society Conference 2022
SPILS students will present their final thesis in this public forum.
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Reading period begins
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Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Bahá’í)
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Bahá’í)
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 of each […]
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Reading period ends
Memorial Day Holiday
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Exams begin
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Future of Governance in California
Future of Governance in California
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) invites you to join us on Wednesday, June 1, for a special half-day event on the Future of Governance in California, with a reception to follow. Presenters include Tino Cuéllar, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former professor at Stanford Law School, and former justice of the Supreme Court of California; and Bernadette Meyler, Carl and Sheila Spaeth Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.
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Erev Shavuot (Jewish)
Erev Shavuot (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 of each […]
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Shavuot (Jewish)
Shavuot (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 of each […]
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