Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession
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Considering Professionalism and Racism: How the Professional Identity Defines, Impacts, and Marginalizes People of Color
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPrompted by Leah Goodridge's recent essay in the UCLA Law Review which "examines professionalism as a tool to subjugate people of color in the legal field," this discussion illuminates how racial hierarchy and inequity operates within the legal professionalism context—not only for attorneys and paralegals but also for those participating in the legal process. Please […]
Arnold & Itkin LLP: On the Ground Perspective Event
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJason Itkin from the law firm Arnold & Itkin, one of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the United States, will come to SLS to provide an on-the-ground perspective, linking what you're learning in the 1L curriculum to the real world. This event will be specifically geared to 1Ls, but all are invited to attend. […]
Access to Justice: Crisis and Crossroads
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe American civil justice system sits at a crossroads. In three-quarters of the 20 million civil cases filed in state courts each year, at least one side lacks a lawyer. Beneath those cases sit tens of millions more legal problems that never make it to court -- including life-altering cases that involve wage garnishment, eviction, […]
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: The Trial Lawyers’ Experience
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Women of Stanford Law (WSL+), the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, and If/When/How on Thursday, March 7th from 12:45 PM-2:00PM for a conversation with Mike […]
Rhode Center Civil Justice Fellowship Lunch & Learn
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, Professor David Freeman Engstrom, current Student Fellows, and Rhode Center staff for an engaging lunch event to learn more about The Deborah L. Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program, which is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Enjoy a delicious lunch while hearing how Student Civil Justice Fellows […]
Defending American Democracy: Resistance to Autocracy from Trump and Trumpism
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch will be provided for registered guests. Autocracy negates democracy—which requires that the state be responsible to an electorate composed of all eligible voters—by concentrating unconstrained power in a single individual. In his new book, How Autocrats Seek Power: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism (Routledge; March 26, 2024) UCLA Law Professor Richard Abel, Ph.D. chronicles […]
Judge Vince Chhabria: A Fireside Chat
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession is honored to sponsor a fireside chat between Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California and Rhode Center Co-Director, Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom. Judge Chhabria and Professor Engstrom will explore a range of topics, including those related to clerking, judging, and Judge Chhabria's time […]