Law and Policy Lab
Law and Policy Lab
Elements of Policy Analysis – Bootcamp: September 27, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAll Stanford students who are interested in learning basic public policy analysis are invited to join this policy skills boot camp. You do not need to be enrolled in a Policy Lab practicum to attend the skills boot camp. To receive one unit of credit, please enroll in "Elements of Policy Analysis" (Law 7846) and plan […]
Design Thinking for Law and Policy: September 29, 2025
@ SLS: Room 14 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordHuman-centered design methods will help you re-imagine complex problems and possible interventions to create breakthrough solutions. You will learn how to work with project clients and community partners - including legal aid groups, courts, and government agencies -- to help solve the real problems that they & their users face. Students will receive close coaching […]
Legal Research for Non-Lawyers: October 3, 2025
OnlineThis hands-on Zoom workshop will teach participants how to plan and carry out effective policy-related legal research from start to finish, including how to research secondary sources, statutes, regulations, cases, and policy resources, as well as how to conduct effective full-text searching within online databases. This workshop is excellently suited for anyone interested in improving […]
AI for Policy Research: October 6, 2025
OnlineJoin this Zoom workshop hosted by the Executive Director of the Legal Design Lab. This workshop will discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence for Policy Research.
Policy Lab “Elements”: Systems Thinking: October 20, 2025
@ SLS: Room 14 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, StanfordVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Open Session: Private Antitrust Remedies Policy Practicum with Joshua P. Davis: January 7
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for the first open session of the Policy Practicum: Private Antitrust Remedies I. We are excited to welcome Professor Joshua P. Davis, Research Professor at the University of California San Francisco College of the Law and shareholder at Berger Montague. Professor Davis is a leading scholar on antitrust procedure, class certification, ethics in […]
Elements of Policy Analysis Bootcamp: January 10
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIf you are interested in exploring public policy but lack the training and skills, consider joining the Policy Lab for any or all of our introductory skills workshops. The series offers an overview of methods and strategies for social change, beginning with an in-person boot camp on Saturday, January 10, followed by a series of […]
Open Session: Private Antitrust Remedies Policy Practicum with Phil Malone: January 14
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for the second open session of the Policy Practicum: Private Antitrust Remedies I. We are excited to welcome Professor Phil Malone, Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Clinical Education at SLS. Professor Malone spent more than 20 years at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he directed numerous […]
Policy Lab Workshop: Design Thinking for Law and Policy: January 15
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesHuman-centered design methods will help you re-imagine complex problems and possible interventions to create breakthrough solutions. You will learn how to work with project clients and community partners - including legal aid groups, courts, and government agencies -- to help solve the real problems that they and their users face. Students receive coaching from designers, […]
Policy Lab Workshop: Legal Research for Non-Lawyers: January 16
OnlineThis hands-on Zoom workshop will teach participants how to plan and carry out effective policy-related legal research from start to finish, including how to research secondary sources, statutes, regulations, cases, and policy resources, as well as how to conduct effective full-text searching within online databases. This workshop is designed to introduce non-law students to basic […]
Open Session: Private Antitrust Remedies Policy Practicum with U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar: January 21
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for the third open session of the Policy Practicum: Private Antitrust Remedies I. We are excited to welcome U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar, of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, and the Co-Chair of the Federal Judicial Center/ABA Antitrust Section Judicial Antitrust Education Program. He will join us […]
Policy Lab Workshop: Introduction to Systems Thinking: January 23
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesVirtually every public policy has causes and consequences beyond those that are intended or immediately visible. This is true of criminal law policies that use algorithmic predictions of flight before trial; environmental policies involving greenhouse gas emissions and conventional pollutants; and social and health policies that address homelessness, institutional racism, and the distribution of Covid […]
Open Session: Private Antitrust Remedies Policy Practicum with Prof. Christine Bartholomew: January 28
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for the fourth open session of the Policy Practicum: Private Antitrust Remedies I. We are pleased to welcome Professor Christine P. Bartholomew, William J. Magavern Faculty Scholar at the University at Buffalo School of Law. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of antitrust, evidence, and civil procedure in complex litigation, and she brings […]
Policy Lab Workshop: AI for Policy Research: January 29
OnlineCurious about how to improve your use of AI in research on questions of law and policy? Join SLS Reference Librarian Will Huggins and Juelsgaard IP Clinic Director Phil Malone in an interactive workshop that will demonstrate how NotebookLM and other AI tools can catalyze your research process. This workshop is especially relevant to those […]
Policy Lab Workshop: Quantitative Data Research: January 30
OnlineQuantitative data can provide detailed evidence to complement and support qualitative data research. Stanford offers tremendous quantitative resources, including help analyzing that data. This workshop introduces the array of resources with specific attention to a Policy Lab case study grounded in quantitative research. This is part of Elements of Policy Analysis (Law 7846) and open […]
Policy Lab Workshop: Writing Policy Reports, Short Memos, & Briefing Papers: February 9
Zoom (virtual location)Learn how to organize research and data for compelling policy memos and briefing papers that illustrate underlying findings and principles. This workshop will highlight examples from past Policy Lab projects with attention to the differences between legal advocacy and policy analysis. You will learn general principles grounded in Robert K. Yin’s foundational works on writing […]
Elements of Policy Analysis Workshop: Essential AI Research for Law & Policy: April 6
OnlineSmarter AI research starts with the right guardrails. In this session, you'll apply privacy and ethical guardrails when using AI tools (know about the limits of confidentiality and privacy in AI); effectively match legal and non-legal AI tools to specific research tasks (know what the tools can do and which ones they have access to); […]