National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
SLS National Lawyers’ Guild Social: September 30, 2025
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome kick off the fall quarter with the SLS chapter of the National Lawyers' Guild, the nation's oldest and largest progressive bar association! Meet other NLG members and learn about how to use the law for the people (with snacks).
National Lawyers Guild Disorientation: October 9, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is an introductory presentation for new and returning law students about the National Lawyers Guild and movement lawyering. The presentation will include discussion about careers, values, and law school. Dinner will be provided at the conclusion of the presentation.
Participatory Defense Training: How to Use Story-Telling, Court Packing, and Other Tactics to Creatively Show Up for Defendants: October 23, 2025
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin members of Silicon Valley's De-Bug as they teach about how to be more involved in the courtroom using a model called participatory defense. Participatory defense is a community model that was developed for families whose loved ones are facing the criminal court system. Tools include providing a more holistic picture of defendants and showing […]
Student Public Interest Panel: October 30, 2025
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join FLI, SLLSA, BLSA, NLG, and the Levin Center for a student-run public interest panel. The Levin Center will start with a brief overview of key information about the public interest application process. Afterwards, students who worked in nonprofit, public defense, government, and private public interest roles will share their experiences and answer questions […]
Legal and Organizing Strategies for Justice in the Congo: November 7, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesColbalt mining in the Congo powers your phones, computers, and cars, but labor conditions and wars kill and disable Congolese people to do so. Join Olamide Abiose (JD'23), Legal Fellow at International Rights Advocates and Gaëtan-Dauphin Nzowo, Congolese-born community leader and social justice advocate with Friends of the Congo and the Congolese Action Youth […]