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WSL x Conversation with Judge Michelle Friedland: May 15
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWSL is excited to host Judge Friedland for a lunch event on Friday, May 15th from 12:45pm - 2pm to discuss her varied career path as a law clerk, private practice litigator, professor, and now judge. Michelle Friedland is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A graduate of Stanford […]
SLS Alumni on Judicial Clerkships: What Does a Clerk Do and What’s In It for You?: May 13
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAll classes encouraged to attend. Bring your lunch and join us to hear recent SLS alumni talk about their judicial clerkships. The panelists will answer your questions and address topics including: the daily tasks of a clerk, the benefits of clerking, the differences between clerking on district and appellate courts, how to decide when to […]
2026-2027 PI FAMM Onboarding Welcome Lunch (2L Mentors, 3L Fellows, 3L Associates): May 11
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States2026-2027 PI FAMM 2L Mentors, 3L Fellows, 3L Associates: You are invited to lunch on Monday, May 11 at 12:45 p.m. in Room 280A. We will discuss your plans for mentoring the incoming 1L class and answer questions. Your attendance is important. Lunch will be served, so please RSVP.
Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program Information Session: May 6
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNora Freeman Engstrom, David Freeman Engstrom, and the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession are excited to offer a paid fellowship, available to current law students, beginning this fall. We will also be hosting an information session on Wednesday, May 6, from 12:45–2:00 p.m in Room 280A. Be sure to RSVP. Lunch will […]
Beyond the Doctrine: Evidence: May 5
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS for a Beyond the Doctrine talk with Professor David A. Sklansky, a series that explores open questions within current legal doctrine. Professor Sklansky will discuss evidentiary instructions, exploring the legal fields assumptions about their efficacy. Drawing on his article Evidentiary Instructions and The Jury as Other, he questions the predominant view, or myth, […]
Accountability after Detention, Torture, and Discrimination: A Conversation with Baher Azmy: April 28
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Immigration & Human Rights Law Association (SIHRLA) and the Stanford Middle East & South Asian Law Students Association (MESALSA) are excited to host Baher Azmy, Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and Visiting Public Interest Practitioner. Mr. Azmy directs litigation advancing civil and human rights, including cases involving discriminatory policing practices, government […]
Beyond the Doctrine: Immigration Law: April 22
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS for a Beyond the Doctrine talk with Professor Lucas Guttentag, a series that explores open questions within current legal doctrine. Professor Guttentag founded the ACLU's Immigrant Rights Project and led it for twenty-five years before serving in senior policy positions with the federal government. He will explain how immigration law has evolved over […]
Antitrust Litigation in Sports Law: April 14
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join our lunch discussion with Latham & Watkins on antitrust litigation in sports law. We will be joined by partner Chris Yates, former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, named in the press as “one of the most celebrated sports litigators in America” who litigates precedent-setting cases across the US, with […]
Elements of Policy Analysis: Boot Camp: April 11
@ SLS: Room 280A 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, April 11, followed by a series of […]
Course Planning for 2L & 3L and Classes You “Must” Take: April 7
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNow that 1L is headed toward your rear view, you may be wondering how to choose classes for the next two years with an eye toward balancing pursuit of your academic passions, clinic, externships, global quarter, meeting graduation requirements, and taking the courses "needed" for the Bar or your line of work. Join Director of […]
The Evolving Legal Framework for Environmental and Social Corporate Governance: February 26
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPrivate companies are subject to an evolving and expanding array of legal obligations to address the environmental and social aspects of their operations. Although regulatory efforts in this area have traditionally involved voluntary standards for companies, they are increasingly becoming mandatory. Some legal obligations in the field, which arise under the laws of a growing […]
The End of Federal Climate Regulation? Environmental Law a Year into Trump 2.0: February 25
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOne year into the second Trump Administration, federal environmental policy is undergoing a dramatic shift. In what its calling “the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history," the Administration has moved to repeal the EPA’s greenhouse gas Endangerment Finding, the legal backbone of federal climate regulation under the Clean Air Act, which would curtail the […]
Beyond the Doctrine: Criminal Law: February 19
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin ACS for a Beyond the Doctrine panel discussing Addressing the Peril: Seeking Better Legal Outcomes for Criminalized Survivors, a recent report published by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. The panel will feature Debbie Mukamal, Executive Director of the Center, Robert Weisberg, Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Center, and SLS students Wyndham […]
Black History Month: Highlighting Black Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: February 17
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin PLA and BLSA for a conversation with Black plaintiffs' attorneys who have diverse backgrounds and legal expertise. Panelists have a vast array of experiences from representing plaintiffs who have been harmed by hair relaxers and employment discrimination, to securing record breaking settlements for the families of Breonna Taylor and Oscar Grant.
Rule of Law Speaker Series: San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on Federalism and the Rule of Law: February 9
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWatch the event In the current challenging environment for the rule of law in the United States, state and local governments have emerged as powerful forces pushing for accountability from the federal government to the law and the people. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu's office has filed multiple lawsuits against the Trump administration across […]
Info. Session on Trauma and Criminal Law: January 27
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor Rabia Belt will be holding an informational session on Trauma and Criminal Law on January 27 from 12:45 - 2 pm in Room 280A. The session is open to all students in the Law School.
Alternative Spring Break Information Session: January 7
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Mike Winn next Wednesday, January 7, 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 those empowering student to help: Detroit residents threatened with foreclosure Indigent criminal defendants in New Orleans Yurok tribe […]
Covington x SESLA Panel: November 13, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Entertainment and Sports Law Association for a panel discussion with attorneys from Covington & Burling about careers in sports and entertainment law. Lunch will be served!
Private Equity Crash Course: November 10, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford Journal of Law, Economics & Business in collaboration with the JD/MBA Club for a crash course on how lawyers work within the space of private equity on November 10 (Monday) 12:45-2pm. Taught by Benjamin P. Clinger, a Kirkland & Ellis partner who specializes in private equity work.
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 […]
Race to the Bottom? Mid-Decade Redistricting & CA Prop 50: October 31, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a panel discussion with Professors Nate Persily, Jonathan Rodden, and Jane Schacter on the legal and political dynamics of CA Prop 50 and the nationwide fight over mid-decade congressional redistricting. Please RSVP by Tuesday, 10/28.
OutLaw Bingo: October 30, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin members and friends of OutLaw for bingo, prizes, and fun!
Stanford 11 Community Teach-In: October 30, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a community teach-in about the disproportionately punitive prosecution of the Stanford 11, students and alumni who are being charged for felony vandalism by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office for engaging in a protest at the Stanford University president's office in June 2024. This teach-in will contextualize the Santa Clara DA’s […]
Private Public Interest Law Firm Practice Panel: October 29, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join us for an overview of Private Public Interest Law firms. Josh Kirmsse, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Emily Maglio, Leonard Carder LLP Derin McCleod, Altshuler Berzon LLP Grace Rybak, Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC
Plaintiffs’ Law 1L Summer Job Workshop: October 28, 2025
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Plaintiffs' Lawyers Association is hosting a 1L Summer Job Workshop to assist students in preparing for their summer employment search. The workshop will cover a range of topics relevant to the summer job process, including understanding the application timeline, the application process, including cover letter writing and interview preparation, identifying firms that typically hire […]