The Term in Review: The Biden Administration and Consumer Protection
Booth AuditoriumFeaturing: Richard Cordray (COO of Federal Student Aid, Department of Education, and inaugural director, CFPB) Seth Frotman (General Counsel, CFPB) Christine Hines (Senior Policy Director, National Association of Consumer Advocates) Thomas Dahdouh (Attorney Advisor to FTC Chair Lina Khan; former Regional Director of the FTC's Western Region) Lisa Donner (Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform) Lee […]
EBCLC Community Open House and Celebration
East Bay Community Law Center (Adeline Office) 2921 Adeline St., Berkeley, CAJoin us for our Community Open House & Celebration on September 26th! We will provide free legal services, information on ballot measures affecting our clients, onsite voter registration in partnership with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, free food, & a performance by Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno! Let’s come together to hold political […]
Democracy at Risk – Democracy, the Press, and Social Media
105 Law BuildingAmericans have long taken for granted a baseline level of democracy and the rule of law. We have often fallen short of fully realizing those ideals, but for most of the past century there were few worries that the country might fall into authoritarian rule. Today, many worry that we have entered an era of […]
Legal Theory & LPE: Grasping Law at Its Roots
244 Law BuildingFor law students seeking to mobilize law towards just social aims, legal education can prove deactivating. Students enter law school with their eyes on the forest and leave lost amid the trees. The LPE movement exists to address this. LPE is about re-grasping law as many of us first approached it – namely, as a […]
Christians at Berkeley Law (CAB) Meeting
107 Law BuildingJoin us for our bi-weekly lunch time bible study this week in Room 107! This is a great opportunity to connect with other students, JD and LLM. Please fill out the RSVP to submit your lunch order.
WiTL Mentorship Reveal
170 Law BuildingWiTL members who submitted interest forms to be mentees will be paired with their mentors!
LL.M. Resume Editing Workshop
110 Law BuildingLL.M. students: have you started working on your resume yet? Join us to workshop it (or just to hear some important advice!). Please review the resume guidance available on your LL.M. Advising bCourses site and join us with questions, and a draft if you can. This event is intended for LL.M. students. Lunch will be […]
Core in Context: Civil Procedure with Professor David Oppenheimer
134 Law BuildingCome learn concrete ways to interpret Civil Procedure through a social justice lens. For many students committed to working for the marginalized, the first year of law school can be disorienting and the law's path-dependency and hierarchy can seem at odds with social justice work. This conversation offers a welcome touchstone for our community's newest […]
Ayotzinapa: Ten Years Searching for Truth and Justice
100 Law BuildingOn September 26, 2014, 43 students in Guerrero, Mexico were detained and disappeared by police in collusion with organized crime, leading to massive national and international protests and worldwide media attention. The investigation (and attempts to cover it up have) has persisted for 10 years and remains unfinished, as parents of the students continue to […]
Film Screening with BJIL, LSJP, MENALSA, and The Alameda County Public Defenders Office
295 Law Building - Warren Room 2745 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, United StatesThe Berkeley Journal of International Law, Law Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Middle Eastern and North African Law Students Association welcome you to join us for a screening of Where Olive Trees Weep, a documentary offering a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. We are […]
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