Berkeley Law graduates scored a perfect pass rate of 100 percent on the July 2017 New York State Bar Exam. Some 45 alumni, including 40 from this year’s graduating class, […]
NY Bar Exam Aced
LL.M. Hybrid Deadline
Berkeley Law’s new LL.M. hybrid option program is uniquely tailored for foreign attorneys who need flexibility: It combines four online courses with a summer term in Berkeley. Interested? If so, […]
Serving Government
Prof. Anne Joseph O’Connell has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, which helps government leaders build more effective organizations. Fellows include former governors, members of Congress, and cabinet […]
Gender Parity
Professor Laurel Fletcher just delivered a working paper in The Hague on gender parity in international judicial bodies. The clinic project evolved to counter the underrepresentation of women in virtually […]
Clinic Legal Triumph
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will stop California counties from charging administrative fees to families with youth in the juvenile system. Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic helped develop the bill after its […]
National Teaching Award
Jeffrey Selbin will receive the 2018 Great Teacher Award from the Society of American Law teachers, which hailed him for showing “that instilling the desire and capability to provide public service must […]
Race and Gender Leader
Professor Leti Volpp is the new director of UC Berkeley’s Center on Race and Gender, a campus research unit focused on race, gender, and their intersections. The center fosters meaningful projects and exchanges between faculty […]
EU-US Privacy Arbitrators
Professors Bamberger and Hoofnagle have been selected by the U.S. Commerce Dept. and European Commission to serve as arbitrators for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The program offers binding arbitration […]
High Honor for Cabraser
Elizabeth Cabraser ’78 was one of three attorneys to receive a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Law Journal. A top class action litigator and a founding partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & […]
Father-Son LL.M. Students
Jean-Luc and Marc Fournier are the first multi-generational family duo to enroll simultaneously in Berkeley Law’s LL.M. program. Father Jean-Luc (professional track) and son Marc (traditional track) will both graduate […]