Professors Abbye Atkinson, Laurel E. Fletcher, Katerina Linos, Jeffrey Selbin, Elisabeth Semel, and Steven Davidoff Solomon recently received what Dean Erwin Chemerinsky calls “the highest honor a university can bestow on a faculty member.” |
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Six Berkeley Law professors have been awarded faculty chairs, which recognize their contributions to scholarship and legal education.
“A chaired position is the highest honor a university can bestow on a faculty member,” Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says. “These professors who have been appointed to chaired positions embody the very best of academia and of Berkeley Law: They are terrific teachers, superb scholars, and wonderful colleagues.” Read more>>
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Led by Allison Schmitt ’15, a seasoned life sciences litigator who also has a Ph.D. in chemistry, the Life Sciences Project complements the center’s traditional pillars. Photo credit: Darius Riley |
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Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic further driving home the critical importance of breakthrough medical technologies, and with the biotech industry booming in the Bay Area, BCLT is adding a life sciences initiative to its already robust agenda. Read more>>
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“Borderlines” and a blog series on human rights broadens the reach of Berkeley Law’s hub for international law. Read more>>
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LL.M. students and final-round competitors Laura Quazzo and Capucine Freydrich see the experience enhancing their legal careers. Read more>>
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Farber says failing to strike the right balance between curtailing executive power and enabling its use when needed carries major consequences. Read more>>
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Berkeley Law Professor and bioethicist Osagie K. Obasogie was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which honors those who have made major contributions to the medical sciences, health care, and public health. The academy touted his “multidisciplinary insights to understanding race and medicine and climatic disruptions that threaten to exacerbate health inequalities.”
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Professor Orin Kerr spotlights the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent turn toward subjective rules for searches by police officers, and sketches a framework for how judges should choose between subjective and objective tests in Fourth Amendment cases. Read more>>
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Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy explains why the fee to cash checks is too high and argues that consumers should instead pay a much lower, flatter fee. Read more>>
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Class of 1971 & 1996 - Join Your Class Book!
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way that many of us live and it has also reinforced the value of old friends. Because we were unable to gather on campus, we have created class books for J.D. graduates in the 50th Reunion Class of 1971 and the 25th Reunion Class of 1996.
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December 14, 4:00 PM PT
Registration is open! Graduates who recently passed the California State Bar are invited to take the attorney's oath together at the Chevron Auditorium, International House. The event will also be livestreamed. Please register by December 7. More details and information on other ways to become sworn in may be found on our website. Please contact: alumni@law.berkeley.edu if you have questions. Register here>>
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The annual Environmental Awards Banquet is a highlight of Berkeley Law’s energy and environmental law program and community, bringing together students, alumni, and faculty. The next banquet will celebrate the Ecology Law Quarterly’s 50th anniversary and feature the renowned Dr. Robert Bullard, known as the "father" of the environmental justice movement. The banquet will take place on Earth Day, April 22, 2022. Learn more>>
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Public Health Law at Berkeley
Do you work in public health law or health law more generally? A new student organization, Public Health Law at Berkeley (PHL), would love to connect with you! PHL is dedicated to engaging and educating the Berkeley Law community around public health law and increasing the educational opportunities at the law school and students' professional connections within this field. Please email Erin Dineen at edineen@law.berkeley.edu if you are interested in connecting with these students!
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Interested in Coaching Trial Advocacy?
Our trial competition program is among the best in the country, and that’s in no small part due to the involvement of our alumni community as coaches and guest judges. If you’d be interested in either role, please reach out to Spencer Pahlke at spahlke@walkuplawoffice.com to discuss!
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Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses SB8 and the brief he co-authored in support of the DOJ’s position, as the Supreme Court looks at the controversial Texas abortion law. Read more>>
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Online Enrichment Programs |
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Watch the recording of the recent conversation between Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Abbye Atkinson about Chemerinsky's views of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term and his life in the law. Watch the recording>>
November 19, 10:00 - 10:30 AM PT
This short program on the gender of Gideon v. Wainright will feature a discussion of recent research by Kathryn A. Sabbeth and Jessica K. Steinberg, indicating that the constitutional guarantee of counsel adopted by the Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainright accrues largely to the benefit of men. Qudsiya Naqui, an officer with the Civil Legal System Modernization Project at Pew Charitable Trusts, will join Professor Sabbeth to discuss the potential implications this research for expanding access to civil justice. Register here>>
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Scholarship applications -- powered by Venture Forward -- are now being accepted for the February 2022 cohort of VC University ONLINE, our venture capital executive education program. VC University provides practical training on venture finance for entrepreneurs, investors, attorneys, and anyone else interested in emerging company finance. Learn more and apply>>
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Employment Opportunities at Berkeley Law |
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Berkeley Law is hiring faculty, fellows, and administrative staff. If you would like to work at the law school, please check the current list of open positions here>>
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