Environmental Law Clinic Director Claudia Polsky ’96 (center) with environmental attorneys Samantha Murray ’21 (left) and Shona Armstrong ’97 at Ecology Law Quarterly’s 50th anniversary gala in April. Photo credit: Jim Block
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When Ecology Law Quarterly debuted in the winter of 1971 — seeded with $35 in stationery money from a skeptical Dean Edward Halbach — the environmental movement as we know it was just beginning to find its footing. Five decades later, the student-run journal sits at the pinnacle of the academic landscape, publishing groundbreaking environmental law scholarship four times a year. Read more>>
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The latest issue of Transcript, Berkeley Law’s magazine, has been published. Read the digital version here, or the PDF here. With human rights in peril worldwide, the cover feature describes some of our myriad efforts to advance freedom and equality. Other stories chronicle our surging Advocacy Competitions Program, our six new professors, and a unique effort to help lawyers in Ukraine. Read the issue>>
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The court’s opinion closely followed the arguments put forth by Ninth Circuit Practicum students Nicole Conrad ’22 and Joya Manjur ’22 and has powerful potential for other asylum seekers. Read more>>
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Eight visiting law school teams embrace the adrenaline ride of getting their case packet just 45 minutes before each round starts and careening through speedy mock trials. Read more>>
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Alumni Reunion Weekend was an amazing success! Over 350 alumni gathered to celebrate our remarkable Berkeley Law community. Thank you to our class committees for your support in this wonderful event. Click here to see photos from the weekend>>
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We are honored to share the Giving Impact Report for 2021-2022. This publication highlights the myriad ways that our amazing donors and volunteers have affected the lives of our students and faculty, and amplified the impact of our law school. Thank you for your generosity. Read the report>>
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Berkeley Law’s robust Clinical Program provides legal services to low-income communities and trains students to promote social justice through law. It has eight community-based and six in-house clinics. Last year, over 300 students helped the clinics with direct services, counseling, litigation, research, and policy advocacy. Read the report here>>
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Saturday, November 12, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT. Will Rogers State Historic Park, 1501 Will Rogers State Park Road, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Please join Noah Ickowitz '17, Yury Kapgan '01, and the Berkeley Law Los Angeles Alumni Chapter for a hike in the Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades. The hike is both kid and dog friendly. There will be a meet-up for lunch or drinks afterward. Register here>>
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 12:30 - 1:30 pm PT Available for 1 unit of MCLE credit. The Berkeley Law Washington DC Alumni Chapter invites all alumni to a virtual lecture by Professor Jonathan Glater. Register here>>
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Save the Date: AALS Reception Honoring Berkeley Law Alumni in Academia
January 5, 2022, San Diego, CA. Join Dean Chemerinsky for a reception honoring Berkeley law alumni in academia. Invitation and details to follow.
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“It’s clear that the conservative justices regard race discrimination in voting as a thing of the past and therefore seek to limit or eliminate the Voting Rights Act,” said Dean Chemerinsky. “If the court follows this path, it will further limit protections against race discrimination in our electoral system.” Read more>>
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Berkeley Law Professor Jonathan Glater, said that the government’s options for dealing with schools’ misconduct had never been “prophylactic — they operate after the fact.” Read more>>
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Online Enrichment Programs |
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October 25, 27 and November 1, 3, and 8 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm PT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are now integral to a wide range of products and services across industries. The Berkeley Law AI Institute is a multi-day, online executive academy designed to help participants gain a foundational understanding of AI and its near and long-term applications, learn how AI datasets are created, acquired, and used, and become familiar with the complex global regulatory landscape defining the AI ecosystem, among other topics. Learn more and register>>
Launches November 14 | Self-paced Online Executive Course
Course open through July 11, 2023 | Self-paced Online Executive Course
Commercial Contract Fundamentals is the newest addition to our portfolio of online executive courses. Designed and taught by Wei Chen, general counsel of Infoblox, this groundbreaking online course is designed for legal and non-legal professionals who work with commercial contracts. Take advantage of our inaugural pricing through the end of October. Learn more and register>>
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