Dear Friends,

February and March are bustling months for Boalt Hall, with a slew of symposia, conferences and other events on the horizon. The capstone of these occasions, our gala Citation Award celebration, will take place on May 5 and we are pleased to announce and honor the terrific recipients of the 2006 Boalt Hall Alumni Association awards. The 2006 Citation Award goes to Michael E. Tigar '66 and the Young Alumnus Award to Jon Tigar '89. Michael Heyman, Boalt's beloved Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law, Emeritus and Chancellor, UC Berkeley, Emeritus, will receive the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Campaign for Boalt Hall continues to build steam. Alumni, friends and faculty members recently gathered in San Francisco and Los Angeles to celebrate its continual progress and help the campaign gain even more momentum. Check out the Campaign Update section for a recap and photos of the festive occasions!

From March 2-4, Boalt hosts a symposium addressing the hot topic of stem cell research. On February 15, the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter brings the "great debate" to SoCal, featuring Professors Choper, Liu and Yoo in a lively discussion on the Supreme Court and the future of American Justice. The San Francisco Alumni Chapter offers Boalt's Victories in International Human Rights on February 16, featuring members of the International Human Rights Law Clinic. We welcome alumni to attend any or all of these informative affairs.

News

• Death Penalty Clinic Gets an "Assist" in 10th Circuit Victory
• Boalt Hall Examines the 25-Year-Old Iranian Hostage Crisis Resolution
• Boalt Professors and Students Look at Law Beyond Katrina
• Appeals Court Reversal in Torture Case, Clinic Students Involved
• Boalt Co-hosts Antitrust Symposium in Paris

Monthly Features

• Campaign Update
• The Boalt History File

Boalt Voices

• Goodwin Liu Testifies in Alito Confirmation Hearings
• Boalt Legal Scholars Examine Constitutional Law in Wartime
• Ian Haney López Addresses History of Chicano Movement
• Death Penalty Clinic Director Disparages Capital Punishment System
• NPR's Marketplace Features Dan Farber on Suit Against Monsanto

Alumni Notes

• 2006 Boalt Alumni Honorees Announced
• Screening of Thelton Henderson '62 Documentary at Boalt
• In Memoriam: Paul Rogers '86

Featured Events

• The Great Debate Comes to Los Angeles
• Sharing Boalt's Victories in International Human Rights
• BCLT/BCLBE Symposium Addresses Stem Cell Initiative
• The Oceans in the Nuclear Age: Legacies and Risks
• California and the Future of Environmental Policy
• Mary C. Dunlap Memorial Lecture on Sex, Gender and Social Justice
• Post-Enron Corporate Regulation—Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far, Or Not Far Enough

Alumni Opportunities & Resources

• Center for Youth Development Through Law
• Public Interest Networking
• Volunteer for the Alumni Network
• Stay Connected! Join the Boalt Email Group
• Online Class Notes

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News

Death Penalty Clinic Gets an "Assist" in 10th Circuit Victory  
The Death Penalty Clinic has assisted in a major victory for capital defendants in the 10th Circuit. The clinic has been counsel in several cases that raised the question of whether people sentenced to death are entitled to lawyers in clemency proceedings and proceedings to determine whether they are competent to be executed. In these cases, the clinic represented attorneys who were counsel for death row inmates in Texas. The Texas lawyers had been appointed under a federal statute to continue as counsel as the cases moved into federal court. Information about the Death Penalty Clinic's litigation, including relevant pleadings, is available on the clinic's docket page.

In December 2002, the Supreme Court declined to review the clinic's petitions. However, the issue remained very much on the front burner of capital litigation. The clinic's briefing was recently used by lawyers in the 10th Circuit who successfully challenged the denial of counsel in state clemency proceedings in Oklahoma. On January 23, 2006, the 10th Circuit in Hain v. Mullin issued an en banc decision, agreeing with the clinic's position. One of the lawyers in Hain said that the clinic's work "saved hundreds of hours of research and writing and allowed us to get a winning brief before the en banc court in less than 30 days. We couldn't have done it without the clinic's help. It was the clinic's work that got us this landmark win."

The opinion in Hain is available on the clinic's website.

Boalt Hall Examines 25-Year-Old Iranian Hostage Crisis Resolution
David D. Caron '83, C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law, hosted a conference at Berkeley on January 13 titled The Algiers Accords and the Iran-United State Claims Tribunal: 25 Years On. Attendees included Mark Feldman, a principal State Department negotiator of the Accords 25 years ago and Clifton Johnson, the present State Department agent before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal. "Yes, the tribunal still continues its work," reports Professor Caron. From 1981 to the mid-1990s, the tribunal's docket overwhelmingly involved some 4,000 claims of U.S. nationals against Iran. Less well known is that a different portion of the tribunal's docket involves intergovernmental claims between Iran and the United States and the largest of those claims is only now being addressed. These remaining claims are primarily brought by Iran against the United States over military purchases during the Shah's regime in Iran, and seek in the aggregate more than was at issue in the earlier period. Indeed, the tribunal is in a different part of its institutional life and considering difficult matters at a time of particular strain in United States-Iranian relations. For more information on Boalt's long involvement with the accords and tribunal, visit our Top Stories page.

The conference was co-sponsored by the Institute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) in Dallas and was, in addition to the ITA, supported by the university's Institute of International Studies, the Northern California International Arbitration Club and Boalt Hall.

Boalt Professors and Students Look at Law Beyond Katrina
Daniel Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law, is teaching a new course this semester, Disasters and the Law: The Legal Implications of Hurricane Katrina. Farber, an internationally recognized expert in environmental law and constitutional law, is faculty director of the California Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CCELP) at Boalt. In the wake of Katrina, Farber has led discussions among legal scholars and policymakers concerning shortcomings in the U.S. legal system to prevent and respond to large-scale disasters on the scale of Katrina. His course enables students to play a real role in thinking through these issues and also lays the groundwork for a report surveying post-Katrina legal issues.

In early January, legal scholars, attorneys, environmental experts and Boalt students participated in Après Le Déluge: Rebuilding a Sustainable City After Katrina. The one-day conference, co-sponsored by CCELP and Boalt's Center for Social Justice, examined what’s going on in New Orleans and what can be done to improve the legal and policy infrastructure for responding to disasters. To learn more about the conference, read the San Francisco Chronicle article.

Appeals Court Reversal in Torture Case, Clinic Students Involved
On January 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed itself and upheld a $54.6 million jury verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals in favor of three torture survivors from El Salvador. Close to a dozen former Boalt International Human Rights Law Clinic students were instrumental in the legal work on behalf of the plaintiffs in Romagoza Arce et al v. Garcia et al under Professor Emeritus Carolyn Patty Blum, the clinic’s founding director.

The San Francisco-based Center for Justice & Accountability filed the case in 1999 under two federal statutes, the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act. View the opinion (PDF). Read the full story.

Another win by Boalt’s International Human Rights Law Clinic—the favorable decision in October by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the right to nationality and education of two Dominican girls—is discussed as part of an op-ed examining critical human rights victories that appeared in the International Herald Tribune in December.

Boalt Co-hosts Antitrust Symposium in Paris

Boalt’s Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the Center for Industrial Economics at the École des Mines de Paris co-hosted a two-day symposium, "Balancing Antitrust and Regulation in Network Industries: Evolving Approaches in Europe and United States," in Paris on January 12-13. Distinguished legal and economic scholars from the European Union and the United States convened to compare approaches to antitrust and regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. Professor Howard Shelanski '92 co-organized the conference with François Lévêque, a frequent visiting professor at Boalt. Shelanski, a specialist in antitrust and securities and associate dean of the J.D. Program, joined the closing roundtable discussion, "Should Network Industries Have Sector-Specific Merger Policies?"

Boalt Voices

Goodwin Liu Testifies in Alito Confirmation Hearings
Assistant Professor Goodwin Liu testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 13 in the confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. In his testimony, Liu said Alito has "an exceptionally talented legal mind." The concern is "Judge Alito's lack of skepticism toward government power that infringes on individual rights and liberties. Throughout his career, with few exceptions, Judge Alito has sided with the police, prosecutors, immigration officials and other government agents." Liu, who served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the October 2000 term and for Judge David Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1998 to 1999, has expertise in constitutional law, civil rights, the Supreme Court and education policy.

Read Liu's testimony (PDF version).
Read Liu's testimony (Word format).

Boalt Legal Scholars Examine Constitutional Law in Wartime
Boalt Professors Daniel Farber and John Yoo addressed questions of presidential war powers under the U.S. Constitution in a special section, "The Reach of Power," published in The San Diego Union-Tribune on January 15. Both Farber’s argument against presidential supremacy and Yoo’s case supporting presidential wartime powers are available on The San Diego Union-Tribune website.

Ian Haney López Addresses History of Chicano Movement
Professor and legal historian Ian Haney López presented The Chicano Fight for Justice: From White to Brown on Monday, January 30, at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. The presentation was part of the Jesse Carter Speaker Series on California Legal History, which honors the late Justice Jesse Carter of the California Supreme Court. López, a noted authority on race relations and the law, is most recently the author of Racism on Trial: The Chicano Fight for Justice (Belknap/Harvard, 2003), a groundbreaking study which uses the legal history of the Mexican-American civil rights struggle in Los Angeles to examine the relationship between legal violence and self-conceptions of racial identity.

Death Penalty Clinic Director Disparages Capital Punishment System
Death Penalty Clinic Director and Clinical Professor of Law Elisabeth Semel’s op-ed "The Death Penalty Doesn't Pay" was published in the Los Angeles Times prior to the scheduled execution of Clarence Ray Allen. The op-ed details substantive arguments against the effectiveness of death penalty as a deterrent of capital crimes, citing comparable cases where inmates were found guilty of death-eligible crimes but were not ultimately sentenced to death. Semel provides stunning examples of the extraordinary financial costs associated with the death penalty: Each of the 11 executions after 1977 cost Californians a quarter of a billion dollars; capital trials cost at least three times as much as non-capital murder trials; tens of millions of dollars are spent annually to pay for courts, prosecutors and defense counsel. To read the complete opinion piece, visit the Los Angeles Times.

NPR’s Marketplace Features Dan Farber on Suit Against Monsanto
Daniel Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law, discusses on the NPR radio show Marketplace some of the possible legal and environmental questions at play in a product liability lawsuit filed by General Electric workers against Monsanto Co. The workers claim they were exposed to toxic chemicals made for decades by Monsanto while they were employed by GE. The suit alleges the hazardous chemicals have been leaking from creek beds and landfills in recent years, exposing GE workers, a Monsanto spokesman told Reuters. To listen to the audio broadcast, please visit the Marketplace.

Monthly Features

Campaign Update

Distinguished members of the Boalt community gathered at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco on January 26 to celebrate the Campaign for Boalt Hall. Alisa Nave '04 welcomed guests to the cocktail reception and introduced Larry Sonsini '66, who gave a perspective from the campaign cabinet.

The evening continued with an address by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau. Giving thanks to the loyal community of alumni, friends and faculty attending the event, he also urged them to endorse the Campaign for Boalt Hall and Dean Christopher Edley's vision for the future. Following a 10-minute video presentation, Dean Edley took the floor to outline the "Splendid Possibility" of the campaign and how he plans to further the mission of our great public law school by building on the pillars of the campaign—improved student financial aid, expansion of our world-class faculty, and founding and improving our multidisciplinary research centers. To view more pictures of the occasion, please visit the slideshow.

On January 29, another celebration occurred at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Guest speakers included Professor Jesse Choper and Werner Wolfen '53, a dedicated member of the campaign cabinet. Wolfen's generous support recently established the Wolfen Distinguished Scholar endowment, providing a Boalt faculty member time to conduct research away from daily teaching. Jim McManis '67, a member of the Boalt Hall Alumni Association board of directors, joined the other distinguished speakers in promoting the importance of the campaign. To view more pictures of the Los Angeles event, please visit the slideshow.

Sometimes It’s Better Not to Look
Now we know how Leeuwenhoek felt when he first peered into his microscope.

For some time now we have been puzzled by a very small black and white photograph in the Boalt Hall Archives collection. Barely 2 x 2 inches, it was obviously taken in the courtyard of the law school and shows a group of people gathered near the wall under the library windows. But the photograph was taken from the opposite side of the courtyard, and the figures are so very tiny it is impossible to see what they are doing or to figure out why the photograph was taken in the first place. On the back of the snapshot someone has written "May 1, 1956."

It finally occurred to us to use modern technology to peer into the murky past. We scanned the miniature photograph at 1200 dpi, cropped out all but the people in question, and brought the image up on our computer screen. And the mystery only deepened.

The blow-up reveals a bizarre assembly straight out of a Monty Python routine: a man with a helmet styled after the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, a man with a turban and false beard, two men in Bermuda shorts and leather boots with signs hanging around their necks, a man wearing what appears to be hospital scrubs and a paper hat, and a man in a kilt sporting a Scottish cap. All of them are armed with croquet mallets. Off to the side are two women in nurses’ outfits holding little trays with bottles of pills. Does anyone have any idea what type of madness is going on here?

Send suggestions to archivist Bill Benemann: benemann@law.berkeley.edu.

Alumni Notes

2006 Boalt Alumni Honorees Announced
This year, acclaimed litigator Michael Tigar '66 will receive the Boalt Hall Alumni Association's (BHAA) highest honor, the Citation Award, in recognition of his contribution to the profession. BHAA will also confer top honors to Professor Emeritus I. Michael Heyman, who will receive the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award and to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Tigar '89, this year's Young Alumnus Award recipient and the son of Michael Tigar. The annual awards are presented at the Citation Award Dinner held on May 5.

"Brilliant" is no overstatement when it comes to Michael Tigar's career. He graduated first in his class from Boalt and was editor of the California Law Review. A renowned trial attorney and constitutional law scholar, Tigar has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and nearly every U.S. Court of Appeals. His Who’s Who list of clients extends from the Chicago Seven to Oklahoma City bombing accomplice Terry Nichols. Among other achievements, Tigar chaired the ABA 60,000-member Section of Litigation, advised the African National Congress on drafting a new constitution for South Africa, and penned three plays on legal subjects.

In recent years, Tigar has split his time between teaching and private practice. He currently teaches at Washington College of Law, American University and at Duke University Law School, as well as at the Faculte de Droit et de Science Politique in Aix-en-Provence. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Examining Witnesses; Persuasion: The Litigator’s Art; Federal Appeals Jurisdiction and Practice; and Law and the Rise of Capitalism (translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Greek and Chinese).

Former UC Berkeley Chancellor (1980-1990) and Professor Emeritus Michael Heyman's contributions to the university extend from the classroom to the greater Berkeley community. He first came to UC Berkeley in 1959 and since 1966 he has held a joint appointment with the Department of City and Regional Planning. Heyman graduated from Yale Law School and was editor of the Yale Law Review. He was chief law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Heyman became the sixth chancellor of UC Berkeley in 1980 after serving five years as vice chancellor. His accomplishments include spearheading a campus-wide increase in the number of undergraduate students of color, from 21 to 57 percent, the replacement of aging research facilities and a more than threefold expansion in giving by private donors. His tenure saw the resolution of a longstanding conflict with the city of Berkeley over the use of People’s Park and the divestment of university funds from South Africa. Heyman went on to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian from 1994 to 1999, the first non-scientist to hold this position.

This year’s Young Alumnus Award honors Jon Tigar. Tigar was 39 years old when Governor Gray Davis appointed him to the Alameda County Superior Court. An accomplished litigator and trial attorney, Tigar was formerly a partner at Keker & Van Nest and a San Francisco public defender. His commitment to public service has inspired his career. On the bench, Tigar is respected for his patience, humor and fairness. He has served as a family law judge and currently hears civil cases.

In 2001, Tigar received the Wiley M. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services from the State Bar of California. He clerked for the late Honorable Robert S. Vance of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Birmingham, Alabama. At Boalt, Tigar was a member of the Order of the Coif and an articles editor of the California Law Review. He lectures frequently, from the viewpoints of both a lawyer and a judge, on topics including the basics of trial practice, pre-discovery ethics, internal investigations and the California False Claims Act.

Screening of Thelton Henderson '62 Documentary at Boalt
On February 21 at 5 p.m., Boalt will hold a special screening of Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey. The new documentary film portrays the momentous life and career of U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson '62 and focuses on the adversity he faced from his days as the first African-American attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division in the early 1960s to his noteworthy quarter-century of service on the federal bench. Alumni are invited to join Dean Christopher Edley, Judge Thelton Henderson '62, Berkeley filmmaker Abby Ginzberg and Boalt students for the screening in Booth Auditorium. A reception will follow in the Goldberg Room.

This event is sponsored by the Boalt Hall Alumni Association, Center for Social Justice, East Bay Community Law Center, Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy and Law Students of African Decent.

In Memoriam: Paul Rogers '86
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the tragic and untimely deaths of Paul Rogers and his wife, Julie. Paul, a member of the Class of 1986, began at Boalt in August 1983 and completed his joint JD/MBA program in 1988. By all accounts, Paul was an outstanding individual who exemplified the very best in his roles as attorney, entrepreneur, friend, devoted father and husband.

Friends of Paul and Julie have established a memorial fund for the couple's three children. Contributions can be sent to the Rogers Family Memorial Fund, account number 4086-7846, Mechanics Bank, 9996 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito CA 94530. The bank's phone number is 510-558-2300.

All of us at Boalt share in the loss of Paul and Julie. For those who wish to be contacted with memorial service information or have inquiries about where to send your condolences, you may contact the Alumni Center at 510-642-7574 or email kbellinger@law.berkeley.edu and we will provide you the information as it's available.

The full story of the events is available in the February 1 article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Featured Events

The Great Debate Comes to Los Angeles

On February 15, the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter will host two events on The Supreme Court and the Future of American Justice, starring a few of Boalt's constitutional law experts, Professors Jesse Choper, Goodwin Liu and John Yoo. A luncheon at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles at noon hosted by Jennifer Bellah Maguire '82 will be followed by an evening gathering at 5:30 pm at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Hosted by Gail Title '70, the evening discussion features a hosted bar and hors d'oeuvres. For more information on both events and to register, visit the event Web page.

Sharing Boalt's Victories in International Human Rights
The San Francisco Alumni Chapter hosts "Boalt's Victories in International Human Rights" on February 16 at Munger Tolles & Olson in San Francisco. Hosted by Jeff Bleich '89, the 6 pm reception will feature International Human Rights Law Clinic Professor Laurel Fletcher, Lecturer Roxanna Altholtz '99, and clinic students and alumni Nasrina Bargzie '05, Justin Berger '06, Shelley Cavalieri '06, Neha Desai '06, Tara Lundstrom '06 and Anu Menon '05. The clinic members will be discussing their work on the victory before the Inter-American Court for Human Rights defending the rights of children of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic, as well as the anti-trafficking work the clinic has done. Clinic students served as legislative counsel to a group of service providers which proposed anti-trafficking legislation that was adopted in September.  California now has the most comprehensive state anti-trafficking laws in the country. They will also discuss the clinic's work to address human rights of vulnerable populations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

One hour of MCLE credit will be available.

BCLT/BCLBE Symposium Addresses Stem Cell Initiative
Boalt's Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Berkeley Center for Business, Law and the Economy are joining forces to tackle the hot topic of stem cell research at a symposium March 2-4. The conference will provide insights and recommendations from thought leaders to enable the success of California’s bold initiative (Proposition 71) to fund stem cell research by the issuance of $3 billion in bonds. While most scientists concur that this research holds considerable promise, foundational legal and policy issues remain to be resolved. These issues include intellectual property rights, donor protection and other ethical issues, and how (and whether) the state of California should expect to recoup its investment.

Other sponsors of the symposium include the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and UC Berkeley's Travers Program on Ethics and Government Accountability. Up to 14.5 MCLE credits are available for the conference. For more information and to register, visit the conference website.

The Oceans in the Nuclear Age: Legacies and Risks

On February 10 and 11, alumni are invited to attend the 2006 Law of the Sea Institute (LOSI) conference, The Oceans in the Nuclear Age: Legacies and Risks, addressing the many ways in which the last 60 years of the nuclear age have affected the oceans, changed the ocean legal regime, and posed continuing policy challenges both in terms of the legacies of past activities and the risks associated with continuing or contemplated activities. Thirty global scholars from many nations such as the United States, Korea, Italy, Japan, Taiwan and the United Kingdom will participate in the conference, including three judges of the UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. They will explore topics ranging from the legacy of the dumping of nuclear wastes off the Russian Arctic coast  to the present shipping of nuclear fuel around the globe, and from the legacies of oceanic testing of nuclear weapons to the possible burial of high-level radioactive wastes in the deep seabed. LOSI is housed at Boalt Hall and co-directed by Professors David D. Caron and Harry N. Scheiber. For more on the Oceans in the Nuclear Age project, visit the website. For information on how to register for the conference, send an email to Karen Chin at karenc@law.berkeley.edu.

California and the Future of Environmental Policy
Boalt’s California Center for Environmental Policy and the Goldman School of Public Policy's Center for Environmental Public Policy present California and the Future of Environmental Policy on February 16-17. This conference will bring leading scholars together to address California’s continuing role as an environmental pioneer, combining the insights of legal academics, economists, ecologists and planners to begin to map California’s environmental agenda for the next 20 years. This is not simply a matter of local concern. California’s environmental problems are a microcosm of those faced by the world as a whole, from urban pollution to biodiversity to water management. The solutions devised in California will potentially have national or global impacts.

Mary C. Dunlap Memorial Lecture on Sex, Gender and Social Justice
On February 23, the Center for Social Justice will co-host the Mary C. Dunlap Memorial Lecture, featuring a keynote speech by USC Professor of Law David Cruz, "The Courts and Reproductive Ideologies: What's at Stake for Women, Queers and Transgendered People?" Eveline Shen, executive director of Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, will respond to Cruz's comments. The annual lecture honors the late Mary C. Dunlap '71, who litigated some of the earliest cases fighting sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, exclusion of girls from boys' sports and discharge of gay people from the military. She went on to be a ceaseless advocate for women, people of color, LGBT people, immigrants and people with disabilities throughout her long career as a civil rights lawyer and teacher.

The event will take place from 5-6:30 pm in Booth Auditorium. A reception will follow in the Goldberg Room. One hour of MCLE credit will be available. The lecture is sponsored by the Center for Social Justice, Equal Rights Advocates and the Boalt Hall Queer Caucus.

Post-Enron Corporate Regulation


Post-Enron Corporate Regulation—Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far (Or Not Far Enough) is the not-to be-missed conference sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy on March 17 at Boalt Hall. Leading practitioners, academics and regulators will debate the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley and offer prescriptions for change. Topics include the effects of Rule 404, the economic impact of SOX, independent director rules, and the "criminalization of corporate law."  Keynote speaker is Harvey Goldschmid, former SEC Commissioner and Professor of Law, Columbia University.   

Alumni Opportunities & Resources

Center for Youth Development Through Law
The Center for Youth Development Through Law provides classes at Boalt Hall and law-related internships to disadvantaged Bay Area teens who are interested in legal careers. They are seeking alumni willing to mentor participants and help them achieve their goals. For information, please contact Nancy Schiff at nschiff@youthlawworks.org or 510-642-4520.

Public Interest Networking
Did you start your legal career in the private sector and switch to public? If so, we'd like to hear from you. The Career Development Office can use your knowledge to help advise alumni and students considering making the transition. We can also host an online information exchange for alumni working in public interest. It's an opportunity to share what you know about organizations or job opportunities and get answers to questions. Please email Amy McDonough at mcdonough@law.berkeley.edu for more information or to share your experience and advice.

Volunteer for the Alumni Network
You remember what it's like: You're thinking about law school and whether Boalt would be a good fit, or you've made it to Boalt and you're trying to learn the ropes, or you're thinking about what happens after graduation. The world of law school and the career universe beyond is full of questions and uncertainty. But you've been there, and you can help. By joining the Alumni Network, students can contact you with questions about the school, the profession and your career. To sign up, email alumni@law.berkeley.edu. To see your listing, go to http://www.law.berkeley.edu/perl-bin/alumni.pl. If you're already a network member, let us know if you have any changes in your practice.

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