Our students are bright, intellectually curious, and remarkably collegial. They come to Berkeley to experience a rich curriculum and a supportive learning environment, and to learn the law under a grading system that encourages them to compete with themselves, rather than against one another. We don’t give traditional letter grades, we don’t calculate GPAs, and we don’t rank students numerically. Miss a class, and by the end of the day, several sets of notes will probably arrive by email. Our students aren’t here to prove things, they’re here to learn things. And they’re great about sharing what they know.
Outside of the classroom, our students are extremely engaged and involved in many activities, from our Student-Initiated Law Service Projects (SLPs) and clinics, to our award-winning advocacy competition teams and student-run journals. In addition, we have more than 50 student organizations— focused on everything from entrepreneurship and privacy law to diversity and faith. Browse our student organizations list for more information. We invite you to read about the work our students are doing, below.
Student Ambassadors
Want to talk with current students? Our student admissions ambassadors, featured below, are happy to talk with you about their law school experience. You are welcome to email any of them to start the conversation.
Christopher Andreou (he/him), 2L
Hometown: Queens, NY
Education: Fordham University ’20, Finance/Fintech
Area of Interest: Business/Start Up
Ask Me About:
1) Student-run journals
2) General job stuff, but also targeting NY
3) BLASTs and SLPS (Berkeley Law Afghanistan Project and the Legal Automation Workshop)
Email: lawambassador1@berkeley.edu
Alexis Buz (he/him), 3L
Hometown: Jalisco, Mexico; Stockton CA
Education: UC San Diego ’17, Public Health & Ethnic Studies
Area of Interest: Business/Start Up
Ask Me About:
1) Latinx law student experiences
2) Startup/tech law and transactional practices
3) Big law and 1L diversity fellowships
Email: lawambassador2@berkeley.edu
Estefany Chavez Garay (she/her), 3L
Hometown: Petaluma, CA
Education: Santa Rosa Junior College ’16 and UC Berkeley ’18, Political Science
Area of Interest: Business/Start Up, Constitutional/Regulatory, Technology/ IP
Ask Me About:
1) La Alianza
2) Intellectual property law
3) Deciding between schools
Email: lawambassador3@berkeley.edu
Jaeyoung Choi (he/him), 2L
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Education: UC Berkeley ’21, Mechanical Engineering
Area of Interest: Technology/IP
Ask Me About:
1) Berkeley Technology Law Journal
2) Asian American Law Student Association
3) IP-focused Big Law Recruiting
Email: lawambassador4@berkeley.edu
Oscar Corpus (he/him), 2L
Hometown: McAllen, TX
Education: The University of Texas at Austin ’20, English
Area of Interest: Business/Start Up
Ask Me About:
1) Clinics
2) Student-run journals
3) Affinity groups
Email: lawambassador5@berkeley.edu
Elias Garcia (he/him), 3L
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Education: Tulane University ’16, Environmental Studies & Political Science
Area of Interest: Environmental and Energy, Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
1) Being Latinx or LGBTQ+ at Berkeley Law
2) Student Initiated Legal Service Projects (SLPS)
3) Studying environmental law
Email: lawambassador6@berkeley.edu
Paula Gonzalez (she/her), 2L
Hometown: Waldwick, NJ
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ’14, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Area of Interest: Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
1) Balancing school with extracurriculars (law journal, pro bono project, and affinity groups)
2) Law school as a STEM major
3) Law school after 7+ years in the workforce
Email: lawambassador7@berkeley.edu
Asunción Hampson-Medina (he/him), 3L
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Education: Stanford University ’19, Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity and a Minor in Native American Studies
Area of Interest: Constitutional/Regulatory, Environmental and Energy, Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
1) Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)
2) La Raza Law Journal and California Law Review
3) La Alianza
Email: lawambassador8@berkeley.edu
Livia Katroshi (she/her), 3L
Hometown: Estero, FL
Education: University of Florida ’19, Political Science & Economics
Area of Interest: Business/Start Up, International/Comparative, Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
1) International Human Rights Law Clinic
2) Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law
3) Pro Bono/Student-Initiated Legal Services Projects (SLPS)
Email: lawambassador9@berkeley.edu
Brooke Layendecker (she/her), 3L
Hometown: Portland, OR
Education: Washington University in St. Louis ’17, Religious Studies
Area of Interest: Constitutional/Regulatory, Social Justice/Public Interest, Technology/ IP
Ask Me About:
1) Ecology Law Quarterly
2) UCDC
3) Externship at DOJ Civil Division
Email: lawambassador10@berkeley.edu
Evan Lovell (he/him), 3L
Hometown: Elk Grove, CA
Education: UCLA ’19, Political Science
Area of Interest: Criminal Justice, Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
1) Field Placements and UCDC Law
2) Applying for DA offices
3) Not taking a gap year after undergrad (transitioning to law school)
Email: lawambassador11@berkeley.edu
Leah Roemer (she/her), 3L
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Education: College of William & Mary ’19, Sociology and French
Area of Interest: Criminal Justice, Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
1) Public Defense/Public Interest Careers
2) Experiential Opportunities (Field Placements, Pro Bono, Advocacy Teams)
3) Death Penalty Clinic
Email: lawambassador13@berkeley.edu
Claire Weintraub (she/her), 3L
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ’18, Economics & Spanish Literature
Area of Interest: Social Justice/Public Interest
Ask Me About:
3) Public interest careers, specifically in immigrants’ rights and/or workers’ rights
Email: lawambassador12@berkeley.edu
Megan Wiener (she/her), 2L
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Education: UC Berkeley ’21, Legal Studies & Psychology
Area of Interest: Business/Start Up, Technology/IP
Ask Me About:
1) First-Generation Professionals
2) Berkeley Business Law Journal
3) Experiential Learning opportunities available here at Berkeley Law
Email: lawambassador14@berkeley.edu
Student Spotlights
Berkeley Law’s student body is a community of young professionals whose passions and talents make this an incredibly vibrant place to learn the practice, purpose, and power of law for the public good. Get to know some of them below, and more here.
