Community

The affinity group aims to bring together students across a broad range of pre-law school experiences through informal gatherings timed for convenience.

From a Supreme Court justice’s visit and an innovative leadership initiative to impactful pro bono work and influential AI guidance, the school’s commitment to excellence, community, and public mission was on full display.

From helping to write a tribe’s constitution to providing free training worldwide on digital investigations of human rights violations to propelling crypto industry reform, the school had quite a year. 

Holding its annual gala Feb. 24, the Dale Minami ’71 Public Interest Fellowship connects API alumni, honors deserving graduates, provides financial support to deserving lawyers, and more.

Antonio Ingram II ’14, Allina Amuchie ’13, Tyler Garvey ’14, and Shanita Farris ’16 credit the student group for pivotal support, networking, and community.

Twelve Pack: A dozen Berkeley Law homepage stories from 2022 that illustrate the school’s excellence, community, and public mission.

A whopping 106 Berkeley Law students are participating in the program this semester, the most in Director Sue Schechter’s 16 years at the school.

UC Berkeley ceramic artist and fellow veteran Ehren Tool helps Berkeley Law vets design mugs that connect with their formative military experience.

Hailing from 41 countries, 246 students bring a vast array of experiences and perspectives to the school from across the globe.

The student-run journal sits at the pinnacle of the academic landscape, publishing groundbreaking environmental law scholarship four times a year. 

“We can get loud, do the work, and continue to show up, even when it’s hard,” Jade Williams ’24 says. 

Phillip Gomez ’23 founded the Latino Rifle Association to create an alternative to traditional gun rights groups for Latinos interested in self-defense.

A Berkeley Law student-led project details the legal mechanisms used by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s regime to exert increasing control over the arts.

Deputy director of Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic, Campos-Bui is honored for her impactful work on the effects of criminal legal system fees and fines.

A Berkeley Law graduate, professor, and two students team up to help a domestic violence victim and improve California law. 

Despite the digital hurdles, students say they’re building something special through virtual events and other creative ways to hang out.