JD Genesis recently held a daylong retreat for its inaugural fellows, providing practical insights on the admissions process, shopping and paying for law school, career pathways, wellness and mental health, and more.
Human Rights Clinic Director Roxanna Altholz ’99 relied on support from the law school as she and two other international law experts probed the 2016 murder of the Honduran environmental activist.
Blockchain & Law at Berkeley and AI @ Berkeley Law both help students learn about timely issues from industry leaders and offer valuable programs, career insights, and networking opportunities.
Presented by the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, the two-day conference featured leading experts addressing new legal developments and the main factors driving recent regression.
Stephanie Alvarez, Evelyn Correa, Rosie Rios, and Alejandro Castañeda Zúñiga worked with migrant-focused groups through the program, which earns students academic credit for doing supervised legal work at a nonprofit or government agency.
Berkeley Law, renowned for its innovative legal education and leadership in law and technology, has released the summer 2025 course schedule for the first-ever AI-focused Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree.
Over more than 15 years in higher education administration, Askins has thrived in dynamic, cutting-edge environments. The chance to bring that to the law school, he says, was a huge draw.
Amid an increasingly urgent climate crisis, Dan Adler, Craig Segall, and Alexis Pelosi ’00 bring deep expertise to boost the center’s capacity to deliver effective and equitable policy solutions.
Mohamed, an expert in international law, criminal law, and human rights, analyzes what’s happened, what could come next, and how governments and institutions outside the U.S. could and might respond.
His nonprofit Preserving the Stories — which began as a middle school project — has conducted over 200 interviews with former military members to document their memories and insights.
An intuitive problem solver, the senior counsel provides practical and solution-oriented legal advice to the company’s business teams and executives on a wide range of issues.
The New Orleans gathering brought laurels for Field Placement Program Director Sue Schechter, Clinical Professor and Environmental Law Clinic Director Claudia Polsky ’96, Instructional & Educational Technology Librarian Kristie Chamorro, 3L Virginia Frausto-Elizarraraz, and the late Professor Philip Frickey.
An accomplished performer who has toured worldwide, Browne serves as UC Berkeley’s interim carillonist — playing regular recitals, managing, and teaching in the Campanile studio while pursuing an international law career.
Across the legal landscape, the school’s commitment to excellence, community, public mission, and leadership — as well as its entrepreneurial spirit and determined pursuit of justice — was on full display.
Carrillo, who runs the nonpartisan academic research center devoted to studying the state’s constitution and Supreme Court, has just become editor-in-chief of the book-length annual scholarly volume published by the California Supreme Court Historical Society and joined the society’s board of directors.
Up to 10 incoming J.D. students chosen each year receive scholarship support, leadership programming, coaching, and mentorship to help them learn how best to guide teams, solutions, and growth.
As the head of legal at Orange, Inc., Ueda relishes helping expand the increasingly popular Japanese art form of comics and graphic storytelling — and connecting people across cultures.
The group brings diverse expertise in data science, immigration, and criminal, family, and transactional law, expanding the program’s reach and bolstering its mission to advance racial, economic, and social justice.
As each hot new idea or gadget has grabbed funders and headlines — from broadband to AI — Narechania has kept his eye on striking a balance between innovation and accessibility.
The school’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment provided research, data, drafting language, and technical assistance to propel key policy advancements across the climate landscape.
The civil rights icon, former federal judge, and Berkeley Law visiting professor witnessed violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South as a Department of Justice lawyer.
Berkeley Law’s weekly Coffee Chat Series creates timely opportunities for students to meet with over 40 employers and learn about their practice areas in an informal environment.
At a recent panel event, Samuelson said a growing number of plaintiffs claim that developers are illegally making copies of copyrighted works when developing the foundation models underpinning GenAI systems.
Berkeley Law’s 1Ls arrived with a 3.92 median grade point average, 170 median LSAT score, and remarkable diversity — but the numbers tell just a small part of their story.
“My role has always been to push the envelope” on gaining civil rights for people with disabilities, says Mayerson, who has taught at Berkeley Law since 1988.
The program’s first crop of graduates are already making an impact, advising tech firms, governments, and nongovernmental organizations on responsible AI policy.
One year after launching the world’s first LL.M. Certificate in AI Law and Regulation, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law is expanding the program’s curriculum and highlighting the growing impact of its graduates across industries and continents.
Stromsheim, whose meandering path from nursing in Norway to law in Berkeley led to a successful career as a bankruptcy attorney, also gave $500,000 to the university’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
Hosted by the Center for Indigenous Law and Justice, the events illuminated the role of Native nations’ sovereignty within America’s legal system and fostered appreciation for tribal rights to self-determination.
A cultural property law expert and violin maker, Shapreau’s research — which has uncovered valuable instruments plundered by the Nazi regime during World War II — is sparking media coverage and interest from documentary filmmakers.
Drawing on his training as a philosopher, his experiences living in the United States and France, and on his nearly three decades as a faculty member at a public university, Kutz uses the analogy of musical improvisation to describe the way collective actions take shape.
The content includes featuring our seven new professors, our alumni’s huge impact in the entertainment industry, and new students’ varied motivations for choosing law school — and Berkeley.
The author of immigration law’s go-to guide — now its 19th edition — Kurzban has litigated over 100 federal cases, obtained a $500 million judgment against a former dictator, and represented thousands of refugees.
While still a law student, Ahern developed an innovative calculation tool that eliminates tedious manual work and fuels faster, more reliable decisions that instill greater confidence.
Su, who served in the Brown, Newsom, and Biden administrations, says she’s excited to be at the law school because “there is so much good that law students and lawyers can do in the world, especially in this moment.”
One of the youngest students to graduate from UC Berkeley Law, Cheung created a LinkedIn group for the school’s LL.M. alumni and earned all three available certificates of specialization.
Duncan described his relentless efforts while incarcerated to learn about the law and use it to pursue justice for himself and hundreds of fellow prisoners.
As a public defender, mentor, educator, and volunteer, this year’s Minnesota State Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award winner continues to make a significant impact.
The conference, co-hosted by the California Law Review, gathered academics, judges, and lawyers who’ve dealt with the fallout of Ashcroft v. Iqbal together to consider what’s changed, what hasn’t, and where the rules governing civil pleading standards should go.
Isnard’s Spaceadvocat firm helps private space-industry startups navigate the international regulatory thicket — and he regularly taps into his UC Berkeley Law directory for consults.
Law Students for Climate Accountability aims to amplify the legal industry’s roles and responsibilities in the current climate crisis — and to help advance a meaningful transition.
From a new AI program for LL.M. Executive Track students to specialties in business, environmental, and tech law, students can choose from a hefty slate of certificate programs.
Amid growing climate concerns, the gift from entrepreneur Chris Larsen launches a broad effort led by our Center for Law, Energy & the Environment that will tap expertise across multiple sectors.
Chachko’s research for the Administrative Conference of the United States, authored with two colleagues, includes interviews with government and outside officials and a one-day public forum in Washington, D.C.
Co-president of UC Berkeley Law’s Plaintiffs’ Law Association, Ochoa gained prime experience this summer working at the plaintiff-side employment firm Bryan Schwartz Law, P.C., in Oakland.
