Many of our policies and rules are imposed by the University of California or by the UC Berkeley Campus. There are some policies that are specific to the law school in light of our budget situation. They are as follows:
- Airfare: We will reimburse only basic economy seats
- No home office supplies or equipment purchases
- No honoraria for speakers in classes
- Entertainment meals must stay within the per person cost meal per campus policy. In extreme situation, we will allow up to 110% of the per person meal. You will need to get a pre-approval for this. Please send in the request to Business Services inquiries@law.berkeley.edu
- Travelers should not seek out meals when meals are provided in conference registration fee
- Appropriate search radius for in-policy hotel rates is two miles
- 3 comparable flights (Berkeley Law policy) through Connexus when mixing personal time to busines
- 3 different hotel comparisons (Berkeley Law policy) for high-cost locale
- All original itemized receipts regardless of the amounts incurred
Please review the annual Berkeley Law policies around purchasing and expenses for the comprehensive details prior to making any purchases to avoid incurring out of pocket expenses.
- Fall 2025 Policy Update: Purchasing, Travel, Events, Reimbursements, etc
- Fall 2025 Travel Policy and Entertainment Reimbursement Updates
Please reach out to Business Services inquiries@law.berkeley.edu if you have any questions.