I invite you to learn more about the study of law at Berkeley Law. We offer an unsurpassed education in established and emerging areas of law, and our entering students join an intellectual, collegial and global community that will inspire and sustain them for a lifetime.
Berkeley Law offers Advanced Law Degree Programs that are internationally recognized and highly competitive. Each year we attract an exceptional and diverse group of students from the United States and other countries. For advanced degree students seeking to focus on a specialized field, we offer renowned programs in such areas as law and technology; business, law and the economy; and international legal studies. As pioneering advocates of multidisciplinary instruction, we harness the vast intellectual capital of the entire UC Berkeley campus, one of the world’s finest research and teaching universities.
Our professors are superb instructors as well as internationally recognized experts in legal and law-related specialties that include, for example, business law, intellectual property, criminal justice, civil and human rights, and environmental law. Berkeley Law is the academic home to the recipients of 15 Fulbright and 20 Guggenheim Fellowships and to the authors of many casebooks that are used worldwide. Small class sizes promote a keen camaraderie that’s evident throughout our seminar rooms, hallways and courtyards.
At Berkeley Law, you’ll become an integral part of a close-knit student body of some 900 bright and energetic scholars. Our students are deeply engaged not only with their education but also with issues of local, national and global import. That sense of vitality and involvement is contagious and makes Berkeley Law a special place to learn, work and thrive.
With a wealth of academic and extracurricular activities — from participating in centers for advanced legal research and symposia featuring top experts, to spearheading a new student-interest group or simply socializing with classmates — you will be busy exploring as many opportunities as possible.
Although all of this is probably enough, there is more. We are set in one of the most scenic and lively places on earth. Come to Berkeley Law for a superb legal education, a terrific community and an environment that never sits still.
Christopher Edley, Jr.
Dean and Professor of Law