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9:00 am

Conversation with Francois Zimeray and Dean Chemerinsky

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
The event will be held on Thursday, April 18 at 9AM PT

The Jewish Student Association at Berkeley Law is excited to host a virtual conversation with Francois Zimeray moderated by Dean Chemerinsky. Mr. Zimeray, who will be joining us virtually from France, is a former Member of the European Parliament, former French Ambassador to Denmark, and former French Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights. Currently he is co-chair […]

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10:00 am

Law & Technology: Topic TBD

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Session 7: TBD Tejas Narechania (UC Berkeley) Room 134 Thursday, April 18, 2024 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. (PT) Organized by Proj. Tejas Narechania & Prof. Colleen Chien In the context of technology, how can the law promote abundance, efficiency, and access while also advancing values like fairness, safety, and privacy? What institutional arrangements and governance […]

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12:45 pm

POSTPONED: Visioning Reproductive Justice for Black Birthing People

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
4/18 Panel Talk

This event is postponed and will not be happening as scheduled.  Please join us for Visioning Reproductive Justice for Black Birthing People, a Black Maternal Health Week panel discussion on Thursday, April 18th, at 12:45-2pm in Room 141, with leading birth workers and providers, moderated by Prof. Khiara Bridges, discussing strategies to address the Black maternal […]

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12:50 pm

Berkeley-in-Sacramento Spring 2025 Information Session

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm
So You Want to Change the Law?: Berkeley-in-Sacramento Spring 2025 Information Session. Date:   Thursday, April 18 Time:   12:50-2:00 p.m. Location: Room 113  Curious about a career in legislative advocacy? Interested in learning more about spending a semester working with the state legislature changing the law?   Join us to discuss opportunities for getting involved in public policy work during the 2024-25 school year!   RSVP!  Lunch provided!

Curious about a career in legislative advocacy? Interested in learning more about spending a semester working with the state legislature changing the law? Join us to discuss opportunities for getting involved in public policy work during the 2024-25 school year! Lunch provided! Please RSVP!

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Creative Progressive Litigation with Shilpi Agarwal (Legal Director, ACLU NorCal), Nicolas Espíritu (Deputy Legal Director, National Immigration Law Center), and Jill Habig (President of Public Rights Project)

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm

Please join the American Constitution Society for a discussion on how best to use creative litigation strategies to advance causes such as reproductive justice, immigrants' rights, and consumer justice in light of the judiciary's rightward shift. The panel will include Shilpi Agarwal (Legal Director, ACLU NorCal), Nicolas Espíritu (Deputy Legal Director, National Immigration Law Center), […]

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1:00 pm

[BBLJ] Intro to Corporate with Ropes & Gray

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Please join Ropes & Gray for lunch as we provide an overview of what it means to be a corporate lawyer, provide an inside look into the day to day, and what to expect when joining as a summer associate or new associate.

Please join the Berkeley Business Law Journal and Ropes & Gray for lunch as we provide an overview of what it means to be a corporate lawyer, provide an inside look into the day to day, and what to expect when joining as a summer associate or new associate. Please RSVP by 4/16/2024 at 1 […]

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Bar Exam Wisdom from Class of 2023 Alums

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Congratulations, Class of 2024! You are almost done with law school and it's time to start thinking about the bar exam. Join Prof. DiGennaro for bar prep advice, strategies, and lessons learned from Class of 2023 alumni. This is your chance to get your bar exam questions answered! Join us on Zoom: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91373340607. (Note the […]

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Lunch Talk with Goodwin’s Business Law Specialty Groups

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for a panel with Goodwin attorneys from their Business Law Specialty Groups. Thursday, April 18th, 1-2pm. Room 110

Berkeley Business Law Journal, La Alianza, and Berkeley Technology Law Journal invite you to a joint lunch panel with Goodwin on Thursday, April 18th, 1-2 pm. Attorneys from Goodwin's Business Law Specialty groups will talk about their practices and how their specialized practices plug in to a larger part of a deal or case. Panelists […]

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PWC Presents: Dogs and Donuts

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Dogs for Weary Law Students poster: PWC will be partnering with Paws for Mental Health to bring 4 therapy dogs to campus on April 19th from 1-2PM at Heyman Terrance. Stop by to say hello to your canine friends and grab a free donut.

PWC will be partnering with Paws for Mental Health once again to bring four therapy dogs to campus! Come say hello to your canine friends and stop by for a donut. 

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Intellectual Property Law Review Session #3 – Trademarks

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Flyer: IPLS will be conducting review sessions for Professor Menell’s Intro to IP course. Please join our third and final session on the Trademarks module. Lunch will be provided! 

IPLS will be conducting review sessions for Professor Menell’s Intro to IP course. Please join our third and final session on the Trademarks module. Lunch will be provided!  RSVP here!

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3:30 pm

Struggles Against Empire

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The image is a for Struggles Against Empire Event occurring on April 18th from 3:30-7:30 pm in Booth Auditorium.

Struggles Against Empire will gather abolitionist and anti-imperialist students, faculty, lawyers/legal workers, and organizers to consider linking struggles for abolition and against imperialism in the U.S. and abroad, particularly as popular consciousness grows around the colonial and imperial violence in Palestine, Haiti, and Congo. The event will take place from 3:30-7:30pm, including dinner. Please RSVP […]

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3:35 pm

A European Perspective on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 3:35 pm - 4:35 pm
April 18 talk flyer

Cyber operations are an integral part of contemporary international relations. From the infamous Stuxnet computer worm, to election meddling, to the worldwide economic consequences of the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware, to the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, state-sponsored cyber activities are challenging the international rules-based order. International law, as the cornerstone of international peace and […]

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4:00 pm

2024 Kadish Lecture: A Theory of American Penal Exceptionalism Featuring David Garland

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Warren Room (295 Simon Hall), 2745 Bancroft Ave
Berkeley, 94720 United States
Kadish Lecture 2024 flyer featuring photo of David Garland

The lecture is based on a chapter from Professor Garland’s forthcoming book, Penal Leviathan: The Structural Sources of America’s Penal State. The book uses comparative material to highlight the exceptional characteristics of American-style policing and punishment, showing how these characteristics are rooted in America’s racialized, ultra-liberal political economy and the exceptional levels of social disorder […]

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5:30 pm

First-Generation Professionals x Baker Botts Happy Hour

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Freehouse, 2700 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704 United States
First-Generation Professionals x Baker Botts Happy Hour on Thursday, April 18th Thursday, April 18th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM at Freehouse. Are you interested in big law for your 2L summer and post-graduation? Join First Generation Professionals and Baker Botts to learn more about big law from first-generation professionals in an informal setting! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/FGPxBakerBotts

Are you interested in big law for your 2L summer and post-graduation? Curious about OCI? Join First Generation Professionals and Baker Botts to learn more about big law in an informal setting! Food and drinks are provided! Baker Botts attorneys David Lien, Day Robins, Jeremy Taylor, Kira Gill, and Rani Reddy will be attending the […]

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6:00 pm

BJCL & DAB Celebratory Happy Hour

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Raleigh’s Pub, 2438 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704 United States
Join us for Happy Hour at Raleigh's

Come celebrate the end of the semester & all your work this year! @ Raleigh's Pub from 6 to 8pm on Thursday, April 18th. Please RSVP here so we know how much food to order.

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6:30 pm

Bar Prep & Pep Talk – Navigating Bar Study with Confidence

Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Bar Prep & PEp Talk, Navigating Bar Study with Confidence. April 18, 2024 from 6:30-8:30 PM. Room 132.

Diverse Iranian Students' Collective (DISC) is hosting a bar prep event in collaboration with the Iranian American Bar Association of Northern California (IABA NorCal). Several IABA attorneys who recently passed the bar will share their experiences with studying for the bar exam and will be available to answer any questions students may have related to […]

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