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April 2024
[BBLJ] Intro to Corporate with Ropes & Gray
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 pm.
Find out more about [BBLJ] Intro to Corporate with Ropes & GrayBar Exam Wisdom from Class of 2023 Alums
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 new date!)
Find out more about Bar Exam Wisdom from Class of 2023 AlumsLunch Talk with Goodwin’s Business Law Specialty Groups
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 are Kevin Liu, Ora Grinberg, and Monica Patel. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Monday, April 15, so that we can order food for…
Find out more about Lunch Talk with Goodwin’s Business Law Specialty GroupsPWC Presents: Dogs and Donuts
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.
Find out more about PWC Presents: Dogs and DonutsIntellectual Property Law Review Session #3 – Trademarks
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!
Find out more about Intellectual Property Law Review Session #3 – TrademarksStruggles Against Empire
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 by Friday, April 12 at https://tinyurl.com/strugglesagainstempire if you plan on attending.
Find out more about Struggles Against EmpireA European Perspective on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations
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 security, also applies to these activities. Yet, important questions remain regarding the interpretation and application of this legal framework, which was mostly developed years before…
Find out more about A European Perspective on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations2024 Kadish Lecture: A Theory of American Penal Exceptionalism Featuring 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 and violence to which it gives rise. The lecture sets out the theoretical framework he uses to connect the macro structures of political economy with…
Find out more about 2024 Kadish Lecture: A Theory of American Penal Exceptionalism Featuring David GarlandFirst-Generation Professionals x Baker Botts Happy Hour
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 event.
Find out more about First-Generation Professionals x Baker Botts Happy HourBJCL & DAB Celebratory Happy Hour
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.
Find out more about BJCL & DAB Celebratory Happy HourEvents are wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, contact the organizer of the event. Advance notice is kindly requested.
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