Berkeley Law is a thriving hub of knowledge, deeply rooted in legal scholarship and committed to the free flow of ideas. Our faculty, students, and staff are dedicated to the exploration of how the law shapes our world, and how we can use it to make our society fairer for all.
Atkinson, whose scholarship examines consumer law through the lens of economic inequality, is enjoying the chance to work more closely with her colleagues, particularly junior faculty.
In Berkeley Law’s mentorship series, lecturer Talha Syed and Zara Tayebjee ’26 discuss office hours, the Socratic Method, and how a half-hour conversation about a pen helped shape a student’s intellectual path.
The school’s strong run of faculty hiring under Dean Erwin Chemerinsky continues with Harawa, a criminal procedure expert who arrives in January, and legal historian Hall.