A Message From Dean Edley
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.
Come to Berkeley Law for a superb legal education, a terrific community and an environment that never sits still.
– Christopher Edley, Jr.
William H. Orrick, Jr. Distinguished Chair and Dean
Meet Our Students
“The Professional LL.M. Program was absolutely convenient for a professional
in my position.”
Gilberto Giusti
Partner, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
São Paulo, Brazil
“The Professional LL.M. Program gives me unique advantages in my job each day. I am working for a US law firm, and many of our clients are US residents doing business in Europe. When discussing a transaction with them, it is much easier for me to understand the legal system they are used to, compare it to ours and explain the differences they should be aware of.”
Tobias Daubert
Attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Frankfurt, Germany