Berkeley Law’s Class of 2021 likely faced more adversity than any other, given the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching effects and how it wreaked havoc with their law school experience. For many of them who packed Chevron Auditorium in UC Berkeley’s International House December 14, it seemed celebrating an enormous achievement — passing the July California Bar Exam — took a backseat to reconnecting in person. Read more>>
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A Berkeley Law graduate, professor, and two students team up to help a domestic violence victim and improve California law. Read more>>
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The gift from Ruth Greenspan Bell ’67 and her husband Joseph Bell will fund scholarships and programming at Berkeley Law’s environmental law and social justice centers. Read more>>
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Remelisa Moraleda, president of the University of Northeastern Philippines and its law school dean, calls Berkeley “the best place to be.” Read more>>
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Journalist Khwaga Ghani is the first fellow in an ambitious program to support Afghan refugees, co-sponsored by Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center. Read more>>
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Learn about the important work that Berkeley Law's six in-house clinics have been doing this past year.
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Class of 1971 & 1996 - Join Your Class Book!
Because we were unable to gather on campus in person this year, we have created class books for J.D. graduates in the 50th Reunion Class of 1971 and the 25th Reunion Class of 1996. If you have questions, please contact alumni@law.berkeley.edu.
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Public Health Law at Berkeley
Do you work in public health law or health law more generally? A new student organization, Public Health Law at Berkeley (PHL), would love to connect with you! PHL is dedicated to engaging and educating the Berkeley Law community around public health law and increasing the educational opportunities at the law school and students' professional connections within this field. Please email Erin Dineen at edineen@law.berkeley.edu if you are interested in connecting with these students!
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Were you an international student while at Berkeley Law, struggling to navigate the complexities of both work and life in the U.S. as a prospective attorney? If so, then a newly-founded student organization actively seeks your help! The Global Student Association at Berkeley Law (GLOBL) — is a student affinity group of non-U.S. law students that aims to support international students with their career paths in the U.S.. They are seeing the advice of international alumni and would love to hear directly about your experience. Connect with GLOBL students here>>
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Interested in Coaching Trial Advocacy?
Our trial competition program is among the best in the country, and that’s in no small part due to the involvement of our alumni community as coaches and guest judges. If you’d be interested in either role, please reach out to Spencer Pahlke '07 at spahlke@walkuplawoffice.com to discuss!
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Dean Erwin Chemerinsky appears on the National Constitution Center’s podcast "We the People" to discuss the history of religious schooling and public funding in America under the Constitution, including from the founding onward; what historical precedent means for how to understand and interpret the religious freedom clauses of the First Amendment; and how the Supreme Court might rule in the case. Read more>>
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Professor Jonathan Simon '87 says that due to businesses trying to maximize profits by reducing the number of people working there, the automated self check-outs enable theft. Read more>>
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Professor Catherine Fisk '86, in light of the recent hacking of Planned Parenthood, inputs that although some women might be worried about their jobs, there are laws that protect employees from retaliation for engaging in lawful off-duty behavior. Read more>>
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Professor Orin Kerr appears in "The Lawfare Podcast" to discuss the merits of Apple’s lawsuit and its implications for the spyware industry and cybersecurity norms. Read more>>
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Professor Daniel Farber say the legal options before the Supreme Court in the Mississippi case are stark and extreme, and predicts Roe v. Wade will be overturned. Read more>>
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Online Enrichment Programs |
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Special Limited Time Offer Ends January 31st
Berkeley Law Executive Education is offering CLE credit at no charge to those who watch recordings of a large selection of past Berkeley Boost webinars and talks from the Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance, held in San Francisco on November 11-12, 2021. Subscribe and start learning today>>
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Course opens February 1, 2022 | Registration is now open
Registration is now open for the February 2022 cohort of VC University ONLINE, the definitive virtual certificate program in venture finance from Startup@BerkeleyLaw, the National Venture Capital Association, and Venture Forward. The course is self-paced and supplemented with weekly, live instructor office hours and monthly, live webinars. Since each previous cohort has sold out, we strongly encourage interested candidates to register as soon as possible! Learn more and register>>
Next class opens March 14, 2022 | Registration is now open
Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Online demonstrates how to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into business and investment strategy through a combination of focused lectures and case studies, curated readings, and in-depth interviews with over 50 thought leaders. All prior cohorts of this course have been oversubscribed so learn more and register today.>>
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JD/MPP program
Education: University of Notre Dame
Affiliations: EBCLC Tenants' Rights Workshop; Law Students of African Descent; Queer Caucus; Mock Trial Team
I grew up in a military family and was the first one that had the opportunity to attend selective schools. Going into my college admissions process, my mom was like, "I’m going to try everything possible to ensure that you make it." I remember her taking out a U.S. News & World Report book from the library. And she opened it to the top 30 institutions in the country, and she was like, "These are it. You’re applying to all of these." She made it her mission to get me into one of those spaces because she knew that it wasn’t only the pedigree of an institution, but also the people I’d interact with and the network I’d make that would influence the trajectory of my life. And she was right. That has had a big impact on my professional arc because I realized that if it wasn’t for my mom and that book, I probably wouldn’t be here today. Why isn’t this information available to everyone? Why was I the only one out of my neighborhood to have these doors opened to me? These questions are central to the reason I am pursuing a dual Masters of Public Policy and JD (MPP/JD) here at Berkeley. Read more>>
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