Left to right: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, the Honorable Trina Thompson '86, District Judge of the United States District Court (Northern District of California), the Honorable Jon B. Streeter '81, Associate Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1st District), Nicole Ozer '03, Berkeley Law Alumni Association Director. |
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On December 13, Berkeley Law celebrated nearly 100 alumni who recently passed the California Bar Exam at our annual California State Bar Admission Ceremony. Presiding over the swearing-in event was the Honorable Jon B. Streeter '81, Associate Justice of the California Courts of Appeal (1st District), who administered the state oath. The Honorable Trina Thompson '86, District Judge of the United States District Court (Northern District of California) administered the federal oath. Congratulations to our newly admitted alumni on this milestone achievement! You may watch a video of the ceremony and see photos from the event here>>
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The Barry Tarlow Chair in Criminal Justice will honor the renowned defense attorney’s legacy and create a new faculty position awarded to a tenured professor. Read more>>
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The book project was an intellectual as well as a physical journey for Abrams, who needed to add new skills to her research toolbox to pull it off. Read more>>
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Members of the school’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment and its California-China Climate Institute meet with key leaders and drive solutions to pressing issues. Read more>>
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Obasogie and UC Berkeley School of Public Health Professor Darlene Francis hold a casual but frank conversation about how their field can improve. Read more>>
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights recently considered the 2010 fatal beating of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, thanks to years of work from the International Human Rights Law Clinic. Read more>>
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A whopping 106 Berkeley Law students are participating in the program this semester, the most in Director Sue Schechter’s 16 years at the school.
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The changes will enable more public interest-minded graduates to access the program, receive increased funding, and spend less of their own money on student loan expenses. Read more>>
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Thursday, January 5, 2023, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, San Diego, CA. Join Dean Erwin Chemerinsky for this all-alumni event. We will recognize our graduates who are teaching, researching, and developing scholarship while working at schools. Register here>>
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St NW, Ste 800E, Washington, DC 20004. Special thanks to Lillian Hardy '06 and Hogan Lovells for generously hosting this event. Register here>>
Berkeley San Francisco Alumni Chapter Recent Alumni Happy Hour - Save the Date
Wednesday, January 25, 2023. All Berkeley Law alumni in classes 2015 – 2022, please join the Berkeley Law San Francisco alumni chapter for a recent alumni happy hour in downtown San Francisco. An invitation with venue details will be sent out shortly. If you have questions please contact davidsmith@law.berkeley.edu.
Berkeley Law Silicon Valley Alumni Chapter Trivia Night - Save the Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Please join the Berkeley Law Silicon Valley alumni chapter for a Trivia Night at Calave Palo Alto. An invitation will be sent out shortly. If you have questions please contact davidsmith@law.berkeley.edu
Save the Date - Admitted Student Weekend Alumni Brunch at Berkeley Law Saturday, March 18th. More information to follow.
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Berkeley Law Law Students of African Descent Mentoring Program
All LSAD alumni will have received an email this week, asking if you would consider mentoring a current LSAD student. If you didn’t receive the email, or if you have any questions at all, please contact Erin Dineen at edineen@law.berkeley.edu
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“There is always a tension between liberty and equality. Any law that prohibits discrimination limits the freedom to discriminate,” writes Dean Chemerinksy. Read more>>
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“The system is not set up to deal with the underlying problems. It’s set up to deal with the legal problems,” said Jeremy Fogel, a former federal judge in San Jose who now heads the Berkeley Law Berkeley Judicial Institute. “The system is in some ways rigid and inflexible.” Read more>>
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“In Silicon Valley, there has historically been a don’t follow the rules mentality, because that’s how you get ahead,” said Berkeley Law Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon. “Holmes may be the first, but I suspect there are going to be more.” Read more>>
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Online Enrichment Programs |
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Registration Extended! | Self-paced Online Executive Course
Designed for professionals, our popular online executive course demonstrates how to integrate environmental, social, and governance considerations into business strategy through a combination of focused lectures and case studies, curated readings, in-depth interviews with business leaders, and optional weekly discussion and networking forums. This self-paced course consists of approximately 40 hours of content and can be completed anytime until April 14, 2023. Register today>>
Register Now for Cohort 2, Launching January 9 | Self-paced Online Executive Course
Commercial Contract Fundamentals is the newest addition to our portfolio of online executive courses. Designed and taught by Wei Chen, general counsel of Infoblox, this groundbreaking online course is designed for legal and non-legal professionals who work with or wish to work with commercial contracts. Learn more and register>>
Berkeley Law Executive Education is offering CLE credit at no charge to those who watch recordings of a large selection of past Berkeley Boosts webinars. Offer good until January 31, 2023. Subscribe and start learning today>>
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