Free Law School Insider Seminar
When: Wednesday, July 25th, 7-8:30pm
Location: Tresidder, Oak West Room

The Insider Seminar is a series of free seminars held across the country for young professionals seeking Law School. There will also be a Law Seminar held in Berkeley on July 24th. Our goal is to help students gain a better understanding of the admissions process, explore various career options, and allow local schools to attract new students.

The first half of the event begins with a discussion about the admissions process and LSAT, led by a top Kaplan professional. It is followed by a panel discussion consisting of entrepreneurs, professionals, admissions officers, and graduate students. There will be a short reception for the panelists prior to their session starting and the opportunity to table throughout the event.

Law School Admissions Workshop for People of Color
When: Saturday, July 21, 2007, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053
Room: TBD

This workshop, conducted by Anthony Solana, Jr., will cover all the aspects of preparing a successful law school application. This event is free and open to the public.

You must register to attend. To register, go to: http://forpeopleofcolor.org/register.htm

“The World of Law” Panel and Mixer
When: Monday, May 14, 8:15pm-9:15pm
Location: Tresidder Union, Oak West Lounge

Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Bay Area lawyers and legal practitioners, including Stanford University and Stanford Law School alumni. We will explore different fields within law, including litigation, patent law, intellectual property, class actions, venture capital, and much more. Refreshments from Stanford Catering will be provided.

Our panelists include:

Donald Querio
Severson and Werson, LLP

Donald Querio joined Severson & Werson in 1976, and served as the firm’s Managing Director from 1991-1997. Prior to joining the firm, he was an officer in the United States Navy JAG Corps. He currently serves on the San Francisco Superior Court Arbitration Panel and the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Arbitration Panel. His substantive expertise includes the following areas: class actions, liquidation of financial institutions, lender liability actions, collections actions, and bankruptcy matters.

Mr. Querio is very involved with the community, having sat on the Board of St. Augustine School, the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School, and the Stanford Law Society of San Francisco, where he was Chairman from 1986-1996. He has also been a lecturer on class actions, arbitrations, receivership and liquidation issues for trade associations and local bar association sections.

Mr. Querio obtained his AB in Economics at Stanford University and his JD at Stanford Law School. During his undergraduate term, he was part of Theta Chi and traveled overseas to Rome and Florence, Italy.

Thomas McKeever
Actuate Corporation

Thomas McKeever joined Actuate Corporation as General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development in 2006. Actuate Corporation is the world leader in Enterprise Reporting and Performance Management applications built on the industry's most open and flexible foundation.

Mr. McKeever brings more than ten years of legal experience to Actuate. Most recently, he worked at Sun Microsystems where he counseled the company on intellectual property and strategic matters. Prior to Sun, he gained securities, general corporate and licensing experience at Bay Venture Counsel and Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold. He was a securities litigation associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and a litigation associate at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe.

Mr. McKeever received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and his bachelor's degree from U.C. Berkeley. He also served as a clerk for the Honorable Lawrence T. Lydick, United States District Court for the Central District of California (Orange County).

Page Mailliard
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Page Mailliard is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she specializes in corporate, securities, and venture capital law.

Ms. Mailliard’s practice focuses on emerging growth companies across a broad range of industries, including media technology, information technology infrastructures, telecommunications, software, e-commerce, and life sciences. She advises companies on corporate formation, public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other transactions. She also has had extensive experience counseling publicly held companies on structuring mergers and acquisitions, disclosure matters, and other complex legal issues.

Ms. Mailliard graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. in English in 1982 and received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1986. She was recently selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and was named one of the top lawyers in California in 1995 by California Law and Business. Ms. Mailliard is on the board of Stanford's Michelle Clayman Institute for Research on Women and Gender. She is the mother of three sons, and in her spare time, enjoys reading, writing, running, and gardening.

Michelle Greer Galloway
Cooley Godward Kronish

Michelle Greer Galloway is of counsel to the Cooley Godward Kronish Litigation department. Ms. Galloway is resident in the Palo Alto office and joined the Firm in August 1993. She was a partner of the Firm from January 1997 through April 2000. She now serves as of counsel working with Cooley and teaching at local law schools.

Ms. Galloway's technology litigation practice includes patent, copyright, and trade secrets litigation, as well as strategic counseling in those areas for companies in the biomedical equipment, life sciences, electronics, and software fields.

She is a lecturer in patent litigation at Stanford Law School and a lecturer at Santa Clara Law School in both patent litigation and in pre-trial litigation techniques. She is a member of Santa Clara’s High Tech Advisory Board (2000-present). She has also served as a lecturer in patent litigation at Hastings. She has lectured on a wide range of both general and IP litigation topics including electronic discovery, expert witnesses, depositions, motion practice, and privilege.

SPLS Spring Quarter General Meeting
When: Thursday, May 10, 6-7PM
Location: History Corner (Bldg 200), Room 2

Thinking about law school? Wondering how to learn more? Want to get more involved? Crave good food? Come check out the Stanford Pre-Law Society's General Meeting!

Lunch with a Law Professor
When: BOTH Monday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 8, 12:15-1:15PM
Location: Provided upon RSVP

The Stanford Pre-Law Society is hosting a lunch/Q&A with Professor Michele Dauber. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, and RSVP is required by 11 am on Friday, May 4th: contact Emily at escarra @stanford.edu. If you have questions, email Emily or Christine at chjkim@stanford.edu.

Biography:A law professor, as well as a sociologist who holds a courtesy appointment in the sociology department, Michele Landis Dauber has written highly original historical and sociological studies of the relationship between welfare programs and disaster relief programs in the formation of the modern American welfare state. In addition to her role at the law school and sociology department, she is a faculty affiliate with the Stanford Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, where she works with students interested in law and society. Winner of the 2006 Walter J. Gores Award, Professor Dauber is only the second law professor to receive the highest teaching honor at Stanford University. Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 2001, she was a clerk to Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

For additional information, please see http://law-stage.stanford.edu/directory/profile/17/Michele%20Landis%20Dauber.

Mock 1st Year Law Class
When: Monday, April 30, 7:00 PM
Where: Tresidder, Cypress South

Whether you’ve applied to law school for next fall or are applying in the future, you won’t want to miss this FREE event. Law School Experience, is a free seminar that will expose you to a range of skills necessary for succeeding during that all-important first year. Law School Experience will introduce you to the Socratic Method of teaching used in many 1st-year law classes. It will also teach you how to review and brief a law case, make practical arguments, prepare for exams and more.

The featured speaker will be: Helen Sabo, Esq, Stanford Law School Alumnus, and Kaplan Head of Graduate Programs Faculty. Helen can answer all of your questions about getting into law school and how to succeed once you’re there.

Space is limited. For more information or to register, call 1-800-KAPTEST or visit kaptest.com/law, click “free events” and plug in your zipcode to find seminar nearest you.

Health Care and Legal Advocacy in Low-Income Communities
When: Friday, April 27th, Noon
Where: Zapata Lounge

A presentation by Rachael (J.D., Boalt Hall, 2005) of The Peninsula Family Advocacy Program

Rachael Knight is the legal director of the Family Advocacy Program, a medical-legal collaborative of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Through multi-disciplinary collaboration between medical professionals and patient families, the Family Advocacy Program addresses health disparities for low-income children by using legal advocacy to remove non-medical barriers to children's health, educating medical providers about patient families' legal rights and developing a legal service model.

Sponsored by: CHE (Chicanos/Latinos in Health Education) and Derechos (Stanford's Latino Pre-Law Society)

Personal Statement Workshops

Are you applying to graduate school, medical school, law school or for a fellowship? Do you need to write a statement of purpose or personal statement explaining your interest in a field? Unclear about the difference between this essay and the one you wrote to get accepted to Stanford as an undergraduate? Do you want an experienced writer to review your drafts?

WORKSHOP FOR WRITING
EFFECTIVE STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE
AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS
For Graduate School, Medical School, Law School and Fellowship Applications

Wednesday, April 11, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 18, 4:15 PM
Tuesday, April 24, 7:00 PM

ALL WORKSHOPS HELD IN THE STANFORD WRITING CENTER(BASEMENT OF MARGARET JACKS HALL – BLDG 460)

For further information contact Hilton Obenzinger, obenzinger@stanford.edu

Free TestMasters LSAT Seminars

2 Bay Area Sessions:

Wednesday, April 18th, 7:00-9:30 PM
The Claremont Resort & Spa in Berkeley CA

Thursday, April 19th, 7:30-10:00 PM
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel in Palo Alto, CA

During these seminars, an experienced TestMasters instructor will cover real LSAT questions, introducing those in attendance to the underlying concepts of the test, as well as demonstrating several of TestMasters' powerful methods and techniques.

Due to the overwhelming response we have received for the events thus far, we ask that those who plan to attend please register by emailing TestMasters at workshops@testmasters180.com or by calling our office at 1-800-696-5728. Walk-ins will be admitted if space is available, however, sending an RSVP is the best way to reserve a seat. (Since we have many events going on nationwide we ask that students indicate whether they are sending an RSVP for the seminar at The Claremont Resort & Spa in Berkeley on April 18 th or for the seminar at the Sheraton Palo Alto on April 19th).

To learn more about TestMasters and the services we provide, please feel free to browse our website at www.testmasters180.com.

Stanford in Washington Winter 2008 Info Meeting
Environmental and Health Policy Program
When: Monday, April 16, 4:30 PM
Where: Donald Kennedy Conference Room, Haas Center

If you are interested in Health or Environmental Policy consider the Winter 2008 Quarter in Washington, D.C. Open to juniors and seniors in all fields, the program consists of high-level internships and seminars in environmental and health policy. The internship can be used to fulfill Hum Bio 197 or Earth Systems 260.

Some internships from the past include:

• Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
• Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Sciences
• Indian Health Service
• National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
• The World Bank
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Department of the Interior

Winter 2008 Applications Due: NOON, Friday, May 4

For more information go to the Stanford in Washington website: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/siw/application.htm

Applications will be submitted online only,transcripts and letters of recommendation to be turned into the Haas Center, May 4

The Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship
When: Monday, April 9, 4:00-6:00 PM
Where: Stanford Law School, Room 190

Law practitioners discuss legal considerations to forming a venture. How do you protect your product and other intellectual property assets? What steps should you take when starting a business? How can you decide which business and management structure is best for you? What is an exit strategy and is it important to have one?

Panelists will address the challenges associated with operating within different legal frameworks, issues related to corporate governance, and strategies for expanding internationally. They will also make recommendations for IP and legal reforms, securing access to venture financing and capital markets, and other items to consider when assembling your team of legal advisors.

Panelists:

• Robert G. Day, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, SLS '93
• Gabriel Sandoval, VP and General Counsel, Rearden Commerce, Santa Clara Univ. School of Law
• Allison Leopold Tilley, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Boalt '88

Sponsored by the Society for Entrepreneurship in Latin America

Harvard Law School Dean Visit
When: Tuesday, April 3, 5:00 PM
Where: Building 60, Room 61H

Dean Toby Stock of Harvard Law School Admissions will be visiting Stanford to speak about law school admissions and HLS. Discover what law admissions look for in an ideal candidate. Q&A to follow.

Has Our Constitution Gone Wrong and Can the People Correct It?
When: Friday, March 16 - Saturday, March 17
Where: Stanford Law School, Room 180

Stanford Law School alumnus Sanford Levinson, '73 holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law at the University of Texas Law School. He is the author of more than 200 articles in professional and popular journals and has been called the most imaginative, innovative, and provocative constitutional scholar of our time.

His new book Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It) is the focus of this two day event which will bring some of the nation's prominent constitutional scholars and historians to debate questions such as: Is our constitution undemocratic? Should Supreme Court Justices be restricted to an 18 year term limit? Do we have a presidential autocracy?

Day 1 Panel: Structural Changes in the Constitution
Friday, March 16, 2007 from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Day 2 Panel: Processes of Constitutional Change Panel
Saturday, March 17, 2007 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Sponsored by the Stanford Constitutional Law Center

Environmental Justice Symposium: Conserving Indian Country
Sponsored by the Native American Law Students Association and the Boalt Environmental Law Society

When: March 15, 10:00am to 4:30pm and March 16, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California Berkeley

What: A two-day symposium wherein tribal leaders, Indian Law and Environmental Law experts will meet to discuss environmental and land use law in Indian Country.

Key Note speaker: Carrie Dann, Thursday, March 15, 1:45 Introductory Talk: Dean Suagee, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP

Panels, Day 1
Environmental Justice Case Study; the Klamath River Fish Kill
Sacred Site Protection

Panels, Day 2
The Intersection of Tribal and Federal Environmental Law
Legal Techniques to Protect Cultural & Natural Resources
Natural Resource Development within Reservation Boundaries
Developing Public and Private Land of Tribal Interest/Sacred Sites

Students, faculty: free
Public: $10 March 15; $10 March 16

Online Registration at http://ej.boalt.org
Contact information: ej@boalt.org

SPLS Lunch with a Law Professor Series
When: Friday, March 9, 12:15-1:15PM
Where: Location revealed upon RSVP

This Friday, March 9, the Stanford Pre-Law Society is hosting a lunch with Professor of Law and Vice Dean Mark Kelman. The event, including lunch, will be at no cost. Space is limited, and RSVP is required: contact Christine at chjkim@stanford.edu.

"Inequality and the (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream"
When: Tuesday, March 13th, 7:30-9:00PM
Where: Kresge Auditorium

A free and public lecture by Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist, historian, social critic and author of fourteen books. Ehrenreich's focus on inequality is probably most widely known with her books Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch.

Nickel and Dimed is a trenchant examination of working-class poverty. In that book Ehrenreich chronicles her own attempt to live on minimum wage. The book is now required reading at more than 600 colleges and universities. Bait and Switch continues her exploration of inequality by exposing the ever more prevalent phenomenon of white-collar unemployment.

Presented by the Stanford Center on Ethics and the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford

Law School vs. Business School Panel
When: Monday, March 12th, 7-8PM
Where: Tressider Oak East

Interested in Law School? Interested in Business School? Can’t decide? Come hear JD MBAs from the Graduate School of Business & Stanford Law School speak about their experiences, what each school is like, and about the career exit opportunities.

Bring your questions. Refreshments will be served.

Presented in conjunction with the Stanford Pre-Business Association

"The 51% Minority: How Women Are Still Not Equal and What You Can Do About It"
When: Thursday, March 8, 12:45-1:45 PM
Where: Rm 280B, Stanford Law School

Lis Wiehl, one of the country's top federal prosecutors, discusses the legal and social inequalities women must face in their daily lives–and provides a "Tool Box" for dealing with a variety of issues.

Lunch Provided – MUST RSVP by Wednesday March 04. Please RSVP to Hasmet Uluorta at hasmet@stanford.edu

Ethical Responses to Genocide
When: February 27, 2007 - 2 to 6pm
Where: Annenberg Auditorium

Panelists include:

Coit D. Blacker - Director and Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Former Special Assistant to President Clinton for National Security Affairs

Carl Wilkens - Pastor, Milo Adventist Academy
Former Director of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Rwanda and the sole American who chose to stay during the 1994 genocide

Michael Montgomery - Correspondent, American Radioworks
Former Balkans correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - Society for the Advancement of Judaism, New York
Author of A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism as a Spiritual Practice

Nikki Serapio - Major in Political Science and Philosophy
Coordinator, Students Taking Action Now: Darfur

Kaplan Practice LSAT Test
When: Saturday, February 24, 2007
Where: Palo Alto Kaplan Center
299 S. California Avenue, Suite 210
Palo Alto, CA 94306

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY SPECIFIC TEST PREPARATION COMPANY, AND IS FORWARDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TAKING A TIMED PRACTICE LSAT. If you have questions about the LSAT, please arrange an appointment with a pre-law advisor in Undergraduate Advising and Research.

For more information, please contact the Palo Alto Kaplan Center: 650-327-0841

Joshua Hawley, '02, Yale Law '06
"A Different Kind of Liberty"
When: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
7:00 p.m., followed by a dessert reception
Where: The Stanford Writing Center
Margaret Jacks Hall (Bldg 460, Rm 020)

Joshua Hawley graduated from Stanford in 2002 with a major in history and political theory. In the fall of 2003 he entered Yale Law School. He graduated in May 2006 and later that summer began a judicial clerkship with federal appellate court judge, Michael McConnell. His first book, Preacher of Righteousness: The Politics of Theodore Roosevelt, is due out later this year with Yale University Press.

Coffee with Lawyers
When: Wednesday, February 21st - 3:00 PM
Where: Tresidder Memorial Union dining area (in front of Peet's)
Sponsored by Stanford Rotaract

Take part in a conversation with:

Angela Castro
A real estate and land use associate of DLA Piper
http://www.dlapiper.com/angela_castro

Chelse Ferrero
An IP associate of White & Case LLP
http://www.whitecase.com/cferrero

Don't miss out on this opportunity; space is limited. RSVP by Monday the 19th to merlinb@stanford.edu to reserve a place.

Global Constitutionalism Symposium
When: February 16-19, 2007
Where: Stanford Law School Room 290

All panels are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Please visit http://globalconstitutionalism.stanford.edu for more information.

Coffee with Wilson Sonsini Parter
When: Friday, February 9th, 3:00 PM
Where: Arillaga Alumni Cafe

From Stanford Rotaract's "Coffee with a Lawyer" series. To attend, please RSVP to Silvia Console Battilana at silviacb@stanford.edu.

Law Alumni Networking Luncheon
When: Saturday, February 3rd, 1:00-2:30 PM
Where: Frances Arrillaga Alumni Center

Offered by the Career Development Center, an informal lunch conversation with Stanford alumni highlights professions in public and private law. Sign up for one table at http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/careerweek/networking in the Law Career Field.

Film Screening of “The Pinochet Case” and Q&A with Carlos Castresana
When: Wednesday, January 31st, 6:30 PM
Where: Stanford Film Lab, Margaret Jacks Hall, Lower Level

Watch Patricio Guzmán’s account of the precedent-setting prosecution of former Chilean dictator Auguste Pinochet for human rights offenses committed during his regime. After the film, Mr. Carlos Castresana, who co-authored the formal complaint against Mr. Pinochet and subsequent reports in his case, will be speaking on the role of international criminal law and taking questions.

Beyond Public Defenders: Public Interest Law Decoded!
When: Tuesday, January 30th, 6:00-7:30, Dinner will be served
Where: DK Room, Haas Center

RSVP to Abby at aconover@stanford.edu to reserve your space as attendance will be capped to ensure a quality conversation between participants.

Topics to be covered during the presentation:

• What does a "public interest law" job description entail? What types of legal jobs are out there in the public sector?
• Can you work for change as a public interest lawyer and still make a decent living?
• What strategies can you use now to prepare you for pursuing a career in public interest law in the future?

About the presenter:

Jennifer S. Fan, Director of the Pro Bono Program, joined Stanford Law School in 2006. Fan graduated from Stanford University with distinction in 1995 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1998. Prior to her current position, Fan was a senior associate in corporate securities at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Vice President & Director of Legal Affairs of the Asian Pacific Fund, a community foundation. Fan is proficient in Mandarin and Japanese and conversational in Taiwanese. She is admitted to practice law in the states of California and New York.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law at Stanford Law School and the Haas Center for Public Service.

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Campus
When: Tuesday, January 30th, 12:00pm
Where: Bdg. 260-113

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague, will be speaking on “The International Criminal Court and International Law” next Tuesday. Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo served first as the Chief Prosecutor of Argentina, famously prosecuting top military commanders for mass killings. He was then elected Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, which is the world court charged with prosecuting the most serious crimes of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression.

Secrets to Success on the LSAT
When: Sunday, Jan. 28th, 6-7:30pm
Where: Santa Clara University, Bannan Hall 127

A special guest speaker, Steve Marietti, will be discussing how you can make immediate improvements on your performance on the LSAT. He is the director of Kaplan's Pre-Law Programs and he has appeared at hundreds of universities, widely cited as an expert on the LSAT and law school admissions. He holds a JD and an MBA from Rutgers University and is a member of the New Jersy Bar. For more information go to www.kaptest.com/lsat.

Racial Attitudes and The Popular Demand for Harsh Crime Policies
When: Friday January 26, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: Bldg 60, Rm 61A

Speaker: Lawrence Bobo (Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor), (Director, Center for Comparative Study in Race and Ethnicity and the Program in African and African American Studies))

Tough anti-crime policies now enjoy deep wells of popular support. This taste for punishment coincides with a law and order policy regime that has resulted in the heavily disproportionate incarceration of minorities, especially of African Americans. This research poses the question of whether anti-black racial prejudice is a significant component of the public demand for tough law and order policies. )

Using data from the 2001 Race, Crime and Public Opinion Study, the research assesses the connection of three different measures of racial prejudice stereotypes (trait ratings), affect, and racial resentment on support for the death penalty, three strikes laws, and trying juveniles as adults. The prejudice hypothesis is pitted against several rival hypotheses about the sources of public opinion on crime including: (1) actual levels of violent crime, (2) fear of crime, (3) group threat (percent black), (3) social disorder (percent black in poverty), (4) political and religious conservatism, and (5) common sense or lay attributions for crime. )

The results show a large and consistent impact of racial resentment on support for punitive crime policies. A small part of this effect reflects an overlap with individualistic lay attributions about the causes of criminal behavior. However, none of the other rival hypotheses weaken the impact of prejudice on punitive crime response attitudes. We will discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the results.)

Pacific Pre-Law Conference
When: Monday, November 13, 2006, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: Oak Lounge, Tressider Union

Representatives from 65+ law schools, plus Kaplan Test Prep and The Princeton Review, will be available to distribute information and answer questions. Most of top 20 schools will be in attendance. No pre-registration is required.

Dean's Visits - Stanford, NYU, Cornell, Duke
When: Wednesday, November 8, 2006, 6PM
Where: Stanford Law School Room 190

Deans of Admission from Stanford, NYU, Cornell, and Duke will discuss how to prepare for law school. Q&A to follow. This program invaluable to all students considering law school, as well as current applicants.

Dean's Visits - Chicago, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Virgina Law Schools
When: Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 12 PM
Where: History Corner, Building 200, Room 34

At this presentation, the audience will participate in a mock review of 3 applications and mock admission. This is a terrific opportunity to gain insight on law admission.

Dean's Visits - Harvard
When: Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 7 PM
Where: Building 370, Room 370

Q&A about law school admissions with Harvard University Law School's Assistant Director Phil Lee.

Law School Admisions Workshop for People of Color
When: Saturday, November 4, 2006, 10 AM - 5 PM
Where: UC Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), Booth Auditorium

Law students from Boalt Hall will assist you with the law school application process. This workshop will include law student panels, resume and personal statement review sessions, LSAT workshops, and much more. Anthony Solana, author of the Guide to the Law School Application Process for People of Color, and Admissions and Financial Aid staff will also give tips on how to put the best law school application together. Please RSVP to coalitionfordiversity@gmail.com by Tuesday, October 31st, 2006. Please feel free to bring copies of your application materials to the event. This event is FREE.

*The Law School Admissions Workshop is a student-run event sponsored by the Coalition for Diversity at Boalt Hall to ensure that the student body and faculty at law schools across the nation reflect our diverse community. Diversity is defined as the inclusion of traditionally underrepresented groups such as people of color, people with disabilities, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, as well as people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Please visit www.forpeopleofcolor.org for additional information. This event is sponsored by the Boalt Hall Students Association (BHSA) and the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly (GA). *

Sixth Annual Indian Law Conference
When: Saturday, October 28, 2006, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Where: Stanford Law School

Attend panel discussions on the most pressing legal issues in Indian country today. Registration is $15 for students.

Shaking the Foundations: Conference on Law and Public Service
When: October 27-28, 2006
Where: Stanford Law School

Register now at http://shaking.stanford.edu/register.html (before registration fees increase on Friday, October 20, 2006). Also, spaces for the workshops and speakers are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis, so the sooner you register, the better your chances of getting a spot.

*Shaking the Foundations* is a high-energy, two-day conference during which examines ways to promote social justice within and outside of existing legal systems. This year, the conference's panels, workshops, speakers, and participants will explore progressive social movements and efforts to foster a progressive political infrastructure. For detailed information on each speaker, panel, workshop, and organization, visit http://shaking.stanford.edu.

People of Color Reception for Ed Tom, Director of Admission at Boalt Law
When: Wednesday, October 18
Where: Building 260, Room 113

General Public Meeting: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Presentation to Students of Color: 7:00 – 8:00 PM

The presentation will address what law schools look for in an ideal candidate and suggest helpful tips for the application process. A Q&A session will take place at both presentations.

From One L to The Firm: Legal Fiction and Legal Reality in the American Mind
When: Friday, October 13, 2006, 1:30-3:00 PM
Where: Memorial Auditorium

Moderator:
Dahlia Lithwick JD '96, Senior Editor, Slate Magazine

Panel:
Robert Cochran BA '71, JD '74, co-creator and executive producer, 24.
Paul Goldstein, Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford Law School; author, Errors and Omissions (2006)
Scott Turow BA '74, partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal; author, One L (1977), Presumed Innocent (1987), The Burden of Proof (1990), Pleading Guilty (1993), The Laws of Our Fathers (1996), Personal Injuries (1999), Reversible Errors (2002), and Ultimate Punishment (2003).

Sometimes laden with moral tension and often full of unexpected twists, law in film, television, and the novel is an arena of intense drama and grave consequence. Legal drama has occupied a special place in American pop culture for generations, but is it more than just entertainment? Do these depictions of lawyers and the practice of law shape the public's attitude and opinions about the American justice system, and do these in turn shape the law? Or are they just good stories? Join us for a discussion on law and popular culture in America with a panel of the writers who create the legal dramas that engross us.

Open to the public and No R.S.V.P. required, but we recommend arriving promptly to guarantee seating.