Stanford Pre-Law Society

Law School Admissions Workshop for People of Color
When: Saturday, September 20, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley

This workshop, conducted by Anthony Solana, Jr., will cover all the aspects of preparing a successful law school application.

Free and open to the public. Registration required: http://forpeopleofcolor.org/events.html

Sponsored by For People of Color, Inc.

Law School Insider Seminar
When: Thursday, July 24th, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Palo Alto Kaplan Center
299 S. California Ave., Suite 210, Palo Alto, CA 94306

The Stanford Pre-Law Society does not endorse this or any other test prep company. This event is listed solely for informational purposes. If you are considering a test prep course, please visit our LSAT Prep Course Guide to review all Bay Area companies and to make an informed decision.

A panel of law school admissions officers, current students, and professionals discuss how to get the inside competitive edge on the law school admissions process.

Confirmed panelists include:

Representative from Santa Clara Law School
Representative from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Stanford alum attending UC Berkeley Law, Boalt Hall
More to be announced

Pre-register at: http://www.kaptest.com/insider
Beverages and light snacks after the event
Kaplan LSAT Course discount offered at event

Defending the Guantanamo Bay Detainees
When: Thursday, May 29, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Building 200, Room 002

A panel and discussion with legal counsel for detainees.
Free and open to the public.

Who are the people detained in Guantanamo, and why have they been imprisoned? Since 2002, hundreds of men and even children have been held at Guantanamo, and almost three hundred still remain in confinement. The U.S. government has provided no credible legal justification for these indefinite detentions, which violate domestic and international laws and standards of human rights. Although a majority of the detainees have been released, none have received an explanation or apology for why they were imprisoned and subject to abuse or torture. Marc Falkoff, Barbara Olshansky, and Anant Raut, who have served as counsel for detainees, will be discussing issues of rights and legal process as well as speaking about the men themselves. These individuals have been largely ignored in public discourse, if not vilified as possible or potential terrorists, and disdained as racial and religious others. What, ultimately, is our responsibility toward those detained in our name?

Please contact juyonkim@stanford.edu for more information.

Panelists include:

Marc Falkoff
Assistant Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law

Barbara Olshansky
Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights, Stanford Law School

Anant Raut
Counsel, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives

Sponsored by Stanford's Program in Modern Thought and Literature, Program in Ethics in Society, Program on Global Justice, and Department of English.

Admitted Students Panel
When: Wednesday, May 21, 7:00-8:00 PM
Where: Old Union, Room 200

Please join the Stanford Pre-Law Society for an informal discussion and Q&A with law school-bound seniors about the admissions process. Pick their brains about the LSAT, personal statements, recommendations, deferrals, financial aid, pre-law advice, and anything else you'd like to know about applying to law school.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Undergraduate Advising and Research

Grad Program Possibilities at Stanford
When: Tuesday, May 20th, 6:30-7:30 PM
Where: CDC, 1st Floor Conference Room

As interdisciplinary knowledge becomes a necessity for addressing today's complex educational and societal challenges, Stanford's Joint Degree programs are preparing tomorrow's leaders in unique way. Come learn more whether you're thinking about graduate school now, or a long-term option…

You're invited to an information session about the School of Education's Master's and Doctoral Programs with special information about our joint master's programs with the Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business.

Under one roof, meet representatives and current students from Stanford Law School * Stanford Public Policy Program * Stanford Graduate School of Business * Stanford School of Education * Stanford Interdisciplinary Program and Environment and Resources.

Dessert and coffee/tea will be served

Sponsored by Stanford Law School, Stanford Public Policy Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford School of Education, Stanford Interdisciplinary Program and Environment and Resources, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education

"World of Law" Panel: In-House vs. Large Firm Corporate Law
When: Monday, May 12, 7:00-8:15 PM
Where: Tresidder Union, Oak West

Please join the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Stanford Rotaract for a panel discussion and Q&A with Bay Area corporate attorneys. Emphasis will be on the differences between in-house and large firm corporate law.

Our distinguished panelists include:

Marisa Brutoco
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, and Rosati

Marisa Brutoco is an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in the Technology Transactions Group, specializing in Intellectual Property and Digital Media Law. She represents a number of non-profits on a pro bono basis, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Stanford Fair Use Project, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Students Rising Above. Ms. Brutoco graduated from Stanford in 2000 with an AB in International Relations and a secondary major in Political Science. She then earned her JD from Stanford Law School in 2004.

Prior to law school, Ms. Brutoco interned at the World Bank and worked at Achieva.com, an Internet start-up specializing in education in low-income communities. At Stanford Law, Marisa was the founder and chair of the International Law Steering Committee and the President of the Stanford International Law Society. She also served as a legal extern and pro bono student coordinator for the Stanford Community Law Clinic. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Ms. Brutoco worked in the IP litigation group at Dechert. Ms. Brutoco is on the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors and is the co-chair for the Stanford Law Society of Silicon Valley.

Elizabeth Chien
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Ms. Chien's practice focuses on transfer pricing, worldwide tax minimization, M&A transactions, subpart F planning, foreign tax credit issues, treaty issues, and coordinating and advising on local country tax issues in many countries throughout the world.

Ms. Chien works with U.S.-based multi-national corporations with respect to transfer pricing and international tax planning. She works with companies in all industries, especially those having significant intellectual property, including software, semiconductor, e-commerce, biotechnology, and retail companies.

Ms. Chien attended Stanford University, where she received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations, and an M.A. in Organizational Sociology. She earned her J.D. with a concentration in taxation from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 2005. Ms. Chien is admitted to practice in California.

Aisha Hunt
Vice President, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Aisha Hunt is Vice President for Wells Fargo Funds Management and Senior Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank, where she specializes in investment company, investment adviser, broker-dealer and other mutual fund and investment adviser related securities laws.

Ms. Hunt’s practice focuses on the representation of Wells Fargo Funds Management, the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, Wisconsin’s 529 College Savings Plan and the recently launched Wells Fargo (Lux) Worldwide Fund, Wells Fargo’s first offshore suite of equity and bond funds. In addition to being responsible for ongoing regulatory and registration activities, Ms. Hunt has participated in mutual fund merger, consolidation, reorganization, and dissolution transactions. She has experience in matters arising under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, anti-money laundering regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act, and financial privacy regulations under the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act. Because the companies represented by Ms. Hunt’s practice are subsidiaries or affiliates of Wells Fargo Bank, she is also involved in addressing issues arising under the federal banking laws.

Ms. Hunt graduated from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1997 and received her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2000. Ms. Hunt is a member of Wells Fargo Law Department’s International Business Practice Group and Wells Fargo Funds Management Group’s Diversity Council.

Cecily O'Regan
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, and Rosati

Cecily O'Regan is an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on developing strategic patent portfolios for emerging medical device technologies. She joined the firm with more than a decade of patent experience in the life sciences and medical technology fields. Most recently, she served as vice president of legal affairs for a federally funded medical device start-up developing innovative orthopedic implants and for a medical device company making novel tools for analyzing radiological images. Ms. O'Regan also supported the medical products divisions of Agilent Technologies and Hewlett-Packard, where she was responsible for developing and maintaining market-focused patent strategies for the medical business units located on the West Coast. Before joining Agilent and Hewlett-Packard, she worked for Heartstream. She was a patent agent prior to attending law school.

Rick Weisberg
Sun Microsystems

Rick Weisberg joined Sun Microsystems as its Director of Intellectual Property and Business Partnering in 2004 after serving for two years as the General Counsel of Wyse Technology in San Jose. Mr. Weisberg manages the team of attorneys responsible for identifying, protecting, enhancing and exploiting Sun's intellectual property assets and those of its business partners through licensing, litigation, collaboration and strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Wyse, Mr. Weisberg served for seven years as in-house counsel in the biotech industry at Applied Biosystems, during which time he joined the patent bar, before moving over to the tech industry to lead the licensing, intellectual property and new business legal development responsibilities at Inktomi Corporation. His latest focus has been on managing Sun's intellectual property litigations.

Unlike many of his in-house colleagues, Mr. Weisberg went directly in-house following law school. Outside of the office, he is very involved with the Jewish Coalition for Literacy, serving as an advisor, presenter, and featured tutor, working with young children with learning and reading difficulties. He is also a frequent speaker on Intellectual Property at the Practicing Law Institute and other legal conferences, and performs as an amateur stand-up comic.

Mr. Weisberg earned his B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford in 1989 as a transfer student and his law degree from UC Davis in 1993. While at Stanford he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, as well as a teaching assistant in both the Sociology and Linguistics departments, and a Resident Assistant in Arroyo.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Stanford Rotaract

Who Will Be Our Next President?
When: Monday, May 5, 7:00-8:30PM
Where: Building 200, Room 002

A special guest lecture by Stanford Alumnus Robert Sayler, University of Virginia Advocacy Law Professor and Washington Trial Lawyer

Can the tenets of classical rhetoric be applied to this year's presidential election to forecast the winner? Kennedy won in large part because he followed the teachings of rhetorical greats like Aristotle and Cicero. So did Reagn and F.D.R. Truman came back from falling behind in the 1948 race because he was far more effective in using the classical tools of ethos and pathos than the press understood. In this special guest lecture, Robert Sayler will use text analysis and video clips to demonstrate how presidential elections since the 1930's to today have been won and lost by campaign advocacy.

Sponsored by the Oral Communication Program and the Center for Teaching and Learning

Law School Prep Seminar:
Navigating the Law School Admissions Process
When: Tuesday, April 29, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Where: Arrillaga Alumni Center, McCown 2 Conference Room

Thinking about going to law school? The Stanford Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to a seminar designed to help you prepare to apply to law school. Developed exclusively for members of the alumni association, the seminar will feature a panel of law school admissions professionals. The panel will answer questions and provide information about the law school application process. Stanford alumni who have attended law school will also be on hand to provide insights and perspectives on their graduate school and real-world experiences.

Topics to be covered include:

the criteria law schools use in evaluating candidates, the optimal time to take the LSATs, and when you should apply
the types of classes, jobs, and personal experiences law schools look for in applicants

We encourage you to bring your questions to this interactive discussion.

RSVP online for the law school seminar here:
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/erc/regional/detail.html?cid=202710

Please bring your member card or member key tag.

Not a member? Join today!
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/membership/students/home.html

Questions? Please contact membership@stanfordalumni.org

Sponsored by the Stanford Alumni Association

SPLS Mentorship Program Coffee Break
When: Friday, April 25, 2:00-3:00 PM
Where: Law School Cafe, Outside Patio

This will be the last event of the year for you and your mentor to meet! It's an opportunity to gain insight into a law student's summer in the context of the larger law school experience; discuss your summer plans and important timeline/deadline information regarding applying to law school, the LSAT, etc.; and talk about whether you want to continue the relationship next year.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society

Volunteering Info Session: National Association of Sentencing Commissions 2008 Annual Conference
When: Thursday, April 24, 6:00 PM
Where: Stanford Law School, Room 165

The Stanford Criminal Justice Center is hosting the 2008 conference of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions this summer and is looking for volunteers to help staff. A meeting to explain the details of the conference and to sign up to volunteer will be held on Thursday April 24th at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be in Room 185 of the Law School. Dinner will be provided.

The Conference
The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) is an academic and policy center at Stanford Law School, designed to promote and coordinate the study of criminal law and the criminal justice system through legal and interdisciplinary research, curriculum development, and the preparation of law students for careers in criminal law. SCJC is hosting the 2008 conference of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC) – a national organization created to facilitate the exchange of information, ideas, data, expertise, and experiences on issues related to criminal sentencing policies, sentencing guidelines, prison policy, and sentencing commissions.

Conference Details
August 3, 2008 through August 5, 2008
The Palace Hotel
San Francisco

Benefits
Working on an important policy issue of tremendous significance.
Working with the leadership and staff of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.
The opportunity to learn the ins and outs of criminal sentencing policy.
The opportunity to talk to and learn from judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and criminal sentencing policy experts from around the country.

Qualifications
An interest in criminal justice policy.
Volunteers must be able to commit to all three days.
Volunteers must be willing to travel to San Francisco for all three days.

Other important details
The position does not pay but breakfast and lunch will be provided on Monday and Tuesday of the conference.
Access to a car is helpful but not required.

Admit Weekend Activities Fair
When: Thursday, April 24, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: White Plaza

Come see what SPLS is all about at this year's Admit Weekend Activities Fair. We'll have handouts and lots of candy.

LSAT Workshop: Secrets of the Game
When: Wednesday, April 23, 7:00-9:00 PM
Where: Old Union, Room 201

A review of Monday's diagnostic LSAT test. Workshop will focus on logic games and specific logical reasoning strategies. Instructor: Jesse Czelusta, charter member of Stanford Rotaract, more than 10 year of LSAT teaching experience, scored in the 99th percentile, winner of multiple Stanford TA awards. Jesse is the founder of the first LSAT Game intensive class.

Pizza provided. Please RSVP to Silvia at silviacb@stanford.edu

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Stanford Rotaract

LSAT Diagnostic Test
When: Monday, April 21, 7:00-10:00 PM
Where: Room 260-004

Take a practice LSAT test in real conditions, under time pressure. Space is limited. RSVP recommended, email silviacb@stanford.edu with ’LSAT’ in the subject line. You can also pass by to pick it up if you cannot stay.

Cost: 6 dollars licensing fee, made payable to "Stanford Rotaract."

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Stanford Rotaract

Lunch with a Law Professor Series
with Professor Jennifer Lee Koh
When: Friday, April 18, 12:00-1:00PM
Where: Location provided upon RSVP

The Stanford Pre-Law Society is honored to host Stanford Law Professor Jennifer Lee Koh for an informal luncheon and Q&A. This event is part of our year-long "Lunch with a Law Professor" Series, which aims to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to interact with law professors and explore the world of law.

RSVP Required: please email president@stanfordprelaw.com
Space is limited! First come, first served

Professor Koh's Biography:

Jennifer Lee Koh is the inaugural Cooley Godward Kronish Fellow for the Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School, where she supervises students on cases and projects ranging from humanitarian relief from deportation to developing legal arguments for individuals affected by immigration raids.

Prior to joining the law school in 2007, Koh was a litigation associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in Palo Alto and New York. She has extensive experience working with immigrant survivors of domestic violence and was director of the Community Liaison Project at Sanctuary for Families' Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services in New York. Following graduation from Columbia University School of Law, Koh clerked for the late Honorable Eugene H. Nickerson of the Eastern District of New York.

More information at: http://www.law.stanford.edu/directory/profile/311/Jennifer%20Lee%20Koh

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Undergraduate Advising and Research

22 Years as California's Legislative Analyst:
Bringing the Facts to the Politicians
A dinner with Liz Hill, '73
Chief Legislative Analyst for the State of California

When: Friday, April 18, 4:00-5:30PM
Where: Haas Center for Public Service, DK Room
RSVP Required

This is an invite only event. To reserve a spot please email nikic@stanford.edu.

About Liz Hill:

The Legislative Analyst's Office is California's nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor. Easily the biggest task Hill and her office takes on annually is an analysis of the $100 billion plus budget for the State of California. As Chief Legislative Analyst, Liz Hill reads and signs off on each of the more than 1,000 pages in the annual budget report.

The respected and objective analyses from the Legislative Analyst's Office often effect whether legislation and proposed budgets will pass. For this, Hill has frustrated Democrats and Republicans alike. At the same time, she has also played a key role in ensuring the effectiveness of California's laws and spending. She is widely regarded and respected by leaders in both political parties for her professionalism, integrity and intellect.

Sponsored by the Haas Center for Public Service, the Public Policy Program, and Stanford in Government

Writing the Personal Statement

Planning on going to graduate school? Medical school? Law school? Need to write a statement of purpose for a fellowship application? Do you want to learn some tips?

Thursday, April 10 at 4:15PM
Wednesday, April 16 at 4:15PM
Tuesday, May 6 at 7:00PM

You only need to come to one date of the following workshops; they are not classes or a series. All of these workshops will be held at the Hume Writing Center in 460-020, the basement of Margaret Jacks Hall. For any questions, email Hilton Obenzinger at obenzinger@stanford.edu.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Advising and Research and the Hume Writing Center

JusticeCorps Info Session
When: Tuesday, April 15, 12:00PM
Where: Haas Center for Public Service

JusticeCorps invites all Stanford students interested in the Law, Social Justice, and/or community service to attend an information session about the JusticeCorps program Tuesday April 15th at 12:00 pm at the Haas Center for Public Service.

JusticeCorps is an AmeriCorps program that is currently recruiting 100 university students from 5 Bay Area Universities to volunteer intensively in the self-help centers of the Superior Courts of: San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Alameda Counties for the 2008-2009 academic year. The self-help centers assist litigants, who cannot afford an attorney; help themselves resolve their legal matters.

Unlike other many other internship and volunteer programs JusticeCorps members work directly with people in need and do not do administrative work. All members will participate in an orientation and training in September 2008 and receive over 30 hours of training over the course of the year. They will commit to serve for 300 hours (including training), which is roughly equivalent to 1 full day or 2 half days a week over the course of the academic year.

Benefits for JusticeCorps members include:

The opportunity to serve their community
A $ 1,000 AmeriCorps education award (which can be used to pay back loans or for future education).
One on one interaction with litigants
Practical law and social services related experience
Daily opportunities to work with lawyers
Courtroom observation
Shadow days with judicial officers
Field project or internship credit
Letters of recommendation for law school or graduate school

For more information please visit our website: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/justicecorps

Please Contact Dan Siskind, Bay Area Justice Corps Coordinator or Carmen Franklin, Bay Area Justice Corps Assistant Coordinator with any questions: dsiskind@alameda.courts.ca.gov / 510-627-4988 cfranklin@alameda.courts.ca.gov / 510-627-4990

Sponsored by the Haas Center for Public Service

"World of Law" Panel: Legal Careers in Government
When: Thursday, April 10, 7:00-8:15PM
Where: Tresidder Union, Cypress Lounge

Please join SPLS for a panel discussion and Q&A with Stanford alumni currently working as government attorneys.

Our distinguished panelists include:

Christopher Arriola ('92 History)
Deputy District Attorney, Santa Clara County

Mr. Arriola was born in Southern California and is the grandson of Mexican immigrants. He graduated from Stanford University 1992 with Honors and Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California Berkeley in 1995 as Editor of La Raza Law Journal. He published a commentary in the Los Angeles Times, an article in La Raza Law Journal, and consulted on the creation of an Emmy Award winning PBS documentary about a landmark Latino school desegregation case in Southern California, Mendez v. Westminster (1947). Mr. Arriola speaks often on the Mendez case at schools and Universities. After law school, Mr. Arriola went to work for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and was assigned to try cases in the South Central Judicial District of the County in Compton. In 1998 Mr. Arriola returned to Santa Clara County at the District Attorney’s Office in San Jose, California. He tried serious felony cases until 2000 when he worked on the newly established Community Prosecution Unit at the District Attorney’s Office and conducted the first successful prosecution of a landlord for child endangerment. Mr. Arriola then worked for nearly four years as a trial attorney on the Career Criminal Unit, prosecuting the most serious offenders and then for three years to the Juvenile Delinquency Unit, where he supervised the Juvenile Mental Health Court. He is currently assigned to the Sexual Assault Trial Unit.

Mr. Arriola was the 2006 President of the Santa Clara County Bar Association in San Jose, which has almost 4,000 members. He organized The President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity in the Legal Profession in Silicon Valley that examined indigenous solutions to diversity issues facing Valley law offices over the course of 2006. The Commission was chaired by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno and Bruce Sewell, General Counsel at Intel. As President, Mr. Arriola also hosted the first ever State Bar Judicial Summit on Diversity in June of 2006 in San Jose, examining the under-representation of minorities on the Bench.

Mr. Arriola is also the Past President of the California La Raza Lawyers Association, a statewide association representing over 2,000 Latino attorneys and is currently its Judicial Chair. He has also served on numerous boards and commissions; most recently sitting as Co-Chair of the Governor’s Advisory Panel on Racial Profiling, a body tasked with creating mandatory training on the subject for all California Police Officers, in 2001-2002. Mr. Arriola given a Bay Area Local Heroes Award by KQED-PBS for Latino Heritage month in 2001and was named in the top 20 Lawyers under 40 in the State of California in 2003 by the Daily Journal Legal Newspaper. In 2007 He was recognized as Attorney of the Year by San Francisco La Raza Lawyers and in 2008 he was honored by the American Bar Association with the Spirit of Excellence Award for his work promoting diversity within the Bench and Bar. Mr. Arriola believes that the judiciary should reflect the diversity of the people it serves. He lives in San Jose, California with his wife and daughter.

Jerry Coleman ('74 Human Biology)
Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco

Jerry Coleman is an Assistant District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, having served with that Office for over 28 years. He currently is on the Career Criminal team, prosecuting to jury trial repeat or serial robbers, burglars, kidnappers, and carjackers; he is also Managing Attorney of the Grand Jury team. His assignments have covered virtually all of his Office's teams, both as a trial litigator and manager. He teaches police, prosecutors, and community groups regularly, and publishes frequently on a variety of criminal law topics, such as identity theft, grand jury practice, and ethical trial jury selection.

He has served as a Director of his statewide district attorneys' association, and currently serves as co-chair of its Training and Publications committee, and as a member of its Legislation committee. He has also testified in the California State Legislature on a variety of criminal bills, as well as having helped draft legislation. He is a 1974 graduate of Human Biology at Stanford. His alumni duties include past President of the Stanford Bay Area Juniors club, and past board member of the Stanford Club of Sonoma and Marin.

Stephen Elrick ('66 Political Science)
Senior Trial Attorney, Alternate Defender Office

Stephen Elrick was born in San Francisco and grew up in Napa, California, before graduating from Stanford University as a political science major in 1966 and obtaining his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1969. His first legal job, as a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer, was on the Navajo reservation at D.N.A., Inc.—the legal services program for Native Americans there. After various jobs in private practice, he began working for the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office in 1981, where he worked continuously before transferring to the Alternate Defender Office when it opened over 10 years ago, serving as its law and motions lawyer.

In addition to his trial work, he has served as appellate counsel or amicus curiae in some 15 appellate cases, primarily dealing with search and seizure issues, including probation searches and procedural matters, as well as discovery in criminal cases and discriminatory jury selection.

Mr. Elrick is married, and lives in Los Altos, California, with his wife, a son in high school, and a daughter in college at Northwestern University. He also has an adult daughter who is mother to his two grandchildren and a former public defender. In addition to his legal work, he has a strong love for classical music, and played French horn in various orchestras over the years. Recently, he has taken up singing, and presently is in two choruses, the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale, and The Choral Project.

Hilary Stevenson ('98, '99 Biological Sciences)
Deputy County Counsel, Santa Clara County

Hilary W. Stevenson is a Deputy County Counsel in the Santa Clara County Office of the County Counsel. As a member of the General Government section, she is working to develop the Office’s climate change practice group which implements the County’s green policies, drafts legislation, and prepares local government to comply with California’s landmark global warming laws. She also handles a variety of land use matters.

She is a relative newcomer to the practice of law, having graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2006 with a certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice Law. As a law student she clerked extensively in the public sector, including at the U.S. Department of Justice (Environment and Natural Resources Division) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Regional Counsel, Region 9. Prior to her entry into the legal world, she worked as an environmental consultant on contract to U.S. EPA’s Superfund Division, evaluating risks to human health and the ecosystem and remediation at hazardous waste sites in California, Hawaii, and Guam.

Ms. Stevenson’s research interests range from legal ethics to labor law to the history of air pollution regulation in California. Currently her spare time is entirely devoted to being the proud parent of 2-year-old twins.

Timothy Sullivan ('91 Human Biology, '98 JD)
Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice

Tim Sullivan is a Deputy Attorney General in the Environment Section of the California Attorney General's Office (Department of Justice). His practice consists of complex multi-party civil litigation to enforce environmental laws, especially California's Proposition 65 (regarding warning for toxic exposures) and state and federal laws governing hazardous waste management and site remediation. He is currently researching the global warming impact of California’s expanding dairy industry. Mr. Sullivan is one of the attorneys handling California's recent lawsuit against various toy manufacturers and retailers due to their failure to warn consumers of lead in toys, and is participating in the development of pending federal legislation on toy safety.

Mr. Sullivan graduated from Stanford University in 1991 with a B.A. in Human Biology. He participated in the Stanford-in-Washington program and had internships with the U.S. Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment and the California Department of Housing and Community Development. He served as a hazardous waste enforcement officer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for four years, during which time he inspected industrial and military facilities and assisted U.S. Customs agents in regulating hazardous waste imports and exports.

During law school he served as an Article Editor for the Stanford Law Review and held internships with the U.S. Department of Justice and Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. He received his J.D. (with distinction) from Stanford Law School in 1998, at which time he was the (self-proclaimed) most-elderly member of the Sixth Man Club. After law school he litigated intellectual property and general commercial matters at a law firm in San Francisco. Mr. Sullivan joined the Attorney General's Office in 2001. He works in Oakland, California, where he lives with his wife and two young children.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society

From Law to the Legislature to Children's Advocacy:
Why I Love My Job Fighting for Children's Education and Health
A Dinner with Ted Lempert, J.D. '86
President of Children Now

When: Wednesday, April 9, 5-7PM
Where: Haas Center for Public Service, DK Room
RSVP Required

This is an invite only event. To reserve a spot please email Megan.Fogarty@stanford.edu.

About Ted Lempert:

Ted Lempert is the President of Children Now, a national research and advocacy organization based in Oakland. Previously, Mr. Lempert was the founding CEO of EdVoice, a California grassroots organization advocating for education reform and support for public education.

Mr. Lempert was a California State Assemblymember representing San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties from 1996 to 2000 and 1988 to 1992. He served as chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee and the Select Committees on Education Technology and Coastal Protection. He had more than 70 bills signed by Governors Deukmejian, Wilson and Davis, including landmark laws in the areas of education, health care, children and families, tax policy and the environment.

Mr. Lempert also served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, where he was President of the Board in 1995. Prior to holding public office, Mr. Lempert was special counsel and an associate for the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton in San Francisco. He graduated from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and earned his law degree from Stanford University.

Sponsored by Science in Service, Upward Bound, divisions of the Haas Center Community Programs, and the Haas Center's Postgraduate and Alumni Program Office

Free Kaplan Law School Admissions and LSAT Strategy Seminar
When: Wednesday, April 9, 6:00-7:30 PM
Where: The Stanford Bookstore

Come to this admissions and strategy seminar to learn:

To successfully navigate the admissions process
What to ask about individual programs
Score-raising strategies critical to acing the LSAT

Free pizza and drinks. First come, first served.

If we have enough attendees, we will raffle a free Kaplan LSAT course worth up to $1399!

SPLS Mentorship Program Ice Cream Social
When: Thursday, April 3, 8-9PM
Where: Old Union, Room 200

Participants in the SPLS Mentorship Program are invited to this ice cream social to reconnect after spring break.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society

Women of Color in the Legal Profession
When: Wednesday, March 19, 5-6PM
Where: Stanford Law School, Room 180

Want to learn from the experiences of successful women of color lawyers? Wondering about different possible career options? Would you like to know how to balance work, kids, and other social commitments? Interested in learning about transitioning back to work after taking some time off? If so, please join the Stanford Center on Ethics, WSL, and WCAN for a frank and honest discussion about what it is like to be a woman and person of color in various legal fields.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Dinner provided.

Panelists include:

LaDoris Cordell (moderator)
Former Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge
Current Palo Alto City Council Member
Special Counselor to the President for Campus Relations, Stanford University

Cecillia D. Wang
Former Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Henry Blackmun
Senior Staff Attorney
ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project - SF Office

Andrea Evans
Former litigation associate for Steptoe & Johnson (DC), Keker & Van Nest (SF)
SF Commission on the Status of Women

Kim Rivera
Vice President & Associate General Counsel Compliance & International, Clorox Company
Active in Hispanic Employee Resource Group at Clorox

Sponsored by the Stanford Center on Ethics, Women of Stanford Law, and the Women of Color Network

How to Be a Public Interest Attorney at a Private Law Firm
When: Monda, March 17, 12:30-2:00 PM
Where: Stanford Law School, Room 280A

Please join attorneys from Dewey and LeBoeuf LLP's New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco offices as they address the following questions:

Why do private law firms care about pro bono work? And why do public interest organizations care about law firms?
What's the difference between a law firm that allows pro bono work and one that embraces it?
Isn't pro bono work ust for litigators?

RSVP to jmanske@law.stanford.edu
Undergraduates welcome; lunch will be served

Sponsored by Stanford Law School's Office of Career Services and the John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law

The American Legal Profession:
Current Controversies, Future Challenges
When: Friday, March 14th, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Stanford Law School, Room 190

The Stanford Center on Ethics, the Stanford Law Review, and the John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law are pleased to host a conference of leading scholars and practitioners to discuss the changing face of the legal profession and its current challenges.

Please visit http://ethics.stanford.edu/alp_conference.html for panel descriptions and registration information.

Sponsored by Stanford Center on Ethics, the Stanford Law Review, and the John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law

Kaplan LSAT Strategy Seminar
When: Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Where: Palo Alto Kaplan Center
299 S. California Avenue, St.210, Palo Alto 94306

This free event appeals to a wide variety of grad school applicants. Our LSAT Kaplan Master Teacher, Misha Alexeeff, will provide an overview of the exam and its role in the admissions process.

Coming from Stanford? Take the free Marguerite C shuttle and it stops right in front of the center on California Avenue.

Kaplan LSAT Practice Test
When: Sunday, March 9, 12:30pm – 4:00pm
Where: Palo Alto Kaplan Center
299 S. California Avenue, St.210, Palo Alto 94306

At this free practice test, experience the exam under proctored conditions and receive a detailed score analysis to gauge test-taking strengths and weaknesses.

Coming from Stanford? Take the free Marguerite C shuttle and it stops right in front of the center on California Avenue.

Lunch with a Law Professor Series
with Professor Alan Sykes
When: Thursday, March 6, 12:00-1:00PM
Where: Location provided upon RSVP

The Stanford Pre-Law Society is honored to host Stanford Law Professor Alan Sykes for an informal luncheon and Q&A. This event is part of our year-long "Lunch with a Law Professor" Series, which aims to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to interact with law professors and explore the world of law.

RSVP Required: please email president@stanfordprelaw.com
Space is limited! First come, first served

Professor Sykes's Biography:

A leading expert on the application of economics to legal problems, Alan Sykes has focused his research on international economic relations. His writing and teaching have encompassed international trade, torts, contracts, insurance, antitrust, and economic analysis of law. He has been a member of the executive committee and the board of the American Law and Economics Association, and currently serves as reporter for the American Law Institute Project on Principles of Trade Law: The World Trade Organization. Professor Sykes is associate editor of the Journal of International Economic Law, and a member of the board of editors of the World Trade Review. He formerly served as editor of the Journal of Legal Studies and the Journal of Law and Economics.

Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 2006, Professor Sykes was the Frank and Bernice Greenberg Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, where he also served as Faculty Director of Curriculum. He is a former National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in the Yale University Department of Economics.

More information at: http://www.law.stanford.edu/directory/profile/134/Alan%20O.%20Sykes/

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Undergraduate Advising and Research

Women & the Law: Gender, the Justice System, & Human Rights
When: Wednesday, March 5, 7-8:15PM
Location: DK Room, Haas Center for Public Service

A speaker panel on scholars’ personal experiences and opinions on current political human rights issues facing women. All members of feminist, political science, international relations, ethics, and law communities are invited to attend.

Our distinguished panelists include:

Anne Firth Murray
Consulting Professor in Human Biology

Anne Firth Murray, a New Zealand born woman who had made a career working for American foundations, has worked for the United Nations as a writer and spent several years as an editor with university presses. For the past 25 years, she has worked in the field of philanthropy. She founded the Global Fund for Women in 1987 and served as its Founding President until she retired in 1996. She is now a Consulting Professor in the Human Biology Program at Stanford University. Professor Murray also serves as a consultant on civil society and other issues to many foundations and is on numerous boards and councils of nonprofit organizations. She is currently working on a new book on international women’s health and human rights.

Helen Stacy
Stanford Law Professor

As a scholar of international and comparative law, legal philosophy, and human rights, Helen Stacy has produced works analyzing the efficacy of regional courts in promoting human rights, differences in the legal systems of neighboring countries, and the impact of postmodernism on legal thinking. Her recent scholarship has focused on the efforts of Romania, Mexico, and Thailand to improve their court systems and their policing as part of rule of law reforms. In addition to her role at the law school, Stacy is a senior research scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. She is also a researcher with the European Forum at the Freeman Spogli Institute, a member of the Committee in Charge of the Program in Modern Thought and Literature, and is associated with the Center for African Studies.

Benedetta Faedi
Stanford Law Student

Stanford Law doctoral candidate Benedetta Faedi researches gender legal issues and human rights. She has practiced law in London and worked for the Child Protection Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. Her doctoral project investigates practices of sexual violence against girls and women in Haiti and the incentives, conditions, and decision making processes fostering them to join armed groups and become perpetrators of violence themselves.

Sponsored by PWHHR (Promoting Women's Health & Human Rights), the Stanford Pre-Law Society, Feminist Studies, the Women's Community Center, and the Clayman Institute

Stanford Mock Trial Live Performance
When: Sunday, March 2, 2:00PM
Where: Stanford Law School Moot Courtroom, Room 80

Stanford Mock Trial proudly presents: State v. Bobbi Campbell

On November 30th, 2006 Dawn Francis was a social worker. Trying to remove a child from a dangerous situation, Francis was stabbed by Bobbi Campbell--the child's parent--with an HIV infected needle. Now Mr. Francis has HIV and justice must be served.

Contact Nila Bala (nila@stanford.edu) if you have any questions!

Sponsored by Stanford Mock Trial

Law School 101: A Student Perspective
When: Friday, February 29, 3:00-4:00PM
Where: Sweet Hall 403

An informal presentation and Q&A by Jen Chen, New York University School of Law, Class of 2008, Stanford University, Class of 2005 (Human Biology).

Thinking about law school? Already applied? What do they really teach you in law school? What you can expect from your first year? Is law school really that different from college? What’s NYU law school like? Do professors cold call on you? What is cold calling? Is it too cold in New York to wear flip flops in March?

Got questions? Get (some of them at least) answered by a Stanford alum and current NYU law student from an informal, real world perspective. Come by if you have questions about law school in general or about NYU specifically!

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Undergraduate Advising and Research

Pre-Law Internship Panel
When: Thursday, February 28 at 6:00PM
Where: Casa Zapata Lounge

Pre-law students who have participated in both Stanford and non-Stanford related summer opportunities will be providing information on the internships they have participated in the past.

The list of opportunities include, but is not limited to INROADS, Department of State, Department of Justice, MALDEF, Chappell Lougee Scholarships, Haas Center Fellowships, and more.

Sponsored by Derechos, Stanford's Latino Pre-Law Society

The "American Dream" Deferred
When: Tuesday, February 26, 7:00-9:00PM
Where: El Centro Chicano

A conversation about the stigma placed on immigration in 21st century American society from a sociological, psychological, and legal perspective.

Join us in discussing with prominent immigration scholar Dr. Amado Padilla and sociology of law doctoral student Emily Ryo (a doctoral candidate) the key issues affecting undocumented immigrants and what it means for the larger Latino community, as the stigma against the immigrant population in this country increases.

Dinner will be served.

Sponsored by Lambda Theta Nu Sorority and Derechos, Stanford's Latino Pre-Law Society

Spotlight Panel: Public Interest Law Careers
When: Monday, February 25, 6-7PM
Where: CDC, 1st Floor Conference Room

Come to this presentation and panel discussion to learn more about the nuts and bolts of public interest law and get your questions answered.

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?

Please RSVP through your Cardinal Careers account at http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/login. Space is limited! First come, first served. Click on workshops/programs, then under the workshops tab do a keyword search for “(PS)”. It will list all the Public Service programs in the calendar. Click on the RSVP button (if available) to secure your spot for anything that interests you.

Our distinguished panelists include:

Susan Feathers
Executive Director of Stanford Law School's John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law

Appointed executive director of the John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law in May 2007, Susan Feathers has 14 years of experience directing public service initiatives in law schools, as well as eight years of experience as a public interest law practitioner. Prior to her position at Stanford Law School, she served as assistant dean for public service at University of Pennsylvania Law School.

She was one of the founding directors of the public service program and career center at Brooklyn Law School, where she worked from 1994-1996. From 1996-1998, she served as the director of Yale Law School’s public service counseling and programs. During that time she co-edited two books, Law School Guide to Public Interest Careers and A Guide to International Public Service Opportunities.

Feathers received her BA/MA in 1983 from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD in 1987 from Northeastern University School of Law, after which she worked for The Legal Aid Society in New York and later supervised students in criminal defense and constitutional litigation clinics at Hofstra Law School.

Jeanne Merino
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto - Housing Attorney

The Director of the Law School’s First Year Legal Research and Writing Program since 2003, Jeanne Merino taught Legal Research and Writing in 1987-89, and again beginning in 1999. She was a clinical supervisor at the East Palo Alto Community Law Project for nine years, and taught courses in Community Law Practice, Problem-Solving and Housing at the Law School and the University. Her interests include the intersection between legal theory and law practice, health and housing, and community law practice. She has continued her interest in housing law as a consulting attorney with Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto. Early in her career she clerked for Justice Cruz Reynoso of the California Supreme Court, and worked as a resident advocate for a transitional housing program in East Palo Alto.

Amy Chen
Bay Area Legal Aid - Health Access Attorney

Amy Chen is a staff attorney doing health access work at Bay Area Legal Aid's Oakland office. She graduated from Stanford with a BA in International Relations in 2001. After graduation, she taught English in China, worked at a women's rights organization in Taiwan and a small Asian-American nonprofit in the Bay Area, and had a stint as an editorial intern at Mother Jones Magazine. She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2006. Prior to joining BayLegal, she worked as an associate at a small plaintiff-side class action firm in San Francisco.

Brian Blalock
Bay Area Legal Aid - Youth Justice Attorney

Brian Blalock is currently a youth attorney and Skadden Fellow with Bay Area Legal Aid, where he runs the Bay Legal Interfaith Program. Before becoming a public interest lawyer, Brian was a public school teacher in the south Bronx and a curriculum developer for Brigham and Women's YPACT youth leadership program in Boston. In the last few years, he has also acted as advisor on religious affairs with the Interfaith Center of New York, worked in drug rehabilitation clinics in Sri Lanka, shot a documentary film in Brazil, made ends meet as a freelance editor and martial arts instructor, and graduated from Stanford Law School. Brian has Master's degrees in Religious Studies from Harvard University and South Asian Studies from Columbia University.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society, the Haas Center for Public Service, and the Career Development Center

SPLS Mentorship Program Event
When: February 23, 2:00-3:00PM
Where: Tresidder Union, Oak East

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society

CDC's Annual Career Conference
When: Saturday, February 9, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center

Advance registration required
http://cdc.stanford.edu/careerweek/

Law Alumni at Networking Luncheon:

ANDREW SCHWARTZ Partner, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP

Andrew is a partner in an environmental law firm. 75% of their clients are public agencies and 25% are citizen environmental groups. Andrew specializes in defending challenges to regulations designed to protect the environment and other community values.

Bachelors, Political Science, Stanford University, 1976
Juris Doctorate, Law, University of California, Los Angeles, 1979

ROSEANN ROTANDARO Attorney, Armor Legal Counsel

RoseAnn is the founding member of Armor Legal Counsel, P.C. Prior to forming Armor Legal, RoseAnn held executive positions at BenefitStreet, Inc., a financial software company, and Equator Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. As Vice President and General Counsel, RoseAnn manages the corporations' internal and outside legal affairs and advises on all legal matters, including securities, corporate transactions, litigation, intellectual property planning, contracts, licensing activities, human resources and privacy policies. RoseAnn's career has included teaching and community development work in Sierra Leone, West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer and teaching English at the University of Science and Technology of China.

Bachelors, Environmental Science, East Stroudsburg University
Masters, Education, University of Alaska
Juris Doctorate, Law, Stanford University, 1995

MICHAEL TUNG Patent Lawyer

Michael worked previously in engineering at Microsoft, Ebay, Yahoo!, and BellSouth. He has extensive experience in freelance consulting with many large companies and Silicon Valley startups. Michael founded a private intellectual property law practice and software startup.

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
Masters, Computer Science, Stanford University, 2005

CHRISTOPHER LA PUMA Director, Tax Controversy, Mattel, Inc.

After graduating from law school, Chris clerked for the Honorable David Laro, US Tax Court, and practiced as a tax attorney with the law firms of Dewey Ballantine LLP and McKee Nelson LLP in Washington, DC. From 2005 to the present Chris has been the Director of Tax Controversy for Mattel, Inc.

Bachelors, American Studies and Drama, Stanford University, 1991
Juris Doctorate, , Georgetown University Law Center, 1996
Other, Tax, Georgetown University Law Center, 2000

Sponsored by the Career Development Center

Lunch with a Law Professor Series
with Professor Alison D. Morantz
When: Friday, February 8, 12:00-1:00PM
Where: Location provided upon RSVP

The Stanford Pre-Law Society is honored to host Stanford Law Professor Alison Morantz for an informal luncheon and Q&A. This event is part of our year-long "Lunch with a Law Professor" Series, which aims to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to interact with law professors and explore the world of law.

RSVP Required: please email president@stanfordprelaw.com
Space is limited! First come, first served

Professor Morantz's Biography:

A scholar whose research has explored the impact of occupational safety and health laws, the law and economics of workplace regulation, the comparative effectiveness of state and federal enforcement, and legal history, Alison Morantz seeks to parse the real-world effects of legal and policy reform. Much of her current empirical research examines policy-relevant aspects of occupational safety and health, such as the effect of devolving the enforcement of regulations from federal to state officials, and how differences in state laws can affect the frequency of workers' compensation claims. Before joining the Stanford Law School faculty in 2004, Professor Morantz was an associate at Pyle, Rome, Lichten & Ehrenberg, working as a union-side labor lawyer and antidiscrimination advocate. She clerked for Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

More information at: http://www.law.stanford.edu/directory/profile/46/Alison%20D.%20Morantz/

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Undergraduate Advising and Research

A Conversation on the Short Biography of the First Amendment
When: Monday, February 4, 7-9PM
Where: Law School Student Lounge

Professor Lawrence Lessig will host a memorable discussion with Anthony Lewis about his new book, Freedom For the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment.

Guarantees of free speech and freedom of the press have been part of the American Constitution since the First Amendment was adopted in 1791. But it was only in 1919 that the Supreme Court began to enforce those rights - reluctantly at first, then with accelerating vigor. This new book by Anthony Lewis is almost like a biography of this living document but specifically looks at freedom of speech and the press.

Books will be available to purchase and Mr. Lewis will be on hand following the event to sign your copy. A free buffet dinner will be served at 7PM.

Sponsored by the Stanford Constitutional Law Center and Stanford's American Studies Program

SPLS Mentorship Program Breakfast
When: Sunday, February 3, 11AM
Where: Old Union, Room 200

Participants in the SPLS Mentorship Program are invited to chat with each other at this informal breakfast.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society

Symposium on Education as a Civil Right
When: Saturday, February 2, 9AM-5:15PM
Where: Stanford Law School

Register or learn more at http://www.stanford.edu/dept/law/cgi-bin/pi2008symposium (Symposium registration is free for all students)

Education policy is in an exceptional state of flux. Recent legal and political developments in areas ranging from school desegregation, to high stakes testing, to school choice will have important effects on our education system for years to come. This symposium convenes many of the foremost legal and education scholars, practitioners, and advocates from universities and organizations around the country to discuss recent developments, trends, and ideas in the current education landscape. The symposium will be open to the public and is expected to draw students and practitioners interested in education law, policy, administration, politics, and public interest law.

Sponsored by: Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Levin Center for Public Interest Law, and Youth and Education Law Project

Shadowing Week at Stanford Law School
When: Monday, January 28 to Friday, February 1
Where: Stanford Law School

Attend various classes at the Stanford Law School to get a better idea of what law school is like. Visit our Programs page for the classes you can shadow this year and how to participate.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society

CLEO Pre-Law Seminar
When: Saturday, January 26, 9AM-5PM
Where: Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley

The Council On Legal Education Opportunity is proud to announce a series of one-day prelaw seminars designed especially for highly motivated undergraduate students who register as CLEO College Scholars. The College Scholars prelaw seminars bring together Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors from a wide variety of undergraduate institutions to obtain vital information about what kind of skills and preparation are necessary to become competitive law school applicants.

The Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) is scheduled to conduct a Road to Law School Pre-Law Seminar at Berkeley School of Law (BOALT) on Saturday, January 26, 2008 for college freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The purpose of the seminar is to provide students with information about the law school application process and strategies for taking the LSAT exam. The seminar will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants. This event is FREE.

Law vs. Business School Panel
When: Tuesday, January 22, 7PM
Where: Old Union, Room 200

Interested in Law School? Business School? Perhaps a joint degree? Can't decide?

Come hear current law, business, and JD/MBA students from the Graduate School of Business & Stanford Law School discuss their experiences and why they chose the path they did.

Co-sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and the Stanford Pre-Business Association

Pacific Pre-Law Conference
When: Tuesday, November 13, 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Tresidder Oak East and West

Network with recruiters from 45 Law Schools. Pick up applications and ask representatives any question you have about law school. This is an excellent opportunity for sophomores, juniors, and senior applicants to become informed about law school.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Advising and Research, the Stanford Pre-Law Society, and Stanford Rotaract

A Dialogue with Bill Neukom: Challenges for the Legal Profession
Thursday, November 8, 5:30PM
Stanford Law School, Room 290

Join us for an evening with the current ABA President, Stanford Law Alum, and Former Executive Vice President/General Counsel for Microsoft. Reception to Follow.

To register, email: ethics.center@stanford.edu

Co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on Ethics, the Arrow Lecture Series on Ethics and Leadership, and the Office of Alumni Relations

Dean's Visit - Chicago, Michigan, UPenn, Virginia
When: Tuesday, November 6, 3:00 pm
Where: Building 370, Room 370

In this interactive program, students review 3 applications and select one for admission. Admissions officers then offer insights as to whom they would select, and answer your questions about law school in a Q&A following the application review.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Advising and Research and the Stanford Pre-Law Society

“Living into Leadership: A Journey Into Ethics” with Bowen "Buzz" McCoy
When: Monday, October 29, 11:30-1:00pm
Where: Bldg 460, Rm 426 (the Terrace Room)

"Over the past few years, the business world has been wracked by corporate scandals. With news of a new scandal an almost weekly occurrence, one cannot help but wonder: 'To succeed in business, must I abandon all ethical concerns?' With a resounding 'no,' Bowen H. "Buzz" McCoy, former partner of Morgan Stanley, shows that ethical business leadership is possible and moreover, desirable. Seeking inspiration from an eclectic range of sources such as Dante, Immanuel Kant, and Peter Drucker, and drawing from his own career as a successful investment banker, the author examines how business leaders....can flourish in a corporate environment without shedding personal values or compromising integrity." -- Living into Leadership: A Journal into Ethics, Stanford University Press, 2007.

Buzz McCoy worked for Morgan Stanley for over 25 years. Since retiring in 1990, McCoy has worked as a real estate and business counselor, as well as a philanthropist. In addition, he has taught courses on business ethics at various graduate business schools, has served as executive-in-residence at Stanford's GSB, and has been an adjunct professor at both UCLA and USC. McCoy has published numerous articles on business ethics and real estate finance.

Sponsored by the The Barbara and Bowen McCoy Program in Ethics in Society

Rumsfeld Student Forum Debate
When: Wednesday, October 24th, 7-8:30pm
Where: Kresge Auditorium

Join us in a discussion of whether Rumsfeld's appointment to the Hoover Institute is good for Stanford. Participate in a Stanford student-moderated discussion with Professor Jonathan Bendor.

Free Cheesecake Factory and drinks!

Co-Sponsored by the Stanford Debate Society, ASSU, SIG, SIAS, Roosevelt Institution, Stanford Review, and Stanford Democrats

Students and Alumni in Government Networking Night
When: Tuesday, October 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Career Development Center, 1st Floor Conference Room

RSVP required for this event. - SPACE IS LIMITED

Stanford alumni are doing important and amazing work in public service!

Take a look:

Legislative Consultant, Office of State Senator Alex Padilla
Civil Engineer, California Governmental Affairs Director
Administrator, City of Palo Alto
Research/Manager, Governor's Office of Planning and Research, the Department of Housing
Foreign Service, National Security Fellow, Hoover Institution
Interim Financial Services, Supervisor City of San Bruno
Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA
Staffer, Office of Congressman Mike Honda
Executive Officer, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Research Health Science Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs
Adjunct Professor, Naval Postgraduate School

Come network with alumni in local, state and federal government. Learn about different career paths and opportunities. Gain tips and advice about what to do while at Stanford.

Dessert will be provided.

To RSVP, please log-in to (or register for) your Cardinal Career account, http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/login/, click on workshops/programs, then under the workshops tab do a keyword search for "(PS)" to find this program and all other Public Service-related programs. Click on the RSVP button to secure your spot.

Questions? Contact Abby Conover (aconover@stanford.edu), Haas Center for Public Service or Kristin Conner (kconner@stanford.edu), Career Development Center.

Co-sponsored by the Career Development Center and Haas Center for Public Service

Stanford Pre-Law Society Info Session
When: Thursday, October 18, 7:00 pm
Where: Building 380, Room 380 W

The Stanford Pre-Law Society is committed to helping you make an informed decision about whether or not to attend law school. Come to our info session this Thursday to find out more about membership, our new leadership intern program, and our mentorship program with the law school.

LSAT Review Session
When: Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Where: Old Union, Room 216C

Workshop will focus on logic games and specific logical reasoning strategies. Instructor: Jesse Czelusta, charter member of Stanford Rotaract, 9 years of teaching experience. The same instructor who teaches the class for offered by the Rotaract and Stanford Pre-Law Society LSAT preparation scholarship.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Stanford Rotaract

Benjamin Heineman Talk
When: Wednesday, October 17, 12:45 - 1:45 pm
Where: Law School, Room 180

Come here the former Senior Vice President-General Counsel of General Electric and current Senior Counsel at Wilmer Hale talk about his experiences with GE's legal department, and the role that attorneys play in business and management.

Lunch will be served.

Biography: http://www.wilmerhale.com/benjamin_heineman

Sponsored by the Stanford Law and Business Society

Writing the Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose

Planning on going to graduate school? Medical school? Law school?
Need to write a statement of purpose for a fellowship application? Do you want to learn some tips?

Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7PM
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7PM
Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 4:15PM

All of these workshops will be held at the Hume Writing Center in 460-020, the basement of Margaret Jacks Hall.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Adivising and Research and the Hume Writing Center

Dean's Visit - Cornell, Duke, NYU, Stanford
When: Tuesday, October 16, 6:00 pm
Where: Law School, Room 190

In this panel, Admissions Deans from Cornell, Duke, NYU, and Stanford Law Schools offer insights into the application process and answer all your questions about law school.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Advising and Research and the Stanford Pre-Law Society

LSAT Diagnostic Test
When: Monday, October 15, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Old Union, Room 216C

RSVP required, email silviacb@stanford.edu with "LSAT" in the subject line. First come, first serve, priority given to Rotaract and Stanford Pre-Law Society members.

Cost: $6 per person (covers licensing fee for the LSAC). Bring a $6 check written out to "Fulcrum Test Preparation," or cash in an envelope that includes your name.

If you cannot make the test but want to come to the review session, email silviacb@stanford.edu to pick up the test and do it on your own time.

Sponsored by the Stanford Pre-Law Society and Stanford Rotaract

Business School? Law School? A Panel Discussion
When: Monday, October 15, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Fisher Conference Center, Arrillaga Alumni Center

You are invited to attend SPW's Executive Speaker Event at the Arrillaga Alumni Center on Campus on October 15. Join us for a panel discussion moderated by Executive Development and Career Management Expert, Jennifer Winn [MBA, Stanford]. Our panel of premier business and law school admissions officers will help you decide whether or not to attend grad school. Successful career paths are rarely straightforward and often take many different routes. How do you decide when and if you should take a detour and go to graduate school? And if you decide to go, how do you choose from among the myriad programs available?

Our moderator, Jennifer Winn, is an inspirational speaker who specializes in helping professionals maximize their personal effectiveness and achieve their career goals. She is the founder and principal of Winn Performance Partners [http://www.winnperformance.com/bio.html], an executive development and career management firm. She and our panel of experts from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton, and Stanford Law School will present you with viable frameworks for deciding about professional graduate school. They will give you all the details you need about their programs to help you decide your next steps.

Advance registration is required; no walk-ins accepted. Credit card payment and registrations will be accepted for this event online only. To register visit www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=142979.

The deadline to register is noon on Wednesday, October 10. Questions should be directed to Buffy Poon at bpoon@stanfordalumni.org. More information about this event can be found at www.stanfordwomen.org/events.html.

UC Davis School of Law Open House
When: Saturday, October 13, 2007 from 9:30am-2:00pm
Where: UC Davis

This event includes informational sessions on admission, financial aid, career services and clinics. Faculty and student panels as well as a student organization fair will be available to students.

Interested students are encouraged to RSVP early!

For more information and to RSVP, please go to http://www.law.ucdavis.edu and click on the Open House link located on the bottom left hand corner of the website.

Teleconference with Georgetown School of Law
When: Friday, October 12, 12:00 pm

This is a group interview by Dean Cornblatt for students applying to Georgetown THIS YEAR. ENROLLMENT LIMITED. You must RSVP to reserve a seat: kwright@stanford.edu. Confirmation of your place and the room will be sent to you.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Advising and Research

Dean's Visit: Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley
When: Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 pm
Where: Building 380, Room 380Y

Dean Ed Tom offers thoughtful insights regarding law school, when to apply, what an ideal candidate looks like, with a Q&A to follow his remarks. This is an informal program and is particularly helpful to applicants and students who might be applying in the next year or so.

Sponsored by Undergraduate Advising and Research and the Stanford Pre-Law Society

Shaking the Foundations Public Interest Law Conference
When: Friday, October 5th, and Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Where: Stanford Law School

Shaking the Foundations is an annual conference open to students from Stanford Law School and other law schools, and aimed primarily at those planning careers in public interest law. The conference is designed to encourage students to use their legal skills in the struggle for social justice, to provide a forum for the discussion of creative strategies used by legal advocates and activists to further progressive goals, and to help students develop relationships within the progressive legal community.

For more information and to register, visit shaking.stanford.edu.

Professional Mixer
When: Friday, October 5, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Where: Oak Lounge, Tresidder Union

Amazing opportunity to network one-to-one NOW with recruiters and leaders in their respective professions (e.g. Law, Business, Healthcare, Technology). No long boring speeches, the focus is on YOU and your professional network.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: http://www.stanford.edu/group/rotaract/studentregitrationlast.html

All registered Stanford students registered before Oct 4th will be provided with business cards that link online to their name, major, contact information and resume. All company representatives will have nametags that indicate their field and title. Companies will be able to access the information of all students who gave them a business card. Participants are expected to interact freely. Refreshments will be provided. Students will be provided with networking tips.

Sponsored by Stanford Rotaract and the Stanford Pre-Law Society

Stanford Activities Fair
When: Friday, September 28, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: White Plaza

Come see what SPLS is all about at this year's Activities Fair!

Law School Admissions Workshop for People of Color
When: Saturday, September 15, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley

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.

Diversity Law School Admissions Workshop
When: Friday, September 8, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: State Bar of California
180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

The Diversity Law School Admissions workshop is designed to encourage diverse law school applicants (people of color, LGBT, disabled, women, and seniors) to seek a career in law.

Anthony Solana, Jr., President & Chairman of For People of Color, Inc., will provide a comprehensive overview of the law school admissions process.

This event will also feature a powerful panel of speakers.

Presented by For People of Color, Inc. and State Bar of California's Council on Access & Fairness

2006-2007 Calendar Archive

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