January 2015
Visiting Practitioner – Yvonne Mariajimenez
Spring 2015 Social Justice Visiting Practitioner YVONNE MARIAJIMENEZ (Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County) “Why Public Interest Law Matters” Thursday, January 29, 2015 Location: Bannan Hall Room 135 Time: Noon – 1:00 p.m. Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 p.m., Bergin Hall Strong Common
Find out more »September 2015
Constitution Day – Supreme Court 2014-2015 Term Review
With Professor Brad Joondeph and members of the Santa Clara Law Faculty.
Find out more »Fall 2015 Social Justice Visiting Practitioner Lecture
The visiting practitioner program brings prominent attorneys to campus to counsel students on pursuing public interest and social justice careers and to share their work. YVONNE MARIAJIMENEZ (Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County) “Why Public Interest Law Matters” Food will be provided Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 p.m., Bergin Hall Strong Common Yvonne Mariajimenez is a Los Angeles native, born and raised in East Los Angeles. She holds a B.S. from USC in Business Administration and a J.D.…
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Presentation by Mitsuo Matsushita on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Context of the U.S. – Japan Relationship
Mitsuo Matsushita is a professor emeritus of Tokyo University and a counsel to Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu, a leading international law firm in Tokyo. He is an internationally acknowledged expert in the field of competition law and international economic law. Please join us for this great event! Lunch will be provided.
Find out more »April 2016
Spring 2016 Social Justice Visiting Practitioner Lecture
The visiting practitioner program brings prominent attorneys to campus to counsel students on pursuing public interest and social justice careers and to share their work. Spring 2016 Social Justice Visiting Practitioner VICTOR M. HWANG (Asian Pacific Islander (API) Legal Outreach) “24 Years and Counting: A Career of Trials and Errors” Victor Hwang is currently the deputy director of API Legal Outreach, a 40-year-old legal nonprofit which provides free and sliding-scale services in the areas of domestic violence and family law, immigration…
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Application Workshop
Join us for an Application Workshop to get information on how to apply to Santa Clara University School of Law. An admissions counselor will discuss application deadlines, what goes into a personal statement, who should provide letters of recommendations, and possible decision outcomes. In compliance with the ADA/504, please direct your accommodation requests to Annemarie Scott at ascott@scu.edu at least 72 hours before the event. RSVP: https://fap.lsac.org/prospect.aspx?data=NDg1MQEBNTc%3d-HscuSisCYZ4%3d
Find out more »November 2016
Application Workshop
Join us for an Application Workshop to get information on how to apply to Santa Clara University School of Law. An admissions counselor will discuss application deadlines, what goes into a personal statement, who should provide letters of recommendations, and possible decision outcomes. In compliance with the ADA/504, please direct your accommodation requests to Annemarie Scott at ascott@scu.edu at least 72 hours before the event. RSVP: https://fap.lsac.org/prospect.aspx?data=NDg1MQEBNTg%3d-wZqEkHLez2E%3d
Find out more »February 2017
A Guide to Activism in the Age of Trump: Using Local Action for National Impact, Technology to Create Empathy, & Your Voice to Change the World
A talk by Jessica Jackson '11, Mayor of Mill Valley, National Director #cut50. Jessica Jackson Sloan is a human rights attorney who began her career representing California death row inmates in their appeals. She now oversees DreamCorps #cut50 initiative to end mass incarceration. Jessica currently sits on The Committee for a Fair Judiciary, serves as a Board member of the American Constitution Society Bay Area Chapter, represents Congressman Jared Huffman on the Democratic Central Committee of Marin, and serves on the…
Find out more »Civil Liberties Storm Clouds
Steve Shapiro, former Legal Director of the National ACLU.
Find out more »March 2017
The World and Donald Trump: A Global Look at Fake News, Mass Surveillance and Human Rights
A talk by Danny O 'Brien, Director of International Policy, Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Find out more »Report from Guantanamo: Reflections from my visit to Guantanamo as a legal observer
A talk by Professor David Ball.
Find out more »April 2017
Digital Inequalities
A talk by Laura Robinson, Associate Professor, Sociology, Santa Clara.
Find out more »Hot Topics Speaker Series – Q & A Session on Human Trafficking
Join the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center, local practitioners, law alumni, and law students for a panel discussion and a lively Q&A session on human trafficking. Panelists: Lynette Parker Immigration Supervising Attorney, KGACLC Ruth Silver Taube J.D. '93 Workers' Rights Supervising Attorney, KGACLC Karen Schulz J.D. '10 President and Managing Attorney, Step Forward Foundation Recommended Reading: To maximize this learning opportunity, we recommend reading The Garment Industry's Dirty Laundry prior to attending the event.
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