In pursuit of these goals, AALJ strives to provide a forum for the many voices and opinions of the Asian Pacific American community through events such as its annual Spring Symposium and Neil Gotanda Lecture in Asian American Jurisprudence. We seek to amplify the voices of Palestinian activists resisting annexation, settlements, and human rights abuses; to combat anti-Palestinian narratives and the silencing of pro-Palestine viewpoints in American politics and academia; to strengthen the intersectional bonds between the Palestinian struggle and other racial & social justice movements; and to highlight Palestinian arts and culture, particularly in forums that are accessible to students in Berkeley. More than 437,000 youth are in the U.S. foster system. Students, Financial Aid for Undocumented J.D. We acknowledge that we will not always get everything right and that this list is non-exhaustive. The Coalition of Minorities in Technology Law (CMTL) is a student organization established within UC Berkeley School of Law with the purpose of providing community, mentorship, career resources, and advocacy on behalf of students who are interested in technology law and who come from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the technology, legal, and technology law fields. We host talks by eminent privacy experts, write briefing notes and opinion pieces, organize crypto-parties and privacy events, analyze foundational and complex privacy scholarship, and promote a multifaceted and inclusive understanding of information privacy in Berkeley and beyond. NALSA at Berkeley Law is an active chapter of National NALSA. SELS regularly sponsors many events during the academic year, including both guest lectures and social events. This mission is complimented by our commitment to intersectional work and coalition building with a broad group of other student organizations and journals on campus. The Contra Costa Reentry Project (CORE) assists the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender with its Clean Slate practice, which works to help remove the barriers that a prior conviction can present to employment, housing, public benefits, and family reunification. WebSince 2009, students in Berkeley Laws Veterans Law Practicum have helped former service members solve an array of problems. APALSA also works very closely with other affinity groups and student organizations in coordinating various educational and social events. Mission: Public attention to systemic injustices within the criminal legal system have increased significantly over the past decade. Website: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/FamiliesatBerkeleyLaw. MENALSA works in solidarity with other organizations to develop students academically and professionally, as well as provide a fun social forum and address challenges our broader community faces. We are a comprehensive resource for students interested in plaintiff-side careersproviding community support, professional guidance, and exposure to a variety of practice areas. Mission: Brave Resistance Against Interpersonal Violence advocates against the persistence and proliferation of interpersonal violence in the Bay Area and beyond by raising awareness in the Berkeley Law community. Mission: QUIRS is a non-hierarchical community of students at Berkeley Law committed to dismantling systems of domination and oppression. Mission: To provide a space for Muslim students at Berkeley Law to connect with each other, and to educate the broader Berkeley Law community about the Muslim faith. Women of Berkeley Law is committed to advocating for women on campus and in the legal community. Veterans Law Archives - Berkeley Law Mission: Our mission is to help young persons with disabilities understand and exercise their rights in working towards a society where people with disabilities are supported, valued, included in their communities, and are afforded the same opportunities as people without disabilities. Students will conduct research on the judicial implementation and enforcement of the states groundbreaking electronic privacy law, the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA) and assist with research, trainings, and related materials for local communities related to government surveillance practices and applicable privacy and surveillance laws. As members of the SLP, law students will be contributing to the work of The Reimagination Lab. CFD also acts as a coordinating organization among affinity groups at Berkeley Law, providing support and community for diverse law students of all backgrounds. Serving as an academic, political, and social resource for Native law students and their allies, NALSA is committed to forming lasting relationships with Native alumni, Native members of the legal community, and the Native community as a whole. Email: berkeleylawstudents4palestine@gmail.com. The Project partners with Brady Legal, a law group that has won landmark cases across the country, establishing precedent and holding gun industries accountable for injuries and deaths caused by gun violence. To provide a welcoming community for all Canadians at Berkeley Law. Mission: Relying on the power of voice alone, the group seeks to bring together students who want to sing and support each other through establishing a musical scene in the law school. Mission: The Womxn of Color Collective (WOCC) is dedicated to providing a supportive community space for Asian & Pacific Islander, Black, Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Native American, and other womxn-identifying people of color at Berkeley Law. A compassionate food system means compassion and justice for all. Mission: TABL is committed to addressing the needs of both 2L and 3L transfer students through career and academic advising, mentorship, social activities, networking, and other events and programs. In addition, ELQ strives to support the student body through writing awards, public interest summer fellowships, and a diversity scholarship. You dont have to be a veteran to join any of our groups and we welcome anyone who wants to contribute. Mission: The mission of Families at Berkeley Law is to provide information, advocacy, and support for parents, caregivers, and students at Berkeley Law. Mission: The Political and Election Empowerment Project (PEEP) supports nonprofit organizations in California and across the nation fighting for voting rights and democracy reform. The forum is open to all students. We are committed to increasing the educational opportunities and professional connections within this field. They are more likely to be enrolled in the lowest-performing schools, have the lowest participation rate in state testing, and experience suspensions at five times the rate of the rest of Californias students. Students have the opportunity to participate in either one of the clinics or to do both. On January 5, 2021, the President signed the Isakson and Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Publishing four issues a year, ELQ provides a forum for preeminent scholarship on groundbreaking environmental law topics, including renewable energy, environmental justice, and international environmental law. Mission: L.O.V.E.s purpose is to provide support for veterans to overcome legal obstacles. The Survivor Advocacy Project (SAP) builds generations of lawyers dedicated to preventing and combatting sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. Website: https://tinyletter.com/berkeleyowls. Mission: The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is a student-run publication of Berkeley Law. We will honor the lived experiences of our members. The Native American Legal Assistance Project (NALA) is a research- and direct services-based SLP that works to address legal issues faced by Native Americans. Mission: The Contra Costa Reentry Project (CORE) assists the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender with its Clean Slate practice, which works to help remove the barriers that a prior conviction can present to employment, housing, public benefits, and family reunification. Mission: East Bay Dreamers Project partners with the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) in providing immigration legal services to support and empower Bay Area undocumented community members. The work produced by students will directly support APTPs campaigns and organizing strategies to fight police terror in Oakland. Students will conduct research, participate in trainings, and engage in community outreach projects including the chance to draft legislation and advocate for its passage by local governments. We plan to pursue liberation at every turn. Mission: More than 437,000 youth are in the U.S. foster system. Stepping Up for Veterans - Berkeley Law Email: abolitionistlawerying@berkeley.edu. We seek to amplify the voices of Palestinian activists resisting annexation, settlements, and human rights abuses; to combat anti-Palestinian narratives and the silencing of pro-Palestine viewpoints in American politics and academia; to strengthen the intersectional bonds between the Palestinian struggle and other racial & social justice movements; and to highlight Palestinian arts and culture, particularly in forums that are accessible to students in Berkeley. To build the holistic capacity and invest in the wellness of community members directly-impacted by police violence (including families and loved ones) and frontline organizers to make legislative and policy interventions that advance our police-free future. We are also dedicated to making the profession accessible to underrepresented groups. The Workers Rights Clinic is committed to protecting employment rights for low-. Our students review complaints and evidence collected by the Board, interview complainants and help them understand the PAB process, communicate with the Board regarding any new evidence and witnesses, prepare complainants for their hearing, and present opening and closing statements on behalf of complainants at their hearing, if one is granted. Mission: CAPS is dedicated to fostering research, discussion, and advocacy in the field of consumer protection law. Only prepared lawyers can successfully render help to this ever-expanding industry. SELS thereby provides a resource for students to connect with alumni and other industry-leading professionals and seek employment opportunities in the sports and entertainment industries. Animal Outlooks Legal Advocacy Program has been working since 2004 to use the legal system as a powerful tool to fight the systemic injustices of factory farming. In years past, Alternative Service Trips at Berkeley Law has traveled to rural Kentucky, the Central Valley of California, Mississippi, South Texas, Tijuana, and Los Angeles. language proficiency, and immigration status. 2023 UC Regents, UC Berkeley School of Law, All Rights Reserved. Childrens Bureau. In addition, we seek to engage in advocacy and community outreach that centers the interests of the Black community in Berkeley and beyond. Since its inception in 2000, the journal has published cutting-edge scholarship by professors, judges, research fellows, clerks, and law students from across the country. In addition to maintaining a strong and visible community of LGBTQ students, the Queer Caucus works with LGBT attorneys at public interest organizations, private firms, and government agencies to create networks of support between Berkeley Law students and alumni. Students, Ph.D. Concurrent Degree Programs, Requesting a Financial Aid Award for a Student, Admitted Students Transfer & Visitor Status , Visiting Scholar and Visiting Student Researcher Admissions, Death Penalty Clinic Amicus Curiae Briefs, Whitewashing the Jury Box: How California Perpetuates the Discriminatory Exclusion of Black and Latinx Jurors, Promoting Human Rights in the United States, A Rights-Based Approach to Combating Poverty: Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Family Members of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas vs. United States, Independent Investigation of the Murder of Berta Cceres, Living with Impunity: Unsolved Murders in Oakland and the Human Rights Impact on Victims Family Members, Who Will Be Left to Defend Human Rights? P-CAP may also provide opportunities for students to assist with appeals of individuals who have been denied parole by engaging in legal research and writing a habeas corpus petition. Our mission is to provide support to community members who have been negatively impacted by police misconduct, so they do not have to navigate this unfamiliar process on their own. As an interactive and completely-online law journal, BJESL presents a unique platform for rich, diverse legal analysis that will serve scholars, practitioners, and students in these fields. (LSJP) is Berkeley Laws home for education, discussion, and activism promoting the rights of the Palestinian people. Additionally, as an alternative to litigation, the Justice Lab provides a way for impacted people to share their experiences through the Storytelling Program. Website: Community Legal Outreach advances the legal rights of East Bay tenants and educates law students through training, events, and weekly client services. JSABLs mission is to provide a community for Jewish-identifying students at Berkeley Law. In particular, BRAIV explores and expands the ways in which the legal field can better support those experiencing interpersonal violence and connect law students and other community members to resources and information regarding interpersonal violence. Mission: The Reentry Advocacy Project (RAP) works with Root & Rebound, an Oakland non-profit, to provide free legal information to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals on navigating the legal barriers imposed by a criminal history when reentering society. The historic organization has since become a cornerstone of legal services in Oakland, serving the Bay Area and now all of Northern California in the areas of Workers Rights, Tenants Rights, Immigration, and running an innovative Youth Law Academy. Students will also be asked to attend public PAB meetings to provide feedback to the city on the PAB processs strengths and weaknesses. We are a comprehensive resource for students interested in plaintiff-side careersproviding community support, professional guidance, and exposure to a variety of practice areas. Mission: The Coalition of Minorities in Technology Law (CMTL) is a student organization established within UC Berkeley School of Law with the purpose of providing community, mentorship, career resources, and advocacy on behalf of students who are interested in technology law and who come from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the technology, legal, and technology law fields. The Lab is a Black and organizer-led hub dedicated to leveraging a diversity of skills to synthesize and share research-driven models for community safety without policing. The goal of our organization is to spread the knowledge about the European culture through gourmet experiences within the Berkeley Law Community. Student organization membership is open to all Berkeley Law students. The organization trains Berkeley Law students by providing opportunities for client engagement, legal research, and development of practical legal skills. Advocates for Palestinian freedom in the U.S. face escalating efforts by. Students will be using all institutional and legal tools available to fight back against police terror in Oakland and beyond. Students also assist clients in preparing for a life outside of prison by helping them secure stable housing and providing information on mental health or medical services that will be available to them in their communities. Mission: Clean Energy Leaders in Law (CELL) seeks to accelerate an equitable transition to renewable energy. Website: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/bamv. The purpose of the Family Defense Project (FDP) is to provide holistic legal support and advocacy for low-income parents in dependency court proceedings. FosterEd trainings and meetings will likely take place in person during the lunch hour, but may be held over Zoom in the evenings if it makes sense to do so. Students in DRP will work directly with the ACLU of Northern Californias Technology and Civil Liberties team on projects involving legal research and writing and community advocacy. AFCARS Report #26 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). The ProBonotes aim to perform music across a range of genres and eras for the many fans across the law school who enjoy musical showcases. Students in DRP will work directly with the ACLU of Northern Californias Technology and Civil Liberties team on projects involving legal research and writing and community advocacy. Despite efforts to call out the harm perpetrated by police and prisons, the criminal court process remains a black box. If a complaint is sustained, meaning the PAB agrees that misconduct took place, they submit their findings to the Chief of Police. Eligibility is determined by your local California Gavin Newsom signed the law last year. CA), Employer Resources for Virtual Internship Programs, Non Discrimination and Non Harassment Policies, Enrichment Opportunities for Recent Grads, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/students/student-association-berkeley-law/, https://www.acslaw.org/chapter/california-berkeley/, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ir/aalj/, https://www.berkeleyjournalofinternationallaw.com, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ir/bjell/, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ir/bjesl/, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/professional-skills-program/advocacy-competitions-program/, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/current-slps-projects/clean-energy-leaders-in-law/, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/current-slps-projects/consumer-protection-public-policy-order/, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/current-slps-projects/foster-education-project/, https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/bamv, https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/current-slps-projects/police-review-project/, reproductivejusticeproject@law.berkeley.edu, Accessible Education and Disability Accommodations, 2021 Mental Health Awareness & Wellness Week, 2020 Mental Health Awareness & Wellness Week, 2019 Mental Health Awareness & Wellness Week, 2018 Mental Health Awareness & Wellness Week. They focus on creatively using existing laws and litigation to target large-scale animal cruelty on factory farms and to protect compassionate consumers from manipulation and unfair business practices by the animal agriculture industry. Through developing social activities, CLAB seeks to enrich the academic experience of its members, building relationships between CLAB members through facilitating conversation and dialogue. Mission: Pilipino American Law Society (PALS) is a student-led group that strives to address the needs of law students of Filipino decent through mentorship, career advising, and social activities. Mission: The Law and Political Economy Society (LPE Soc) at Berkeley offers a community through which Berkeley Law students can build creative thinking, dissent, and systemic critique into their study and practice. Every other Tuesday, our organization holds a session to provide low-income workers around the Bay Area community with employment advice on a range of issues, including employment discrimination, unemployment, workers compensation, wage and hour problems, and unreported overtime. Issues will contain approximately four articles by professors, practitioners, or students on current topics relating to sports and entertainment law. We are also committed to fostering community. Members may serve as a point of contact for social workers, teachers, attorneys, and other stakeholders in the childs life, such as group home staff. Effective Altruists of Berkeley Law tries to use evidence and careful reasoning to find paths towards positive impact which are large in scale, tractable, and neglected relative to other important causes, and spread the philosophical ideas underpinning this endeavor through the Berkeley Law community. The Journal should primarily strive to keep judges, policymakers, practitioners, and the academic community abreast of the dynamic field of intellectual property and technology law. Our work is underpinned by the belief that privacy is a fundamental right and a desire to unearth how race, class, and power are implicated in government and corporate surveillance. Mission: The Workers Rights Clinic is committed to protecting employment rights for low- Mission: Privacy Law at Berkeley (PrivLAB) is a student-run organization that brings together Berkeley Law students interested in data security and privacy law and introduces them to the substance of their future practice. Berkeley Law Too often, racism and bias also bleed into dependency court decisions, which leads to less institutional trust of parents of color and a misguided belief by the system that their children are better off in state custody. Mission: GLOBL is an International Student Organization that contacts alum and shares information regarding career tracks and options available for students without a Green Card/US citizenship. There are two different branches within PRP that work to achieve these goals. WebBerkeley College abides by the requirements established in Section 103 of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018. Email:sabl@law.berkeley.edu Email: salsa@law.berkeley.edu, salsa@berkeley.edu. True to our environmental roots, the ELQ staff embarks on two outdoor adventures each year: Yosemite in the fall, Tahoe in the spring. Mission: For five years, the Gun Violence Prevention Project (GVPP) has been Berkeley Laws only student group specifically focused on using legal tools to reduce and prevent gun violence. By studying law with conocimiento, we learn how to shape the law to enhance our diverse communities cultural, economic, political, social, and spiritual vitality. It created a 10-member council with the authority, among other things, to increase the state's $15.50 minimum wage to a Law students become the legal educational rights holders, ensuring the child receives an appropriate school placement, representation in disciplinary proceedings, any services for disabilities or special needs, and the support needed to succeed. Website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/current-slps-projects/native-american-legal-assistance-project/. address discrimination based upon race, national origin, gender, pregnancy, disability, Queer and trans justice is about ending colonialism, capitalism, white supremacy, cis-hetero-patriarchy, ableism, and all other forms of subjugation. Our mandate is to publish feminist legal scholarship that critically examines the intersection of gender with one or more axes of subordination, including, but not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability. We publish articles reviewing the best and worst lawns around campus and greater Berkeley and host an annual symposium in mid-April. The Intellectual Property Law Society is dedicated to fostering research, discussion, and advocacy in the field of intellectual property law. SABL organizes activities of general law school interest and helps new students adjust to life at Berkeley Law by sponsoring social, athletic, and law-related events. mindfulness and self-care among the burgeoning professionals at Berkeley Law. Website: https://www.ecologylawquarterly.org/, Email: elq@berkeley.edu; elq.symposium@berkeley.edu. The Board of Advocates has won competition awards at multiple levels, consistently outperforming other top-ten law schools. OWLS provides a venue for older or otherwise non-traditional law students to network, socialize and build community while navigating the law school process. In addition, SABL allocates funds to each of the student groups at Berkeley Law. The Digital Rights Project gives Berkeley Law students an opportunity to address some of these questions and to conduct substantive work at the intersection of law, technology, and social justice. In particular, Black and Brown parents are at disproportionate risk of being aggressively surveilled and unnecessarily separated from their children by the family regulation system (also known as the child welfare system). Privacy Law at Berkeley (PrivLAB) is a student-run organization that brings together Berkeley Law students interested in data security and privacy law and introduces them to the substance of their future practice. Pilipino American Law Society (PALS) is a student-led group that strives to address the needs of law students of Filipino decent through mentorship, career advising, and social activities. Website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ir/blrlj/. 1. create networks between women technology law attorneys, advocacy organizations, and women in the Berkeley Law student body in order to promote women in the field of technology law and to provide professional development opportunities for students;