The Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law is holding its first general membership meeting of the semester. All BJELL members should attend this important meeting. We will discuss our plans for the semester, BJELL’s publication process, and exciting opportunities for BJELL members. Interested in joining BJELL? Then don’t miss this meeting! Lunch will be served.
BJELL General Membership Meeting
12:45 PM Wednesday, September 10th
Boalt Room 170
Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 12:45
Room 100
The Boalt Hall Committee for Human Rights presents Emily Arnold-Fernandez, founder and executive director of Asylum Access. Asylum Access makes refugee rights a reality by providing on-the-ground legal counsel and representation for refugees in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and by advocating for refugee rights worldwide.
Lunch will be served!
For more information, contact sarahmrich@berkeley.edu.
The Berkeley La Raza Law Journal will be meeting Wednesday, September 3d at 1245 in Room 123. We will be discussing our plans for the semester and assigning new members to article teams. We will also be walking to the journal office (2 blocks away) so that members can know where the space is.
All are welcome! Lunch provided.
For more than ten years, EBCLC’s Community Legal Outreach (CLO) Program has engaged first-year students to assist under served communities throughout the East Bay. Under the supervision of EBCLC staff attorneys, upper class student coordinators recruit and train students to conduct outreach visits to shelters, transitional housing sites and health clinics.
Each year, CLO students provide basic information and make referrals to more than 1,000 low-income people in need of social and legal services. These linkages often make the difference between people being housed or homeless, and having access to other basic necessities such as income and health care.
Location: TBA
Correction:
Wednesday, September 3
12:45 pm
Room 170
Interested in joining BHWA?
Join us at our first general meeting to meet current members, learn about what events BHWA will be putting on this semester (such as faculty teas and 1L advice series), sign-up for a mentor, and get free lunch!
“The Great Urban Transformation: Politics of Land Development in Post Mao China” You-tien Hsing,
UC Berkeley
Boalt Hall, Room 105;
12:40 - 1:40 pm
Monday, September 8
This is a great opportunity to preview Professor Hsing’s upcoming Oxford University book of the same title. Radical changes have taken place in the socialist regime of land rights as Chinese cities have expanded dramatically since the 1980s. Professor Hsing will talk about the players - socialist land masters, municipal governments and mobilized citizens. She will also talk about the connection between urban expansion and local state building.Luncheon served; RSVP to BCLBE@law.berkeley.edu
Come learn about what is going on around campus and how you can get involved in energy, climate and cleantech with the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC)!. Cheezeboard will be served. Check out berc.berkeley.edu to learn more, or email berc.boalt@gmail.com if you have questions.
Thursday, August 28 from 5:30-7pm (Donor Lobby), attorneys from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom will come to Boalt to meet YOU! Do not miss this opportunity to make some connections and distinguish yourself from other students as you prepare for your OCIs. Cocktails and savory hors d’oeuvers will be served.
Tuesday, 9/2/08
12:45 PM
Room 145
Come meet student and faculty members of the Federalist Society, and hear what the Society has planned for the upcoming year and why you should be a part of it! 1Ls - you are especially encouraged to come and ask any questions about the Society or Boalt life in general. Lunch will be provided.
If you have questions or would like further information, please email xyan@berkeley.edu or kgong@berkeley.edu.
Friday, September 5, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.
Steven Raphael, Goldman School of Public Policy
Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?
Boalt Hall, Dean’s Seminar Room
Concerned about the environment?
Interested in greening Boalt, running an environmental blog, organizing a speaker series and symposium, or making your ideas for environmental projects come to fruition?
Interested in playing pool, making hummus, drinking beer and having fun?
Come join us for ELS’s first general meeting of the year.
We will eat burritos and discuss our plans for the upcoming year.
WHEN: Thursday, August 28, 12:45-2pm
WHERE: Boalt Room 145
If you have any questions, email Jamey at jmvolker@berkeley.edu.
Hope to see you there!
Come join us this Wednesday for drinks and pool at Thalassa!
WHEN: Wednesday, August 27, 9pm
WHERE: Thalassa, 2367 Shattuck Ave
WHO: ELSers, Prospective ELS members and whomever else wants to join us
If you have questions please contact Jamey at jmvolker@berkeley.edu.
Cooley Godward Kronish and Berkeley Law’s Queer Caucus welcome Berkeley Law’s LGBT Students to a Wine & Cheese Reception
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Boalt Hall - Room 111
Join Cooley attorneys and your fellow classmates for an informal gathering to learn more about Cooley and about opportunities for out LGBT attorneys in Bay Area law firms. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served; casual dress please.
When: Friday, August 29th, from 5:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Clara Foltz Lounge, 100 McAllister Bldg., San Francisco
The Queer Caucus is sponsoring a joint movie night with the UC Hastings Outlaws. We’ll be heading over to Hastings to watch the fun, campy movie D.E.B.S. and eat tasty food. If there is interest we may go out in the Castro afterwards.
If you have any questions or want to carpool, email jrichards@berkeley.edu.
The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) is hosting a training session for students interested in volunteering with the Asian Law Caucus’ Saturday morning immigration clinics. The training will take place Wednesday, August 27 at 6:30PM in Boalt 111.
Student volunteers help low-income residents complete citizenship applications, family visa petitions, and other immigration applications. The clinics are in San Francisco (1st Saturday of the month), San Jose (2nd Saturday), and Oakland (4th Saturday). Ability to speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, or Vietnamese is helpful, but not required.
Dinner will be served at the training. Please RSVP to Jen Murakami (murakami@berkeley.edu).