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November 25, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 11/25/25
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Lauri Out 11/25 1:30-4
1) Legalst Bldg Closed
2) Fung Fellowship
3) The Harper Review
4) Grad School $$$
5) Boren Award
6) Udall Scholarship
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1) Legalst Bldg Closed
Legalst Bldg Closed
The Legal Studies building will be closed Wed 11/26.
Happy Holiday everyone!
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2) Fung Fellowship
Fung Fellowship

November 21, 2025

JSP Forum - Tuesday, December 2nd at 12:45pm - Anthony Carassco

November 13, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 11/13/25

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November 12, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 11/12/25
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1) LSAT Wkshp
2) ABF Fllwshp
3) Intl. Pre-law Event  TONIGHT!!
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1) LSAT Wkshp
LSAT Wkshp

November 10, 2025

JSP Spotlight - Prof. Chris Kutz / Matthew Hamilton

A Collective Improvisation: Professor Christopher Kutz Explores Publics in Action in New Book
Drawing on his training as a philosopher, his experiences living in the United States and France, and on his nearly three decades as a faculty member at a public university, Kutz uses the analogy of musical improvisation to describe the way collective actions take shape.

November 4, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 11/4/25
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1) VOTE!!!
2) PIPS
3) Appointment Times
4) No Double-Counting
5) Legalst APR Doesn't Work
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1) VOTE!!!
VOTE!!!
Don't forget to vote today!!!

October 31, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 10/31/25
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1) Writing Support!
2) IRAP
3) APR Doesn't Work for Legalst
4) Legalst 190.5
5) UC Ctr Sacramento
6) Basic Needs 
7) Talk by the Dean
8) Know Your Rights
9) Resource for Opportunities
10)  P/NP deadline TODAY
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1) Writing Support!
Writing Support!
Free Mid-Semester Academic Writing Support!
JSP Forum (Tuesday, Nov. 18 @ 2:30pm: Mike Banerjee)

Greetings JSPeople,

Our second JSP Forum session of the semester will be on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 2:30pm in the Goldberg room just inside the door to Simon Hall (from Bancroft Way) Michael Banerjee will present a paper titled “Land-Grant Universities,” with Professor Jose Argueta Funes and Daimeon Shanks-Dumont commenting. 

October 9, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 10/9/25
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1) Lauri Out 10/9
2) 10/13 2240 Closed
3) Letter Graded Req's
4) Law Firm Job
5) P/NP Deadline
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1)  Lauri Out 10/9
Lauri Out 10/9
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2) 10/13 2240 Closed
10/13 2240 Closed
2240 Piedmont (the Legal Studies building) will be closed Monday, October 13.
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3) Letter Graded Req's
Letter Graded Req's

October 3, 2025

JSP Forum (Friday, Oct. 17 @ 2:30pm: Rachel Wallace)

Hi everyone,

Our first JSP Forum session will be on Friday, Oct. 17 at 2:30pmRachel Wallacewill present a paper titled “State of the Laws: Workers’ Rights in Prisons,” with Jon Simonand TJ Mertikas commenting. The paper can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/2vzd9md3

September 29, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 9/29/25
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1) Am. Bar Su Rsrch Fllws
2) BUJ
3) Grad Diversity Admin Fair
4) Undergrad Law Review
5) Pre-Law Info Sess
6)  Boren Award
7) JAAC Rsrch $$
8) Splash
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1) Am. Bar Su Rsrch Fllws
Am. Bar Su Rsrch Fllws
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows! 

September 23, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 9/23/25
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1)  CLEO Pre-Law Prog
2)  Syracuse Pre-Law Prog Su26
3)  Glbl Intrnshp London
4)  GenEq Intrnshp
5)  Superior Court Event
6)  Wash U Journal
7)  Veteran/Athlete $$$
8)  Xlab $$
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1)  CLEO Pre-Law Prog
CLEO Pre-Law Prog

The Ultimate Preparation to Help You Become a More Competitive Law School Applicant!

September 15, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 9/15/25
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1)  Cal in the Capital
2)  Copwatch DeCal
3)  First-Gen College Day
4)  Master's/PhD Info Sess
5)  Pre-Law for 1st/2nd Yrs
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1)  Cal in the Capital
Cal in the Capital

Intern in Washington D.C. next summer! Apply to Cal in the Capital today!

September 10, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 9/10/25
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1) Add w/out Fee 9/12
2) Intrnshp @ ISP TODAY!!!
3) LSAT Wkshp 
4) Careers in Paralegal
5) SLC!
6) FBI Event Closed
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1) Add w/out Fee 9/12
Add w/out Fee 9/12
The deadline to Add without a $5 fee is this Friday, 9/12.
(The final, final deadline to add or drop a class is Wed, 9/17.)

September 5, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 9/5/25
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1) Drop W/out Fee Ddln 9/5
2) Ambassador Jobs
3) FBI Info Sess + Career Expo
4) GPP Minor Info Sess
5) Cornerstone Rsrch Jobs
6) Matsui Center Events
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1) Drop W/out Fee Ddln 9/5
Drop W/out Fee Ddln 9/5
This Friday TODAY 9/5 is the deadline to drop a class without a $10 fee.
(The final, final deadline to drop a class is Wed, 9/17.)

September 2, 2025

Berkeley Law News
JSP - ‘Such a Strong Law School’: Seven New Hires Bring Expertise and Enthusiasm Across a Wide Range of Fields

JSP spotlight - Jason Ferguson

Legal Studies Latest News as of 9/2/25
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1) Undergraduate Women in Law
2) Legalst DeCals!
3) New Double Major Form
4) UCDC Sp26
5) Send me pre-law club info
6) French!
7) Capital Fellows
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1) Undergraduate Women in Law
Undergraduate Women in Law
A new student organization at Berkeley: Undergraduate Women in Law (UWILB).

August 24, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 8/25/25
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1) Lauri's Drop-in Hrs 8/25/25
2) Transfer GBO 8/25/25
3) Hum Rts Ctr Lab Ddln
4) New Class!
5) Climate Change in Media
6) Proj Analyst Prog

7) Sections begin 2nd Week

August 14, 2025

Legal Studies Latest News as of 8/14/25
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Drop-In Hours today 8/14:  9-11:30 & 2:30-4
1) Harper's Review
2) Cal-in-Sac Fllwshp
3) Schaeffer Fllwshp
4) Fed Pub Svc Fllwshp Prog
5) Democracy Camp
6) Gardner Pub Svc Fllwshp
7) Percy Undergrad Grant
8) Washington Fllwshp
9) Congressional Intrnshp
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1) Harper's Review
Harper's Review

August 7, 2025

Legalst Studies News as of 8/7/25
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Lauri Away 8/7
1) Oliver & Schreiber Position Filled
The following courses are just some that have seats available.
Look at classes.berkeley.edu for enrollment details.
2) Comparative Con Law: The Case of Israel
3) Intro to Law & Sexuality
4) Law & Econ II
5) Monetary Law & Regulation