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September 15, 2026

Dynamic Duo: Professors Daniel Harawa and Aaron Hall Join Berkeley Law’s Stellar Faculty
The school’s strong run of faculty hiring under Dean Erwin Chemerinsky continues with Harawa, a criminal procedure expert who arrives in January, and legal historian Hall.

September 4, 2026

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1) **Advising Closed Today**
2) Drop Without $10 Fee
3) DeCal Site is UP!
4) Financial Wellness Wkshps
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1) **Advising Closed Today**
**Advising Closed Today**
Friday, 9/4/26
The Legal Studies Advising offices are closed today for advising.
We will resume on Tuesday.
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2) Drop Without $10 Fee
Drop Without $10 Fee

August 30, 2026

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1) Need Cal Athlete to talk to a Cal Diving recruit Fri 9/4
2) Vanguard Seeking Writers
3) UCDC Sp27
4) LA Review Intrnshps
5) Queer Cal Pals
6) Financial Wellness Help
7) Apply for AAVP Positions
8) Investigations Lab
9) Legalst DeCals
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1) Need Cal Athlete to talk to a Cal Diving recruit
Need Cal Athlete to talk to a Cal Diving recruit

August 21, 2026

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Monday 8/24 Office Hours: 9-12
Monday 8/24: Transfer Welcome for New Transfer Students
                        1:30 - 2:30  170 Social Sciences Bldg.
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1) Be a Campus Ambassador
2) GIGS
3) Art of Writing Intrnshp
4) Brico Positions
5) Cal-in-Sacramento Fllwshp
6) Schaeffer Fellowship
7) Pathways to Federal Pub Svc

August 11, 2026

Superlative Scholars: Four Berkeley Law Professors Awarded Faculty Chairs

Professors Khiara M. Bridges, Colleen V. Chien ’02, and Dhammika Dharmapala, and Assistant Professor Manisha Padi were recognized for their scholarly and teaching accomplishments. 

August 3, 2026

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1) 2240 Closed 8/3 - 8/7
2) Queer Cal Pals
3) Berkeley Labor Center
4) Berkeley Connect
5) DSP for New Students
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1) 2240 Closed 8/3 - 8/7
2240 Closed 8/3 - 8/7
2240 Piedmont, the Legal Studies building, will be closed all week due to loud work being done outside the building.

June 30, 2026

Awards, Fellowships, and Honors

Here are some of the awards, fellowships, and honors received by JSP and Legal Studies students, faculty, and alumni over the last year:

  • Quincy Becker received a Doctoral Fellowship from the Berkeley Law Center for Private Law Theory.

June 12, 2026

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1) Welcome Janet!
2) Honors Prog. Ddln
3) Legalst 198.4
4) SEED Scholars
5) UC MA in Crim, Law & Society
6) Queer Cal Pals Mentorship
7) Fung Fellowship
8) BRICO jobs
9) Undocu Opportunities Info Sess
10) Hist 100H Fa26
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1) Welcome Janet!
Welcome Janet!
We now have our second advisor in Legal Studies! Yaaaaaay!

May 18, 2026

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!!!
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1) Lauri Out Mon 5/18
2) Work Study Jobs
3) Su26 Intrnshp
4) Recent Grad Job
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1)  Lauri Out Mon 5/18
Lauri Out Mon 5/18
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2) Work Study Jobs
Work Study Jobs

May 11, 2026

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1) Lauri Needs Volunteers
2) $20 Visa Card
3) Su26 Job
4) Solicitor General Jobs
5) LSAT Test Prep
6) Su26 Changemaker Classes
7) Su26 Writing Courses
8) Just Scheduled Fa26 Legalst Classes
9) Latinx in Sustainability
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1) Lauri Needs Volunteers
Lauri Needs Volunteers

April 30, 2026

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1) Lauri Needs Volunteers
2) Law Jobs
3) Late Change Deadline
4) Honors Research Conf
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1) Lauri Needs Volunteers
Lauri Needs Volunteers
Lauri Needs Volunteers for Commencement!
If you know for sure that you can come on Sunday May 17th at 5pm to Zellerbach Auditorium, please reply to this e-mail to let me know. Thank you so much!
Thank you!
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April 29, 2026

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1) Pre-Law Panel
2) FLY Volunteer Opp.
3) Honors Rsrch Conf.
4) Late Change Deadline
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1) Pre-Law Panel
Pre-Law Panel
Berkeley Law

Four members of the Berkeley Law faculty were named to the annual “Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2025(opens in a new tab)” list, an analysis by George Mason Law Librarians Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp. The rankings use citations for articles published between 2019 and 2021. 

April 20, 2026

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1) Lauri's Hours 4/20
2) Honors Info Session
3) Tech x Policy Faculty Talks
4) Developing Child Su Minor
5) UCB Labor Ctr 
6) Tickets
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1) Lauri's Hours 4/20
Lauri's Hours 4/20
Lauri's drop-in office hours Monday, 4/20 are as follows:
1:30-4
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2) Honors Info Sess
Honors Info Sess

April 6, 2026

Please save the date for our third and final JSP Forum session of the semester, on Thursday, April 23rd at 1:00 pm in the Selznick seminar room. Zabdi Salazar will be presenting "The Executive Pinch: When Executive Power Outruns Judicial Review in Administrative Adjudication," with Professor Cal Morrill and Sarah DiMagno commenting. 
Lunch will be served at 12:30 in the Kadish library (before the talk). 

April 3, 2026

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Reminder: The deadline to change to P/NP is today, Friday 4/3.
1) LSAT Wkshp
2) $$$$
3) Service Project $$
4) Director Position
5) College Corps
6) Get Out the Vote 
7) Career Fairs
8) BNC Intrnshp
9) Youth Ed Opps
10) Impact Fund Jobs
11) Writing Intrnshp
12) The Shakespeare Society
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1) LSAT Wkshp
LSAT Wkshp

March 30, 2026

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1) Sign Up to Walk
2) Proj. Analyst Position
3) SLC Neurodivergent Event
4) UC Ctr Sacramento
5) Mayor Ishii Intrnshp
6) FBI Info Sess
7) Su26 Legalst Courses
8) US District Crt Intrnshp
9) P/NP Deadline Fri 4/3
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1) Sign Up to Walk
Sign Up to Walk
If you want to walk in the Legal Studies Commencement Ceremony, sign up now.

March 20, 2026

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1) Sign up to Walk
2) Low-Cost LSAT Prep
3) Moot Court
4) P/NP Deadline
5) Drop-in Office Hrs Nxt Week
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1) Sign up to Walk in Legalst Ceremony
Sign up to Walk in Legalst Ceremony
Sign up to walk in the Legal Studies Commencement Ceremony HERE.
Deadline to sign up is March 31st.

Hello everyone,

Please save the date for our second JSP Forum session of the semester, on Thursday, April 2nd at 1:00 pm in the Selznick seminar room Anna Zaret will be presenting"The Emergence of the Causation Defense in Excessive Force Litigation," with Professor Ryan Sakodaand Molly Case commenting. Lunch will be served at 12:30 in the Kadish library (before the talk). 

March 16, 2026

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1) Office Hours Thurs 3/19
2) Teach in Prison
3) Litigation Fllwshp
4) Brico Positions
5) Career Engagement Events
6) Sign up to Walk in Legalst Ceremony
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1) Office Hours Thurs 3/19
Office Hours Thurs 3/19
9-12
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2) Teach in Prison
Teach in Prison
Teach in Prison Tutor Application NOW OPEN