By the Numbers

30

Research institutes and centers

15

Clinics offering hands-on learning

41

Student-initiated legal services projects

90%

Students engaged in pro bono work

26,600

Pro Bono hours logged by the Class of 2025

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"I came to law school to learn new ways to keep serving the people I once served alongside. Through the Army's Funded Legal Education Program, I've been given the opportunity to continue my service in a new way. I hope to bring everything I've learned throughout my career and education into my work as a future @usarmy Judge Advocate." "Berkeley Law was my top choice for its dedication to public interest work, as I've consistently learned how to use the law in service of others. In that vein, Berkeley Law is committed to uplifting the voices of our local veteran community. Affinity Groups like MVBL provide veterans with a place to connect and support one another, while pro bono projects like LOVE help Bay Area veterans access a range of legal support services." — 3L Zachary Aloma #BerkeleyLaw #VeteransDay #Veterans

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"I came to law school to learn new ways to keep serving the people I once served alongside. Through the Army's Funded Legal Education Program, I've been given the opportunity to continue my service in a new way. I hope to bring everything I've learned throughout my career and education into my work as a future @usarmy Judge Advocate." "Berkeley Law …

"I came to law school to learn new ways to keep serving the people I once served alongside. Through the Army's Funded Legal Education Program, I've been given the opportunity to continue my service in a new way. I hope to bring everything I've learned throughout my career and education into my work as a future @usarmy Judge Advocate."

"Berkeley Law was my top choice for its dedication to public interest work, as I've consistently learned how to use the law in service of others. In that vein, Berkeley Law is committed to uplifting the voices of our local veteran community. Affinity Groups like MVBL provide veterans with a place to connect and support one another, while pro bono projects like LOVE help Bay Area veterans access a range of legal support services."

— 3L Zachary Aloma

#BerkeleyLaw #VeteransDay #Veterans

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Law school can be intense. Where can students turn for support? How do student groups get funding for events? And how do accommodations work for classes and exams? In this Q&A, Kyle Valenti, Berkeley Law’s Senior Director of Student Academic Advising and Support Services, answers three practical questions about navigating law school. Before joining Berkeley Law in 2016, Kyle worked in labor and employment law, clerked for the New York Court of Appeals, and was a civil rights fellow at LatinoJustice PRLDEF. He also holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute. #BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool [Video Description: Kyle Valenti answers student questions written on small slips of paper as he moves between his office, Steinhart Courtyard, and a large colorful mural at Berkeley Law.]

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Law school can be intense. Where can students turn for support? How do student groups get funding for events? And how do accommodations work for classes and exams? In this Q&A, Kyle Valenti, Berkeley Law’s Senior Director of Student Academic Advising and Support Services, answers three practical questions about navigating law school. Before joining Berkeley Law in 2016, Kyle worked in labor …

Law school can be intense. Where can students turn for support? How do student groups get funding for events? And how do accommodations work for classes and exams?

In this Q&A, Kyle Valenti, Berkeley Law’s Senior Director of Student Academic Advising and Support Services, answers three practical questions about navigating law school.

Before joining Berkeley Law in 2016, Kyle worked in labor and employment law, clerked for the New York Court of Appeals, and was a civil rights fellow at LatinoJustice PRLDEF. He also holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute.

#BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool

[Video Description: Kyle Valenti answers student questions written on small slips of paper as he moves between his office, Steinhart Courtyard, and a large colorful mural at Berkeley Law.]

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Yoana Tchoukleva '14 is a Senior Program Manager at Impact Justice, where she leads innovations that expand access to justice and strengthen opportunities for people returning from incarceration. She is also a Lecturer at Berkeley Law and teaches the law school’s first course on restorative justice diversion. Yoana T. is the Bay Area Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus and a Commissioner on the Oakland Public Safety Planning & Oversight Commission, which oversees $47 million in public-safety funding and guides Oakland’s community violence-reduction strategy. Yoana's words of wisdom for budding public interest lawyers: "It is okay to have multiple passions — or more than one possible career path. In law school, I took every class I could in international law and human rights, while also immersing myself in criminal law and post-conviction advocacy. I began my 3L year still wondering whether I should work at an international tribunal halfway around the world or remain here and become a public defender. Ultimately, I created my own path. I brought a human rights lens to the United States and focused on ending juvenile life without parole in California. It took years of litigation, legislation, and organizing, but at the end we were successful. SB 394 made people who were sentenced to life without parole as minors eligible for youth offender parole hearings during their 25th year of incarceration. Now, twelve years later, I still cry tears of joy when I see former clients regain their freedom." #BerkeleyLaw #PublicInterest

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Yoana Tchoukleva '14 is a Senior Program Manager at Impact Justice, where she leads innovations that expand access to justice and strengthen opportunities for people returning from incarceration. She is also a Lecturer at Berkeley Law and teaches the law school’s first course on restorative justice diversion. Yoana T. is the Bay Area Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party …

Yoana Tchoukleva '14 is a Senior Program Manager at Impact Justice, where she leads innovations that expand access to justice and strengthen opportunities for people returning from incarceration. She is also a Lecturer at Berkeley Law and teaches the law school’s first course on restorative justice diversion. Yoana T. is the Bay Area Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus and a Commissioner on the Oakland Public Safety Planning & Oversight Commission, which oversees $47 million in public-safety funding and guides Oakland’s community violence-reduction strategy.

Yoana's words of wisdom for budding public interest lawyers:

"It is okay to have multiple passions — or more than one possible career path. In law school, I took every class I could in international law and human rights, while also immersing myself in criminal law and post-conviction advocacy. I began my 3L year still wondering whether I should work at an international tribunal halfway around the world or remain here and become a public defender. Ultimately, I created my own path. I brought a human rights lens to the United States and focused on ending juvenile life without parole in California. It took years of litigation, legislation, and organizing, but at the end we were successful. SB 394 made people who were sentenced to life without parole as minors eligible for youth offender parole hearings during their 25th year of incarceration. Now, twelve years later, I still cry tears of joy when I see former clients regain their freedom."

#BerkeleyLaw #PublicInterest

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