Impact & Innovation Hubs
Leaders & Changemakers
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
Can police legally lie to you during questioning? #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw Video Description: UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky sits at a wooden conference table in front of a wood-paneled wall, speaking directly to the camera. Text overlay on the video reads: 'Can police legally lie to you during questioning?'
Can police legally lie to you during questioning?
#ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
Video Description: UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky sits at a wooden conference table in front of a wood-paneled wall, speaking directly to the camera. Text overlay on the video reads: 'Can police legally lie to you during questioning?'
Relive the joy of the 2026 Berkeley Law Commencement Ceremony with speeches from Sherrilyn Ifill, Professor Emily Rong Zhang, Erin Clarke Woodell ‘26, and Andres Armida Moreno-Lacalle LL.M. ‘26. Watch the full speeches in a playlist available on YouTube (link in bio.) #BerkeleyLaw #BerkeleyLaw2026 #GoBears Video Description: A video montage shows four different commencement speakers in graduation regalia delivering remarks from a wooden podium at the Greek Theatre.
Geetika Jerath ’19 went to law school planning to advise entrepreneurs — and ended up becoming one. “I thought my impact would come from advising founders who were building the next big thing,” she says. “As it turned out, Berkeley Law gave me the education, the experience, and the courage that I’d eventually use to build a company with my co-founder.” That company, @rubilegaltraining, is helping to reshape how a new generation of lawyers is trained. Tap the link in bio to read the full article. #BerkeleyLaw
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