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41
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Pro Bono hours logged by the Class of 2025
Today at our orientation ice cream social, we asked students a very important question: What flavor of ice cream should be illegal? The answers were… revealing. #BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool #HotTakes Video Description: Incoming law students gather outside in the sunny Heyman Courtyard at UC Berkeley School of Law during an orientation ice cream social. Speaking directly to the camera, individual students share their hot takes on ice cream.
Over 40 when she began her academic journey, rising 3L Kimmy Pantoja went from community college to UC Berkeley to Berkeley Law. As a law student, she won the Prosser Prize last year in her Comparative Equality Class and again this year in her Climate Change & the Law class. In the full article, Pantoja describes the challenge of impostor syndrome, overcoming obstacles, and how her summer internship with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control has deepened her commitment to protect our oceans and reduce toxic waste. Link in bio. #BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool
“A perfect pink for the occasion!” Students from around the world brought more than great first-day fits to LL.M. Orientation. They brought stories, traditions, and pieces of home with them. Welcome to Berkeley Law. #GoBears! 🐻 #BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool #LLM Video Description: LL.M. students showcase their first-day outfits in Steinhart Courtyard at Berkeley Law. On-screen graphic reads "Fit Check: LL.M. Orientation"
“A perfect pink for the occasion!”
Students from around the world brought more than great first-day fits to LL.M. Orientation. They brought stories, traditions, and pieces of home with them. Welcome to Berkeley Law. #GoBears! 🐻
#BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool #LLM
Video Description: LL.M. students showcase their first-day outfits in Steinhart Courtyard at Berkeley Law. On-screen graphic reads "Fit Check: LL.M. Orientation"
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