By the Numbers

30

Research institutes and centers

15

Clinics offering hands-on learning

40

Student-initiated legal services projects

90%

Students engaged in pro bono work

35,900

Pro Bono hours logged by the Class of 2024

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Meet the second annual cohort of 1Ls in the school’s Leadership Academy. Berkeley Law chooses up to 10 incoming J.D. students for the Leadership Academy each year, in consultation with the school’s admissions team. Those selected receive scholarship support, leadership programming, coaching, and mentorship to help them learn how best to guide teams, innovative solutions, and organizational growth in both the private and public sector. From climate advocacy and technology best practices to health care outreach and food justice work, this year’s Leadership Academy newcomers bring an impressive array of accomplishments and law school motivations. Swipe to learn more about the students, and tap the link in bio to learn more about the Leadership Academy. #BerkeleyLaw #Leadership #LawSchool

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Meet the second annual cohort of 1Ls in the school’s Leadership Academy. Berkeley Law chooses up to 10 incoming J.D. students for the Leadership Academy each year, in consultation with the school’s admissions team. Those selected receive scholarship support, leadership programming, coaching, and mentorship to help them learn how best to guide teams, innovative solutions, and organizational growth in both …

Meet the second annual cohort of 1Ls in the school’s Leadership Academy. Berkeley Law chooses up to 10 incoming J.D. students for the Leadership Academy each year, in consultation with the school’s admissions team. Those selected receive scholarship support, leadership programming, coaching, and mentorship to help them learn how best to guide teams, innovative solutions, and organizational growth in both the private and public sector.

From climate advocacy and technology best practices to health care outreach and food justice work, this year’s Leadership Academy newcomers bring an impressive array of accomplishments and law school motivations.

Swipe to learn more about the students, and tap the link in bio to learn more about the Leadership Academy.

#BerkeleyLaw #Leadership #LawSchool

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Now on View: Black at Berkeley Law: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future A new installation on the first floor of the law school celebrates the enduring legacy, leadership, and community of Black students, scholars, and advocates at Berkeley Law. It features three trailblazing individuals: Walter A. Gordon ’22, Berkeley Law’s first Black graduate; Annie Virginia Stephens Coker ’29, the first Black woman to graduate from Berkeley Law and practice law in California; and Christopher Edley Jr., Berkeley Law’s first Black dean. The display also highlights two student-led organizations advancing scholarship, advocacy, and community: Law Students of African Descent (LSAD) and the Berkeley Journal of Black Law & Policy (BJBLP). A collaboration with Black Lives at Cal, Law Students of African Descent, and the Berkeley Journal of Black Law & Policy. #BerkeleyLaw Artwork by @ojima.abalaka

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Now on View: Black at Berkeley Law: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future A new installation on the first floor of the law school celebrates the enduring legacy, leadership, and community of Black students, scholars, and advocates at Berkeley Law. It features three trailblazing individuals: Walter A. Gordon ’22, Berkeley Law’s first Black graduate; Annie Virginia Stephens Coker ’29, the first …

Now on View: Black at Berkeley Law: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future

A new installation on the first floor of the law school celebrates the enduring legacy, leadership, and community of Black students, scholars, and advocates at Berkeley Law. It features three trailblazing individuals: Walter A. Gordon ’22, Berkeley Law’s first Black graduate; Annie Virginia Stephens Coker ’29, the first Black woman to graduate from Berkeley Law and practice law in California; and Christopher Edley Jr., Berkeley Law’s first Black dean. The display also highlights two student-led organizations advancing scholarship, advocacy, and community: Law Students of African Descent (LSAD) and the Berkeley Journal of Black Law & Policy (BJBLP).

A collaboration with Black Lives at Cal, Law Students of African Descent, and the Berkeley Journal of Black Law & Policy.

#BerkeleyLaw Artwork by @ojima.abalaka

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Prof. Claudia Polsky ’96, counsel in Thakur v. Trump, outside the N.D. Cal. federal courthouse yesterday with fellow members of the litigation team. The case is a pending federal class action challenging the Trump administration’s mass termination and suspension of research grants to University of California researchers, including projects tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion; climate change and clean energy innovation; and public health. Photo 1, L–R: Tony Schoenberg (Farella, UC Berkeley BA ’92), Prof. Claudia Polsky ’96, Annie Wanless (LCHB), Kevin Budner ’12 (LCHB), and Kyle McLorg ’19 (Farella). Credit: Berkeley Law COMMS Intern @zoeybahng Photo 2 credit: @bhoseasmall

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Prof. Claudia Polsky ’96, counsel in Thakur v. Trump, outside the N.D. Cal. federal courthouse yesterday with fellow members of the litigation team. The case is a pending federal class action challenging the Trump administration’s mass termination and suspension of research grants to University of California researchers, including projects tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion; climate change and clean energy …

Prof. Claudia Polsky ’96, counsel in Thakur v. Trump, outside the N.D. Cal. federal courthouse yesterday with fellow members of the litigation team. The case is a pending federal class action challenging the Trump administration’s mass termination and suspension of research grants to University of California researchers, including projects tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion; climate change and clean energy innovation; and public health.

Photo 1, L–R: Tony Schoenberg (Farella, UC Berkeley BA ’92), Prof. Claudia Polsky ’96, Annie Wanless (LCHB), Kevin Budner ’12 (LCHB), and Kyle McLorg ’19 (Farella). Credit: Berkeley Law COMMS Intern @zoeybahng

Photo 2 credit: @bhoseasmall

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