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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On the first day of classes, first-year, transfer and LL.M. students attended the Public Interest & Social Justice Orientation to learn about the many ways to get involved at Berkeley Law. The event was hosted by the Public Interest Working Group (PIWG) made up of staff members from the Henderson Center for Social Justice, the Pro Bono Program, the Clinical Program, the East Bay Community Law Center, the Career Development Office, the Field Placement Program, the LL.M. Career and Academic Advising Team, and the Financial Aid Office. Learn more about some of these programs below: @hendersoncenterberkeley: Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at Berkeley Law @berkeleylawclinics: The Clinical Program at Berkeley Law includes 15 clinics that offer students an opportunity to advance racial, economic, and social justice while receiving academic credit. Through clinic seminars, students gain a solid foundation in law and practice and gain experience with hands-on client work that helps them build critical lawyering skills. @eastbayclc: East Bay Community Law Center, founded by Berkeley Law graduates, houses eight of the 15 clinics where students participate in offering free legal services to low-income community members. @berkeleylawprobono: The Pro Bono Program at Berkeley Law offers students the opportunity to promote the public interest and help close the justice gap. Students develop lawyering skills and leadership skills while bringing life-changing legal services to underserved communities. #BerkeleyLaw #PublicMission #LawSchool

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On the first day of classes, first-year, transfer and LL.M. students attended the Public Interest & Social Justice Orientation to learn about the many ways to get involved at Berkeley Law. The event was hosted by the Public Interest Working Group (PIWG) made up of staff members from the Henderson Center for Social Justice, the Pro Bono Program, the Clinical Program, …

On the first day of classes, first-year, transfer and LL.M. students attended the Public Interest & Social Justice Orientation to learn about the many ways to get involved at Berkeley Law.

The event was hosted by the Public Interest Working Group (PIWG) made up of staff members from the Henderson Center for Social Justice, the Pro Bono Program, the Clinical Program, the East Bay Community Law Center, the Career Development Office, the Field Placement Program, the LL.M. Career and Academic Advising Team, and the Financial Aid Office. Learn more about some of these programs below:

@hendersoncenterberkeley: Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at Berkeley Law

@berkeleylawclinics: The Clinical Program at Berkeley Law includes 15 clinics that offer students an opportunity to advance racial, economic, and social justice while receiving academic credit. Through clinic seminars, students gain a solid foundation in law and practice and gain experience with hands-on client work that helps them build critical lawyering skills.

@eastbayclc: East Bay Community Law Center, founded by Berkeley Law graduates, houses eight of the 15 clinics where students participate in offering free legal services to low-income community members.

@berkeleylawprobono: The Pro Bono Program at Berkeley Law offers students the opportunity to promote the public interest and help close the justice gap. Students develop lawyering skills and leadership skills while bringing life-changing legal services to underserved communities.

#BerkeleyLaw #PublicMission #LawSchool

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Berkeley Law Professor Abbye Atkinson, whose scholarship examines consumer law through the lens of economic inequality, is enjoying the chance to work more closely with her colleagues as the associate dean for faculty development and research. “This seemed like an opportunity to view the law school, and my colleagues, through a new lens,” says Atkinson, who joined the Berkeley Law faculty in 2017 and earned tenure in 2023. Tap the link in bio for the full article. #BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool

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Berkeley Law Professor Abbye Atkinson, whose scholarship examines consumer law through the lens of economic inequality, is enjoying the chance to work more closely with her colleagues as the associate dean for faculty development and research. “This seemed like an opportunity to view the law school, and my colleagues, through a new lens,” says Atkinson, who joined the Berkeley Law faculty …

Berkeley Law Professor Abbye Atkinson, whose scholarship examines consumer law through the lens of economic inequality, is enjoying the chance to work more closely with her colleagues as the associate dean for faculty development and research.

“This seemed like an opportunity to view the law school, and my colleagues, through a new lens,” says Atkinson, who joined the Berkeley Law faculty in 2017 and earned tenure in 2023. Tap the link in bio for the full article.

#BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool

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Kinda chic to attend Berkeley Law 🐻 #BerkeleyLaw #LawSchool

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Kinda chic to attend Berkeley Law 🐻

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