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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"At first, I thought it might be a glitch." When doctoral candidate Mahwish Moazzam uploaded a selfie to an AI headshot generator, she expected what the ads promised: a polished professional portrait. Instead, the software removed her hijab. She tried another app. The same thing happened. Then another. Over the course of a year, Moazzam tested more than 25 widely used AI headshot generators. Every one removed her hijab from the generated images. "For Muslim women, the hijab is not simply a piece of clothing. It is a visible expression of religious identity and autonomy." A lawyer and legal scholar from Pakistan, Moazzam came to Berkeley Law to study how legal systems translate human rights commitments into meaningful protection in practice. As a first-generation university student, the path from LL.M. student to doctoral researcher at Berkeley is deeply meaningful to her. Now her research asks a question the legal system isn't yet prepared to answer: what happens when algorithms quietly reshape visible expressions of identity? "Every day we see new examples of AI harm. The real question is whether our legal systems are ready to recognize those harms and respond to them." Read the full story: "AI Headshot Apps Removed Her Hijab. A Berkeley Law Researcher Wants to Know Why." Link in bio. #BerkeleyLaw 📸: @bhoseasmall

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"At first, I thought it might be a glitch." When doctoral candidate Mahwish Moazzam uploaded a selfie to an AI headshot generator, she expected what the ads promised: a polished professional portrait. Instead, the software removed her hijab. She tried another app. The same thing happened. Then another. Over the course of a year, Moazzam tested more than 25 widely used AI headshot generators. …

"At first, I thought it might be a glitch."

When doctoral candidate Mahwish Moazzam uploaded a selfie to an AI headshot generator, she expected what the ads promised: a polished professional portrait.

Instead, the software removed her hijab.

She tried another app. The same thing happened. Then another.

Over the course of a year, Moazzam tested more than 25 widely used AI headshot generators. Every one removed her hijab from the generated images.

"For Muslim women, the hijab is not simply a piece of clothing. It is a visible expression of religious identity and autonomy."

A lawyer and legal scholar from Pakistan, Moazzam came to Berkeley Law to study how legal systems translate human rights commitments into meaningful protection in practice. As a first-generation university student, the path from LL.M. student to doctoral researcher at Berkeley is deeply meaningful to her.

Now her research asks a question the legal system isn't yet prepared to answer: what happens when algorithms quietly reshape visible expressions of identity?

"Every day we see new examples of AI harm. The real question is whether our legal systems are ready to recognize those harms and respond to them."

Read the full story: "AI Headshot Apps Removed Her Hijab. A Berkeley Law Researcher Wants to Know Why." Link in bio.

#BerkeleyLaw

📸: @bhoseasmall

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Two powerhouse voices. One conversation you don’t want to miss. Savala Nolan ’11’s new book, Good Woman: A Reckoning (HarperCollins), is out now and drawing rave reviews. In this special episode of Berkeley Law Voices Carry, host Gwyneth Shaw hands the mic to Professor Khiara M. Bridges, who sits down with Nolan—executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice—for a conversation that brings the book to life: sharp, honest, and well worth your time. Tap the link in bio to listen. #BerkeleyLaw

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Two powerhouse voices. One conversation you don’t want to miss. Savala Nolan ’11’s new book, Good Woman: A Reckoning (HarperCollins), is out now and drawing rave reviews. In this special episode of Berkeley Law Voices Carry, host Gwyneth Shaw hands the mic to Professor Khiara M. Bridges, who sits down with Nolan—executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice—for …

Two powerhouse voices. One conversation you don’t want to miss.

Savala Nolan ’11’s new book, Good Woman: A Reckoning (HarperCollins), is out now and drawing rave reviews.

In this special episode of Berkeley Law Voices Carry, host Gwyneth Shaw hands the mic to Professor Khiara M. Bridges, who sits down with Nolan—executive director of the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice—for a conversation that brings the book to life: sharp, honest, and well worth your time.

Tap the link in bio to listen.

#BerkeleyLaw

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“When I step into the courtroom in a few years’ time, I will feel ready to serve my community because of the exceptional trial advocacy education and mentorship I received at Berkeley Law.” — 2L Jacob Wilson Tap the link in bio to read “Trial by Fire: 2L Jacob Wilson, Teammates Find Success Despite Inexperience at Major Advocacy Competition” #BerkeleyLaw 📸: @anastasiia_v_s

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“When I step into the courtroom in a few years’ time, I will feel ready to serve my community because of the exceptional trial advocacy education and mentorship I received at Berkeley Law.” — 2L Jacob Wilson

Tap the link in bio to read “Trial by Fire: 2L Jacob Wilson, Teammates Find Success Despite Inexperience at Major Advocacy Competition”

#BerkeleyLaw

📸: @anastasiia_v_s

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