Alumni Volunteer Opportunities

Alumni are an integral part of any institution of higher learning. Stanford Law School is no exception.

SLS volunteers organize events and programs at the school as well as across the country through regional law societies and reunion committees. They also raise money, recruit students, assist with academic programs, and offer career advice. Volunteers help fellow alumni stay connected and contribute to the excellence of Stanford Law School.

1L Mentorship

The law school recently started a mentorship program that pairs 1Ls with young alumni. This is a great opportunity to provide a student with helpful advice regarding career choices, connect them with other practitioners in the field, and serve as a sounding board for as they navigate law school. This program is currently limited to Bay Area alumni.

Contact:
Office of Alumni Relations
650 723.2730
Alumni.Relations@Law.Stanford.Edu

1L Moot Court

Help judge the 1L moot court arguments held each spring. Nearly seventy attorneys are needed to provide feedback and guidance to first-year students. Unlike the Kirkwood Moot Court Competition, 1L moot court is required of all first-year law students as a part of their legal research and writing class.

Contact:
Jeanne Merino, Legal Research and Writing
650 725.8526
JMerino@Law.Stanford.Edu

Admissions

The Office of Admissions engages alumni to serve as welcome ambassadors by outreaching to newly admitted students. Alumni can choose to call incoming or host an admitted student reception in their area.

Contact:
Piyada Nonzee, Admissions
650 723.4535
Piyada.Nonzee@Law.Stanford.Edu

Career Services

Alumni can be valuable resources for students as they look for summer and permanent employment. Stanford Law School students have diverse professional goals and are interested in working in law firms, public interest organizations, government, business, and more. Some other examples of participation include:

• Joining the SLS Career Network
• Serving as a career mentor
• Speaking on career panels
• Posting job announcements through the OCS

Contact:
Office of Career Services (OCS)
650 723.3924
OCS@Law.Stanford.Edu
www.law.stanford.edu/experience/careers/ocs

Class Correspondent

Serve as your class correspondent and collect updates from fellow classmates and author the section that appears in the Stanford Lawyer magazine.

Contact:
Linda Wilson, Stanford Lawyer
650 723.9301
Linda.Wilson@Law.Stanford.Edu

Dean's Circle Leadership Council (DCLC)

DCLC members encourage fellow alumni and friends to support Stanford Law School at leadership levels. They participate in annual conference calls, attend events, and meet with fellow alumni and friends to help strengthen their ties with the law school and encourage generous giving.

Contact:
Marah Katz, Development
650 723.4749
marah.katz@stanford.edu

Law Firm Alumni Giving

Through the Law Firm Alumni Giving Program, partner and associate volunteers contact fellow alumni and colleagues to encourage gifts to the school. Last year, 25 law firms increased individual contributions to the law school from their partner, of counsel, and associate attorneys, raising over $1 million. Stanford Law School welcomes all law firms that would like to participate.

Contact:
Marah Katz, Development
650 723.4749
marah.katz@stanford.edu

Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition

Judge the Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition held in April. Each year alumni with litigation experience are needed to help judge the preliminary and quarter-final rounds, in which teams of 2L and 3L students brief and argue a case before panels of distinguished attorneys sitting as the Supreme Court of the United States.

Contact:
Randee Fenner or Lisa Pearson, Moot Court
650 723.4502
RFenner@Stanford.Edu or LPearson@Stanford.Edu

Minority Alumni Associations

There are several Alumni Associations dedicated to building a supportive and active alumni community, strengthening ties among fellow alumni and the School, and maximizing the community's professional strength. Currently, the three groups include:

• Asian Pacific American Alumni Association (APAAA)
• Black Alumni Association (BAA)
• Latino Alumni Association (LAA)

Contact:
Office of Alumni Relations
650 723.2730
Alumni.Relations@Law.Stanford.Edu

APAAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/apaaa
BAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/slsbaa
LAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/slslaa

Regional Law Societies

Stanford Law School alumni stay connected to the school community and their fellow alumni through a network of law societies across the country. Law societies hold events to help alumni strengthen their connections with classmates in their region, stay up-to-date on current trends in legal academia, and network with other alumni who have similar professional interests. You can get involved by participating in your local law society, or helping to plan or host an event.

Contact:
Office of Alumni Relations
650 723.2730
Alumni.Relations@Law.Stanford.Edu
www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/law_societies

Reunions

Alumni can participate in their reunions in a multitude of ways, from encouraging classmates to attend Alumni Weekend to donating to the Reunion Class Gift. There are also leadership opportunities such as serving as a committee chair.

Contact:
Eleanor Lumsden or Jayson Johnson, Reunions
650 736.0907 or 650 724.1540
ELumsden@Law.Stanford.Edu or JaysonJ@law.stanford.edu
www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/reunions

Teaching Opportunities

Use your expertise to critique students in a 4-unit pre-trial and trial skills class, offered as part of the Advocacy Skills Workshop. Each year the workshop needs approximately 165 volunteer attorneys and judges with significant litigation experience. Critique training is provided and continuing legal education credit is available for time volunteered. Other teaching occasions take the form of:

• Teaching an advocacy skills class in January
• Guest lecturing in Law School classes
• Helping to develop case studies

Contact:
Mary Ann Rundell, Advocacy Skills Workshop
650 723.3478
MRundell@Law.Stanford.Edu

Young Alumni Network (YAN)

YAN was created to give young alumni the opportunity to reconnect with the Stanford Law School and with each other by creating regional communities around the country. YAN members help to promote Stanford Law School by serving on regional law society committees, planning regional events to engage young alumni, increasing participation in law society events by encouraging friends and colleagues to attend, and supporting Stanford Law School annually at leadership gift levels.

Contact:
Marah Katz, Development
650 723.4749
marah.katz@stanford.edu