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🚨 Call for Abstracts – Tenth Conference for Junior Researchers 🚨
Full details and submission guidelines: https://brnw.ch/21x3dgC
The Law and Society Association at Stanford Law School (LSAS) invites submissions for its Tenth Conference for Junior Researchers, exploring ..."Technology, Social Change, and Law".
🔹 How does technological change generate new law and society issues?
🔹 How do legal institutions respond to technological transformation?
🔹 How can technological advances in social science methods and data science allow scholars to revisit longstanding law and society questions?
📅 Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026
📩 Questions? Contact us at
stanfordlawandsociety@gmail.com
As graduation day approaches, the annual class photo is a symbolic reminder of the collective efforts and journeys to graduation. Looking forward to graduation day! 🎓
As the academic year comes to a close, Stanford Law School is proud to celebrate some of the students, faculty, and staff recognized as part of the law school’s annual end-of-year awards.
Professor Anne Joseph O’Connell was selected by the graduating class for Stanford Law's ...Hurlbut Award, which honors a professor who “strives to make teaching an art.” Professor O’Connell will deliver the keynote address at graduation.
The Staff Award goes to the one and only Faye Deal, a beloved longtime member of the Stanford community who has played a meaningful role in the lives of countless Stanford Law students.
And the 2026 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service goes to Delia Appiah Mensah, JD ’26, recognized for her outstanding contributions to student life at the law school.
We also congratulate the 2026 recipients of the Leon M. Cain Community Leadership Award, which honors students who have made outstanding contributions to enhancing the law school community: Halim Labi, JD ’28; Jocelyn Tapia, JD ’27; Rebecca Han, JD ’26; and Khurliman Aytniyazova, LLM ’26.
In mid-May, the The John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law handed out its annual awards at a reception. Read more about those awards here: https://brnw.ch/21x3bdL
Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees!
Stanford Law School's Night of Firsts returned on May 15, bringing together students, alumni, faculty, and friends to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the First Generation and Low-Income Professionals (FLI) affinity group.
As FLI's signature gala, Night of Firsts offered a ...chance to honor the students and alumni who have helped build the organization and to recognize the power of being "first" while opening doors for those who follow.
This year's speakers included FLI founder Jasmine Miller, JD '19, and Christopher Middleton, JD '21, of the Youth Law Center. The event was organized by the 2025–2026 FLI Board, including Co-Presidents Jocelyn Tapia, JD '27, and Breeze Velazquez, JD '27, and led by FLI Gala Chair Blessing Roland-Magaji, JD '27.