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Stanford Lawyer

Fall 2009

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From the Dean
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A letter from Dean Larry Kramer on "big law" firms, Stanford Law School, and graduates.
Feature: Neurolaw
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Will advances in neuroscience make the justice system more accurate and unbiased? Or could brain-based testing wrongly condemn some and trample the civil liberties of others? In this article, the new field of neurolaw is cross-examined for answers."

       

Issue 81: Highlights
 

Legal Matters Q & A | PDF |
Q&A with Assistant Professor Michael Wara '06 and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes '78 regarding the new administration's Interior Department.

 

In Focus: Rethinking the First Year Curriculum
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Stanford Law revamps the first-year curriculum to bolster research and writing skills.

 

In Focus: Renaissance Merryman: The Art of Law
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A profile of one of art law's leading scholars, Professor John Henry Merryman.

 

In Focus: Law Firm Hiring: Time for a Change? | PDF |
The well-orchestrated dance that is big law firm recruitment of new associates is examined in light of one of the worst economic downturns in recent history.

 

In Focus: Ambassador John V. Roos: The New Diplomat | PDF |
Trading Silicon Valley deals for diplomacy, the new ambassador to Japan John Roos '80 (BA '77) talks about resigning as CEO of Wilson Sonsini to take up this new post.
 

Point of View: California Prisons: The Cost of Ignorance | PDF |
Professors Robert Weisberg '79 and Joan Petersilia offer insight into the challenges facing California's prisons and efforts to share scholarship with policymakers so that data-driven solutions can be found.

 

Clinic News: Three Strikes: Out But Not Forgotten | PDF |
A profile of Stanford Law School's Criminal Defense Clinic Three Strikes Project.

 

Perspectives: Soledad, Revisited | PDF | Full Essay
An essay by Criminal Defense Clinic student Jessica K. Feinstein '10 on her "three strikes" case.

 

In Brief | PDF |
Alumni and school news, including a roundup of alumni in the Obama administration, news of the Neukom Academic Building's construction, a report on the Public Interest Clearinghouse Rural Education and Access to the Law Project, news on the Martin Daniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution's Ninth Circuit Alternative Dispute Resolution Education Award, a remembrance of Professor John H. Barton, news on Associate Dean for Public Service and Public Interest Law Diane T. Chin, and the New International Economic Law, Business & Policy LLM degree.

Faculty News
Stanford Law School faculty news | PDF |

Graduation
A report on Graduation 2009 | PDF |

In Memoriam | PDF |

Last Word
A profile on William Burke '67 and his becoming the oldest American to summit Mount Everest | PDF |

Classmates* | Go to SLSConnect |

Classmates Slideshows** | Go to SLSConnect |

* The Classmates PDF is posted directly in SLSConnect—the law school’s new social and professional network exclusively for alumni and current students. Go to www.law.stanford.edu/slsconnect to create an account or log in if you already have one. You will find a link to Classmates within your Class Year Group.

** Slideshows are posted in the law school’s new social and professional network SLSConnect. This network is exclusively for alumni and current students. Go to www.law.stanford.edu/slsconnect to create an account or log in if you already have one. You will find a link to Classmates within your Class Year Group.