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Last weekend, the Stanford Plaintiffs’ Law Association was thrilled to host its second annual Trial Lawyer Skills Workshop. Over the course of the weekend, 90 students, including students from Berkeley and UC Law SF, participated in four different workshops – oral argument, depositions, direct ...examination and cross examination – run by Stanford Law alumni who are practicing as plaintiffs’ attorneys. For many students, this was their first time deposing a witness or conducting a cross or direct, and many caught the trial bug as a result.
In addition to the workshops, the students were welcomed by preeminent trial lawyer and Stanford lecturer Shanin Specter, who gave a talk on trial tips, and Rich Bridgford, JD’85, who shared advice on taking depositions. Students also heard inspiring demonstrations of closing arguments from Nathan Werksman, JD’18 and Olivia Flechsig, JD’20, as well as tips on jury research from Hannah Matsunaga, JD’19. A smaller group also watched Patrick Ntchobo, JD’20 break down a recent opening statement.
Other attorneys who participated include Faaris Akremi, JD’18, Rachel Green, JD’19, Larry Liu, JD’20, Jake Seidman, JD’22 and Jessica Siegel, JD’24, as well as Rhode Center director Malka Herman. The weekend also served as a small reunion for the Stanford PLA as five different class years of student group presidents participated!
Stanford Law students are helping turn policy ideas into proposed federal legislation. In collaboration with the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law, students in a Stanford Law and Policy Lab course helped shape the bipartisan Foreign Anti-SLAPP Act, a bill aimed at curbing politically motivated ...lawsuits by foreign governments and their proxies in U.S. courts. It’s a great example of students doing more than studying the law. They’re helping build it. https://brnw.ch/21x1Aq0
At a recent Stanford Law School panel, former DOJ lawyers Greg Rosen, Liz Oyer, and Stacey Young joined Professor Pamela Karlan for a candid conversation about duty, integrity, public service, and what it means when the guardrails protecting DOJ independence begin to erode. Their discussion offered... an insider's perspective on the pressures facing government lawyers and the stakes for the rule of law. Read more: https://brnw.ch/21x1yp8