10 second bio: Cheryl Berg

NAME Cheryl Berg EMAIL cberg@berkeley.edu MY ROLE: Faculty WHAT DO YOU TEACH? I teach first-year legal research, analysis, and writing. This includes both predictive writing in the fall and persuasive writing and oral argument in the spring. WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE: 2008 WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS: Teach lawyers to practice […]

10 second bios: Anne Bloom

NAME Anne Bloom EMAIL annebloom@law.berkeley.edu MY ROLE: Staff DEPARTMENT/UNIT Civil Justice Research Initiative TITLE Executive Director WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE: November 2017 WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS: research, write, organize, fundraise, teach THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE: The people! (And Top Dog, of course) SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME: […]

10 second bios: Michelle Cole

NAME Michelle Cole EMAIL michellecole@law.berkeley.edu MY ROLE: Faculty WHAT DO YOU TEACH? Legal Research & Writing AND Written & Oral Advocacy WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF RESEARCH OR WRITING? I focus on teaching legal writing. WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE: January 2010 WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS: Teach legal research, analysis, and […]

Jaime Clark

Jaime Clark recently joined Berkeley Law as the Redistricting Data & Access Coordinator at Statewide Database. Previously she worked as Co-Executive Director at Bay Area Girls Rock Camp. She has a BA from UC Santa Cruz and lives with her dog, Coco, and cat, Fizz.

Britta Kolb

Britta Kolb recently joined Berkeley Law as the Leadership Gifts Program Coordinator. Previously she worked at UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare as the Annual Giving and External Events Manager.  She has a BA in Studio Art and Art History from The College of St. Benedict/St.John’s University in Minnesota and an MA in Museum Studies from JFKU in […]

Spotlight on: ADP

Since 1949, Berkeley Law has welcomed students with a first degree in law from a foreign country to our LL.M. (Master of Laws) program. Students from every continent (except Antarctica) have completed their LL.M. at Berkeley Law. Our 3-year J.S.D. degree (Doctor of Juridical Science) gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge, allowing them […]

Trivia Night – Wednesday, December 19th 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM in Warren

Let the true joy of the holiday season settle in with merriment, food, drink, trivia knowledge, trivial debates (the tenderloin is correct!!!!), Montie being bad at sound levels and radically misjudging difficulty of rounds,  and some semi-hyper-competitiveness! Yup, it’s that time again: Trivia Night – Wednesday, December 19th 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM in the […]

Ryan Furtkamp

Ryan Furtkamp recently joined Berkeley Law as the communications and publications specialist at the Robbins Collection. Previously he worked at Stanford University Press doing publicity and media outreach. He has a masters degree in history from Binghamton University and lives in Oakland with his wife, two dogs, and two cats. His family, full of Cal […]

Faris Natour

Faris Natour leads the Human Rights and Business Initiative, a partnership between the Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law and the Center for Responsible Business at Berkeley Haas, where he teaches business and human rights and drives research and collaboration among business and stakeholders.  Faris also co-founded Article One, a business and human rights consulting […]

Berkeley Beni!

One great benefit (beni) we have as Berkeley staff is free access to Lynda.com, a LinkedIn learning site which offers all kinds of courses, from project management to logo design. You can access your free lynda account through the Blu portal. Enjoy!