Berkeley Law LL.M. Program featured in LLM Guide, April 29, 2020: Some law schools are racing to create digital learning environments that, in many ways, can mimic a physical classroom. At Berkeley Law in California, for example, all teaching is being conducted via Zoom, which can host up to 300 students in a class. The system […]
Far more scholarship dollars are flowing to star LL.M. students who have a strong academic and professional track record
Berkeley Law LL.M. Program featured in LLM Guide, March 11, 2020: Berkeley Law in California has increased its scholarship budget over the past decade in order to attract top candidates, says director of admissions, Erin Weldon. The scholarships are merit-based and each has a particular requirement, such as demonstrated interest in a particular area of law, […]
Why LL.M. Grads are Leaving Big Law Firms and Moving In-House
Berkeley Law LL.M. Program featured in LLM Guide, December 4, 2019: While Big Law firms are still attractive, in-house legal departments are increasingly appealing for graduates of top LL.M. programs, who are entering them in far larger numbers than ever before. “There are a couple of major market forces at work here,” says Rachel Zuraw, co-director […]
How an LL.M. Can Help You Pass US Bar Exams
Berkeley Law LL.M. Program featured in LLM Guide, October 18, 2019 “The biggest challenges for students are the exams themselves which are notoriously difficult,” says Peter Landreth, director of LL.M. professional development at Berkeley Law in California.
Elon Musk debuts test tunnel in Hawthorne: ‘I really think this is incredibly profound’
Ethan Elkind quoted in Curbed Los Angeles, December 18, 2018 “If his tunneling costs are real, that would provide a staggering benefit for subway transit. And we need more transit tunnels in our cities badly as an alternative to street traffic and to expand overall capacity,” said Ethan Elkind, a transportation scholar who directs the […]
Apple Pushes Out Software Update to Avoid China iPhone Ban
Mark Cohen quoted in Dow Jones News, December 19, 2018 Both of those American companies stopped selling their products in China, said Mark Cohen of the UC Berkeley School of Law, a former senior counsel in China for the U.S. Patent and Trade Office. A “political narrative is not beyond the realm of possibility,” he said.
Trump dismisses a century of constitutional scholarship in bid to end birthright citizenship
John Yoo quoted in Yahoo! News, October 31, 2018 “The 14th Amendment settled the question of birthright citizenship,” John Yoo, a Berkeley law professor who served in the George W. Bush administration, wrote in a recent essay. “According to the best reading of its text, structure and history, anyone born on American territory, no matter their […]
What the NFL’s new rules for anthem protests really mean for the First Amendment, according to experts
Erwin Chemerinsky quoted in The Washington Post, May 24, 2018 “The First Amendment doesn’t apply to private institutions,” Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of Berkeley Law and a constitutional law expert told The Washington Post. “Private employers can fire employees for their speech without having to worry about the First Amendment.”
Legal experts skeptical Trump can unilaterally subsidize Appalachian coal
John Yoo quoted in The Daily Caller, August 15, 2018 “There could be existing statutes that provide for subsidies for industries that are harmed by unfair trade competition or that are advancing innovative techniques for energy development,” said Yoo, who worked in the Bush administration Justice Department and was a major proponent of the “unitary […]
Daughter of Slain Environmentalist Connects Migrant Caravan to Honduran Government’s Failures
Roxanna Altholz mentioned in KQED, November 2, 2018 Roxanna Altholz, who co-directs the International Human Rights Clinic at Berkeley Law, said Honduran authorities have withheld and even erased evidence from dozens of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices during the investigation. “I am very concerned this is a show trial and it’s a trial […]