UC Law Schools Orchestrate 2-Day Civil Rights Conference
The four University of California law schools—Berkeley School of Law, UCLA School of Law, UC Davis School of Law, and UC Irvine School of Law—have created "Civil Rights in the 21st Century," as a call to students and young lawyers to public-service law work in areas ranging from immigration to water rights to police accountability.
September 19, 2017 at 01:49 PM
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Four California law schools have launched a conference to prepare lawyers to protect the civil rights of vulnerable people, a service they see as increasingly necessary in the Age of Trump.
The four University of California law schools—Berkeley School of Law, UCLA School of Law, UC Davis School of Law, and UC Irvine School of Law—have created the new conference, “Civil Rights in the 21st Century,” as a call to students and young lawyers to public service law work in areas ranging from immigration to water rights to police accountability.
UC President Janet Napolitano, who was U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, is one of the five keynote speakers at the Sept. 23-24 conference, which features 18 breakout sessions on various topics. The event is part of UC's Public Service Fellowship, which provides more than $4.5 million annually to students interested in public-interest law. Organizers, including the continuing legal education nonprofit CEB, expect about 400 law students and young lawyers who are interested in public-interest law to attend. Registration is $150 and closes on Wednesday at 5 p.m. Pacific time.
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