Alumni are an integral part of any institution of higher learning. Stanford Law School is no exception.

SLS volunteers organize events and programs at the school as well as across the country through regional Law Societies and reunion committees. They also raise money, recruit students, assist with academic programs, and offer career advice. Volunteers help fellow alumni stay connected and contribute to the excellence of Stanford Law School.

1L Moot Court

Help judge the 1L moot court arguments held each spring. Nearly seventy attorneys are needed to provide feedback and guidance to first-year students. Unlike the Kirkwood Moot Court Competition, 1L moot court is required of all first-year law students as a part of their legal research and writing class.

Contact:
Jeanne Merino, Legal Research and Writing
650 725.8526
[email protected]

Admissions

The Office of Admissions engages alumni to serve as welcome ambassadors by outreaching to newly admitted students. Alumni can choose to call incoming or host an admitted student reception in their area.

Contact:
[email protected]

Career Services

Alumni can be valuable resources for students as they look for summer and permanent employment. Stanford Law School students have diverse professional goals and are interested in working in law firms, public interest organizations, government, business, and more. Some other examples of participation include:

• Joining the SLS Career Network
• Serving as a career mentor
• Speaking on career panels
• Posting job announcements through the OCS

Contact:
Office of Career Services (OCS)
650 723.3924
[email protected]
www.law.stanford.edu/experience/careers/ocs

Class Correspondent

Serve as your class correspondent and collect updates from fellow classmates and author the section that appears in the Stanford Lawyer magazine.

Contact:
Linda Wilson, Stanford Lawyer
650 723.9301
[email protected]

Dean's Circle Leadership Council (DCLC)

DCLC members encourage fellow alumni and friends to support Stanford Law School at leadership levels. They participate in annual conference calls, attend events, and meet with fellow alumni and friends to help strengthen ties to the law school and encourage leadership annual giving.

Contact:
Marah Katz Herbach, Development
650 723.4749
[email protected]

Law Firm Alumni Giving

Through the Law Firm Alumni Giving Program, volunteer leads at more than two dozen firms encourage high donor participation among their colleagues. Stanford Law School welcomes all law firms that would like to participate.

Contact:
Marah Katz Herbach, Development
650 723.4749
[email protected]
www.law.stanford.edu/school/giving

Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition

Judge the Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition held in April. Each year alumni with litigation experience are needed to help judge the preliminary and quarter-final rounds, in which teams of 2L and 3L students brief and argue a case before panels of distinguished attorneys sitting as the Supreme Court of the United States.

Contact:
Randee Fenner or Lisa Pearson, Moot Court
650 723.4502
[email protected] or [email protected]

Minority Alumni Associations

There are several Alumni Associations dedicated to building a supportive and active alumni community, strengthening ties among fellow alumni and the School, and maximizing the community's professional strength. Currently, the four groups include:

• Asian Pacific American Alumni Association (APAAA)
• Black Alumni Association (BAA)
• European Alumni Association (EAA)
• Latino Alumni Association (LAA)

Contact:
Office of Alumni Relations
650 723.2730
[email protected]

APAAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/apaaa
BAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/slsbaa
EAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/eaa
LAA: www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/slslaa

Regional Law Societies

Stanford Law School alumni stay connected to the School community and their fellow alumni through a network of Law Societies across the country. Law Societies hold events to help alumni strengthen their connections with classmates in their region, stay up-to-date on current trends in legal academia, and network with other alumni who have similar professional interests. You can get involved by participating in your local Law Society, or helping to plan or host an event.

Contact:
Office of Alumni Relations
650 723.2730
[email protected]
www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/law_societies

Reunions

Alumni can participate in their reunions in a multitude of ways, from encouraging classmates to attend Alumni Weekend to donating to the Reunion Class Gift. There are also leadership opportunities such as serving as a committee chair.

Contact:
Michelle Curtis
650 724.1540
[email protected]
www.law.stanford.edu/alumni/reunions

Teaching Opportunities

Use your expertise to critique students in a 4-unit pre-trial and trial skills class, offered as part of the Advocacy Skills Workshop. Each year the workshop needs approximately 165 volunteer attorneys and judges with significant litigation experience. Critique training is provided and continuing legal education credit is available for time volunteered. Other teaching occasions take the form of:

• Teaching an advocacy skills class in January
• Guest lecturing in Law School classes
• Helping to develop case studies