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This episode features Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, and Michael Waterstone, Dean of UCLA Law, in a fascinating conversation about the future of legal education, their scholarship, and the role of leadership, ethics, and civility in the legal profession.

In this episode, Irene will speak with Seth Jaffe, Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley (Former General Counsel of Levi Strauss & Co.) and Mark LeHocky, Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley (Former General Counsel of Ross Stores).

Deposition is arguably one of the most effective discovery devices that can make or break your case. Join Desirée Nguyen Orth, Director of the Consumer Justice Practice at East Bay Community Law Center where she works on statewide consumer protection policy and impact litigation, as she guides you through the basics of depositions.

As lawyers, our clients entrust us with their stories and narratives. How do we ethically honor our clients’ narratives when sharing and translating their stories into the narrative of a case? Please join Sabyl Landrum, Supervising Attorney with Clean Slate Practice as we explore how to ethically honor and preserve your clients’ narratives in legal practice.

Experts will discuss the impact of innovations in technology on capital markets, with a focus on rules proposed by the SEC regarding the use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisors.

How do we provide effective feedback – both positive and constructive – in a way that is likely to result in sustained improvement? How do we move from extensive line-editing to actually teaching writing? This program features a discussion with two experienced Berkeley Law clinicians, Mridula Raman and Ty Alper, both of whom work extensively on law students’ persuasive writing in the Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic.

In this episode, Irene speaks with Sarah Guo, Founder of Conviction.

AI is changing the way civil litigation is practiced. What are the implications for the evaluation and presentation of evidence? Is the use of AI generated evidence consistent with the Rules of Evidence?

How do litigators and policymakers confront and work within bureaucratic systems to effect change? Please join us for a talk of how to navigate bureaucracy, focusing on FOIA laws and public records requests, with Rachel Wallace, Interim Deputy Director of the Policy Advocacy Clinic at Berkeley Law.

Gain cutting edge insight into managing the impact of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on cross-border deals.