By the Numbers

30

Research institutes and centers

15

Clinics offering hands-on learning

41

Student-initiated legal services projects

90%

Students engaged in pro bono work

26,600

Pro Bono hours logged by the Class of 2025

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What legal recourse do you actually have if ICE violates your rights? #ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

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"Berkeley Law gave me the substantive grounding and analytical rigor to engage seriously at an international forum like the United Nations. Courses in international law and foreign relations law trained me to examine how legal and institutional frameworks actually function in practice, and where they fall short. At the United Nations, my remarks centered on a structural problem: existing funding mechanisms are calibrated for governments and large institutions, creating bureaucratic barriers that block viable, results-driven projects from ever getting off the ground. That kind of critical, rule-of-law thinking came directly from my legal training. My professors also invested heavily in mentoring me and pushed me to research niche areas of international law I was genuinely passionate about and it's that kind of intellectual rigor and personal investment that sets Berkeley Law apart. Some of the most formative opportunities in my legal career grew out of the mentorship I received from my professors. For students pursuing international law, I would highly recommend engaging with your professors, connecting with the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, and actively seeking out international opportunities the school offers. The international law community is more accessible than it may appear, and your faculty are often the most direct path into it." — 2L Layla Yousef Swipe to watch part of Layla's speech at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, and DM her if you’re interested in learning more. #BerkeleyLaw

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"Berkeley Law gave me the substantive grounding and analytical rigor to engage seriously at an international forum like the United Nations. Courses in international law and foreign relations law trained me to examine how legal and institutional frameworks actually function in practice, and where they fall short. At the United Nations, my remarks centered on a structural problem: existing funding …

"Berkeley Law gave me the substantive grounding and analytical rigor to engage seriously at an international forum like the United Nations. Courses in international law and foreign relations law trained me to examine how legal and institutional frameworks actually function in practice, and where they fall short. At the United Nations, my remarks centered on a structural problem: existing funding mechanisms are calibrated for governments and large institutions, creating bureaucratic barriers that block viable, results-driven projects from ever getting off the ground.

That kind of critical, rule-of-law thinking came directly from my legal training. My professors also invested heavily in mentoring me and pushed me to research niche areas of international law I was genuinely passionate about and it's that kind of intellectual rigor and personal investment that sets Berkeley Law apart.

Some of the most formative opportunities in my legal career grew out of the mentorship I received from my professors. For students pursuing international law, I would highly recommend engaging with your professors, connecting with the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, and actively seeking out international opportunities the school offers. The international law community is more accessible than it may appear, and your faculty are often the most direct path into it."

— 2L Layla Yousef

Swipe to watch part of Layla's speech at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, and DM her if you’re interested in learning more.

#BerkeleyLaw

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In a new episode of "Berkeley Law Voices Carry," host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Chancellor’s Clinical Professor Laurel E. Fletcher, the founding director of the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic (GRIL), and Valentina Rozo Angel, the clinic’s Data and Technology Clinical Supervisor. GRIL, which enrolled its first cohort of students last year, operates at the crossroads of human rights and digital technology, developing and using data-driven tools to bolster local advocacy, policy, and social change — at home and abroad — in support of human rights defenders and victims. Tap the link in bio to listen to the podcast. #BerkeleyLaw ...................... Video Description: Professor Laurel E. Fletcher and Valentina Rozo Angel are smiling together in a photo. The "Voices Carry" podcast logo and an audio waveform graphic are overlaid on the screen.

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In a new episode of "Berkeley Law Voices Carry," host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Chancellor’s Clinical Professor Laurel E. Fletcher, the founding director of the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic (GRIL), and Valentina Rozo Angel, the clinic’s Data and Technology Clinical Supervisor. GRIL, which enrolled its first cohort of students last year, operates at the crossroads of human rights and digital …

In a new episode of "Berkeley Law Voices Carry," host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Chancellor’s Clinical Professor Laurel E. Fletcher, the founding director of the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic (GRIL), and Valentina Rozo Angel, the clinic’s Data and Technology Clinical Supervisor.

GRIL, which enrolled its first cohort of students last year, operates at the crossroads of human rights and digital technology, developing and using data-driven tools to bolster local advocacy, policy, and social change — at home and abroad — in support of human rights defenders and victims.

Tap the link in bio to listen to the podcast.

#BerkeleyLaw

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Video Description: Professor Laurel E. Fletcher and Valentina Rozo Angel are smiling together in a photo. The "Voices Carry" podcast logo and an audio waveform graphic are overlaid on the screen.

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