How to Find Admissions, Events, and Student Resources on the UC Berkeley Law Website
The UC Berkeley Law site (law.berkeley.edu) organizes its most-used entry points through a Quicklinks menu, a Support menu, and a "For Students" section, with admissions pages, an events calendar, and pro bono program pages all reachable from the homepage. If you know which of those three categories you need — applying, attending an event, or using student services — start with the matching section below rather than browsing the full site.
Admissions: JD, LL.M., and Visiting
The site separates admissions by degree program, so the first decision is which program applies to you.
- JD applicants — the admissions section includes a "Connect with Admissions" area with a Plan Your Visit page for prospective students who want to see the campus before applying.
- LL.M. and other graduate programs — Berkeley Law offers JD, LL.M., JSD, and joint degrees, and each has its own admissions path rather than a single combined application page.
- Visiting — the Plan Your Visit page under JD admissions is the entry point for scheduling a campus visit.
If you are unsure which program fits your situation, the degree program descriptions are the place to start before you look for an application form.
Events and News
Two separate sections carry time-sensitive information:
| What you need | Where it lives |
|---|---|
| Upcoming talks, book talks, panels | Events calendar (listed by date, e.g., "Sep 28 Human Rights for Victims of Conflict in a Fragmenting World") |
| School news, alumni stories, faculty coverage | News section on the homepage |
| Full schedule beyond the homepage preview | Calendar link at the end of the events list |
The homepage shows only the next few events, so use the calendar link if you are planning further ahead.
Student Resources: Pro Bono, Clinics, and Organizations
For current students, the most developed resource area on the site is the Pro Bono Program, which has its own set of linked pages:
- Pro Bono Pledge — including a linked Definition of Pro Bono page, so you can check whether your work qualifies before logging it.
- Log Your Pro Bono Hours — the submission page for recording completed work.
- Student-Initiated Legal Services Projects (SLPS) — with a How to Apply page and a Current SLPS Projects list. Individual projects have their own pages, such as Animal Law and Advocacy and Arts and Innovation Representation.
Beyond pro bono, the site's "By the Numbers" section gives a sense of scale: 30 research institutes and centers, 15 clinics, 41 student-initiated legal services projects, and 90% of students engaged in pro bono work, with 26,600 pro bono hours logged by the Class of 2025.
Finding Something Specific
If you already know the name of a program, center, or page, the fastest route is the site search rather than the menus — the Quicklinks and Support menus only surface a limited set of destinations. For anything under the pro bono program, the nested page structure (program → pledge or SLPS → individual project) means you may need two or three clicks from the main pro bono page to reach a specific project.
One practical note: the homepage mixes news, events, and feature stories in a single feed, so a headline you saw earlier can be hard to relocate. If you expect to return to a page, bookmark it directly rather than trying to find it again through the feed.