NOVEMBER 2009 ISSUE
Tribute to John H. Barton
John H. Barton '68, the George E. Osborne Professor of Law, Emeritus, passed away unexpectedly in August after a tragic bicycle accident. Please join the law school community in a tribute to this much loved member of the faculty on Tuesday, November 10, at 4:00 p.m., in the Stanford Law School Moot Court Room. A reception, to which all are invited, immediately follows in the Student Law Lounge on the ground floor of the law school.
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Stanford Lawyer Magazine
Q&A with Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes '78
With this new administration, the government has undergone great change as newly-appointed heads of departments review policy and bring their own views to the table. Read about some of the challenges facing the Department of the Interior in the "Legal Matters" Q&A from the Fall issue of the Stanford Lawyer with
Assistant Professor Michael Wara '06 and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes '78. Too busy to read the magazine? Go to the Stanford Lawyer Magazine to hear the audio recording of this conversation (posting on the website in mid-November).
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Stanford Lawyer Magazine
Law Firm Hiring: Time for a Change?
 Big firm recruitment of law students is examined in this article in light of one of the worst economic downturns in recent history.
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Legal Challenges in an Age of Robotics
 November 12, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Stanford Law School
Once relegated to factories and fiction, robots are rapidly entering the mainstream. Advances in artificial intelligence translate into ever-broadening functionality and autonomy. Recent years have seen an explosion in the use of robotics in warfare, medicine, and exploration. Industry analysts and UN statistics predict equally significant growth in the market for personal or service robotics over the next few years. What unique legal challenges will the widespread availability of sophisticated robots pose? Three panelists with deep and varied expertise discuss the present, near future, and far future of robotics and the law.
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