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2014 BLF Auction is November 14, 2014!

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BLF is holding its 19th Annual Auction Gala on Friday, November 14, 2014 from 7pm-12am, at HS Lordships Restaurant in the Berkeley Marina.

Purchase pre-sale tickets ($45) for the 2014 Auction Gala here:http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/887018

Tickets will also be available at the door for $50.

Preview the items up for auction at http://www.32auctions.com/blf2014.

The auction is the primary fundraiser for the Phoenix Fellowship, a scholarship that provides major support to first-year Berkeley Law students from diverse backgrounds who are committed to pursuing careers in social justice. Since its inauguration, the Auction has become Berkeley Law’s largest and most popular event, drawing hundreds of current students, Berkeley alumni, Bay Area legal practitioners, and supporters.

SAVE THE DATE – 2012 BLF Auction!

Save the date for the 2012 Berkeley Law Foundation Auction! The Auction will be held on Friday November 9, 2012 at HS Lordships in the Berkeley Marina. The Auction is the primary fundraiser for the Phoenix Fellowship, a scholarship that provides significant financial support to first-year Berkeley Law students from diverse backgrounds who are committed to pursuing careers in social justice.

Student volunteers are busily soliciting and collecting donations. For information on how to donate or purchase tickets, please contact the student leadership team directly at berkeleylawfoundation@gmail.com. This year we are excited to add an online auction that will run in advance of the physical event – allowing all BLF supporters to bid on certain items. A link to the online auction will be posted here in late October.

Click here for more general information about the Auction Gala!

 

 

2011 BLF Auction Raises Money for Phoenix Fellowship

 

The Berkeley Law Foundation is pleased to announce that our 16th Annual Auction Extravanganza on November 11, 2011  raised approximately $41,000 for the Phoenix Fellowships, which will be awarded to incoming 1Ls from diverse backgrounds with an extraordinary commitment to social justice.  We are grateful for the tremendous generosity of Boalt faculty, students, firm sponsors and community donors for the making the Auction a success!

The full program is available here.  Thanks especially to our auction sponsors for their generous commitment to the work of BLF and the Phoenix Fellowship:

 

CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY

Crowell & Moring, LLP

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

 

GUARDIAN OF DIVERSITY

Hanson Bridgett

Leonard Carder, LLP

Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

 

ADVOCATE OF DIVERSITY

Goodwin Procter, LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

 

SUPPORTER OF DIVERSITY

Alston + Bird, LLP

Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP

Nixon Peabody, LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP

 

BLF Auction Scheduled for November 11, 2011

This year’s Berkeley Law Foundation Auction will be held on November 11, 2011 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in downtown Oakland. The Auction is the primary fundraiser for the Phoenix Fellowship, a scholarship that provides major support to first-year Berkeley Law students from diverse backgrounds who are committed to pursuing careers in social justice.  Click here for more information about the auction and to purchase tickets!