Want to Be a Public Defender? Come Chat with a PD from New Orleans

Event details Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM to 1:00 PM Type: Student Life About this event Bring your lunch and join Defenders at Berkeley and Berkeley Law alum Aaron Zagory, Director at Orleans Public Defenders Conflict Division. Aaron will be speaking about public defense, particularly in the South, what he’s looking for in prospective candidates in New Orleans for summer and post-grad, and how public defense and community organizing go hand in hand. Aaron graduated Berkeley Law in 2015 and did Death Penalty Clinic, Policy Advocacy Clinic, EBCLC, P-CAP, and BJCL. Official event details: https://events.berkeley.edu/law/event/328659-want-to-be-a-public-defender-come-chat-with-a-pd