BBLJ is a Berkeley Law student-run organization targeting the intersection of business and law. Members publish a biannual print journal and run The Network, a blog covering financial regulation, capital markets, and emerging industries. The journal also hosts an annual symposium featuring Bay Area attorneys and industry experts. Members take on editorial roles spanning articles editing, technical editing, submissions review, and symposium planning.
2004
Founded
2
Publication frequency per year (late Fall and late Spring/early Summer)
1
National ranking among commercial law journals, by Expresso (2013-2014)
Events They Host
Navigating Risks In A Changing Economy Symposium
Annual symposium co-hosted with BCLB. February 20, 2026, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Warren Room, 2745 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Navigating Emerging and Evolving Industries Symposium
2025 annual symposium co-hosted with BCLB, featuring panel discussions with practitioners from OpenAI, Webflow, Kirkland and Ellis, and Paul Weiss on AI governance and fintech. April 4, 2025, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Warren Room, 2745 Bancroft Way.
2024 BBLJ Symposium
Three-panel symposium with Bay Area partners and associates covering regulatory and market changes in transactional practices; discussions fed into BBLJ Volume 21.2.
Bay Area Associate Experience in Business Law Symposium
2023 student-led symposium aimed at demystifying paths in business law practice for new associates, with panels on startup law, private equity, and technology transactions. March 10, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:35 pm, Bancroft Hotel.
BBLJ Symposium and BCLB Summer Associate Law Firm Fair
2022 event blending a symposium with a career fair; students made recruiting contacts and gained insight into firm cultures. April 1, 2022, Bancroft Hotel.
300 Years of Fraud Symposium
2020 virtual symposium examining financial fraud historically and contemporarily, featuring academics, regulators, practitioners, and a special session with the SEC. June 23-25, 2020.