Dr. Stephanie Safdi

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Stephanie Safdi is a Clinical Associate Professor at Yale Law School, specializing in environmental law and justice, water law, land use, and Indigenous rights. She has extensive experience teaching at various law clinics, including the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford Law School, where she supervised student litigation on environmental civil rights and administrative advocacy for Native American tribes and nonprofit organizations. Safdi previously served as Deputy County Counsel for Santa Clara County, California, advising on issues related to consumer protection and environmental health, and litigating public nuisance cases. Her early career includes a role as a fellow at a leading public interest environmental law firm, where she represented public agencies and community groups in legal matters. She has also clerked for judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Safdi began her legal career as a Fulbright Fellow in Israel.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Supervising Attorney

2021-01-01 — 2024-01-01

Stanford Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic • Stanford, CA

Supervised students in environmental civil rights litigation and administrative advocacy for Native American tribes and nonprofit organizations.

Deputy County Counsel

— Present

Santa Clara County • California

Advised on environmental protection issues and litigated public nuisance actions.

Requirements for Yale Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree
Application Checklist
  • LSAC LLM CAS registration
  • TOEFL scores
  • Two to four letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Two required essays (1,000 words and 250 words)
  • Curriculum vitae
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program.