Asad Rahim

Asad Rahim is an Assistant Professor of Law at the UC Berkeley School of Law. His research focuses on constitutional law, critical race theory, and employment discrimination, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and American Bar Foundation. His work appears in California Law Review, UCLA Law Review, and the Annual Review of Law and Social Science.

Education:

• B.S., Babson College (Roger Babson Award recipient)
• J.D., Harvard Law School (Jack Kent Cooke Fellow)
• Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy, UC Berkeley

Research Interests: Rahim explores intersections of law, race, and social justice. His work critiques systemic inequities in legal frameworks, with a focus on employment discrimination and constitutional interpretation. He employs interdisciplinary methods from critical legal theory and sociological analysis.

Awards & Recognition:

• Roger Babson Award (200X) - Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement
• Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship (201X-201X) - Harvard Law School

Prior Roles:

• UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA School of Law
• American Bar Foundation Law and Inequality Doctoral Fellow
• Associate Editor, Law & Social Inquiry

Professional Background: Before academia, Rahim worked as an equity derivatives analyst at JPMorgan Hong Kong (post-undergrad). His interdisciplinary career bridges legal practice, empirical research, and policy analysis.