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Yale Law School Welcomes New Students, Urges Them to Embrace New Ideas

Arriving at Yale Law School, students in the J.D. class of 2029 were encouraged to accept complexity and complication.

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Student-Led Environmental Law Conference Wins American Bar Association Award

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43 Students and Graduates Receive Public Interest Fellowships

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Community Lawyering Clinic Goes Where the Need Is

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Scholars Convene in Panama to Weigh Constitutional Law and Democracy

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Constitutional Law

The Law School is renowned as a center for scholarship in constitutional law, and prominent scholars are well represented on the School’s faculty.

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Corporate & Commercial Law

The Law School offers a strong curriculum in corporate and commercial law as well as joint and doctoral degree programs.

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Criminal Justice

Yale Law School offers a rich academic experience studying criminal law through many different lenses.

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Environmental Law

Outstanding faculty, curricular offerings, and partnerships are part of our comprehensive environmental law and policy program.

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Human Rights Law

A diverse program of human rights activities that serve students and scholars at Yale and contribute to the development of human rights.

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International Law

The Law School’s longstanding international tradition occupies a central place in its intellectual life.

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Law & Economics

The Law School is at the heart of a movement to expand the once-narrow field of law and economics.

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Law & Health

Examining how law and policy affect individual and public health, the health care industry, and health governance.

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Law Teaching

Our Law Teaching Program provides current students and post-graduate fellows with training and information about careers in academia.

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Legal History

The Law School is home to one of the world’s great programs in the study of legal history, which offers indispensable insights into the character of our legal systems.

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Public Interest Law

Yale Law School has a strong tradition of service in the public interest. Most YLS students perform public service activities during their time here.

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Technology & Media Law

Information Society Project (ISP) is an intellectual center addressing the implications of the Internet and new technologies.

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Faculty

Scholarship by Law School faculty breaks new ground and engages with some of the most important questions facing the world today.

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Centers & Programs

Our centers and programs enhance the intellectual life of the Law School.

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Student View: Diego Martinez Rios ’26 LLM

For Diego Martinez Rios, one of the best things about Yale Law School’s LL.M. program is the small, close-knit cohort, where he has made friends for life.

Student View: Alyshia Laidlaw ’26

Alyshia Laidlaw ’26 describes how Yale Law School offers multiple opportunities to explore her interest in corporate and business law.

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