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Who Uses COAP?

Who Uses COAP?

From 1989 through 2022, more than 2,000 Yale Law School graduates have participated in COAP, receiving over $58 million in benefits.

YLS alumni in COAP have recently worked for (among many others):

  • The U.S. State Department
  • The ACLU
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Private firms in Washington, D.C., Jackson, Mississippi, and Seattle, Washington
  • The Texas Defender Service
  • The New York State Attorney General
  • The NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Note: Deferred students should refer to COAP terms specific to the class year to which they were originally admitted.

The Career Options Assistance Program

About COAP

The Career Options Assistance Program

Highlights & Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

COAP Highlights & FAQs

Highlights & Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Information Specific to Each Entering Class

COAP Descriptions by Class

Information Specific to Each Entering Class

Yale Law School's Program Maximizes Career Flexibility

What Makes COAP Unique

Yale Law School's Program Maximizes Career Flexibility

More Than 1,500 Graduates Have Participated in COAP

Who Uses COAP?

More Than 1,500 Graduates Have Participated in COAP

An Estimated Projection Of Possible Funding Support

COAP Calculator

An Estimated Projection Of Possible Funding Support

These are the best law students in the world. They start full of promise and then they end full of accomplishment. It’s a thrilling thing.