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Commencement

Yale Law School Commencement 2025

Yale University’s 324th Commencement: Monday, May 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.

Yale Law School Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025: Monday, May 19, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

 

Information for Guests

Yale University Commencement Website

Information for YLS Graduates will be available on the YLS Commencement Portal opening January 21. For questions, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at osa@yale.edu. 

Yale University Commencement Website

Yale University Commencement Website

Alumni Programs & Services

Alumni Programs & Services

Learn about regional events and the YLSA Executive Committee

Commencement 2024

Drum core leads commencement procession
Graduates in robes before commencement
A group of students in commencement attire pose for another student taking their photo on Beinecke Plaza
A group of students in commencement attire smile for the camera on Beinecke Plaza
Graduates process to commencement ceremony
Students cheer during commencement
Happy law school graduate cheering at the Old Campus ceremony.
Douglas NeJaime, commencement speaker at podium
An overhead view of the Lanman Center during the commencement ceremony
graduate in audience during commencement
Dean Heather Gerken speaks at the commencement podium with a Yale Law School banner in the background
A male graduate holds his young daughters in his arms as he poses for a photo holding his diploma. One daughter wears his commencement cap.
commencement procession Graduates in robes before commencement A group of students in commencement attire pose for another student taking their photo on Beinecke Plaza A group of students in commencement attire smile for the camera on Beinecke Plaza Graduates process to commencement ceremony Students cheer during commencement Happy law school graduate cheering at the Old Campus ceremony. Douglas NeJaime, commencement speaker at podium An overhead view of the Lanman Center during the commencement ceremony graduate in audience during commencement Dean Heather Gerken speaks at the commencement podium with a Yale Law School banner in the background Speaker at podium in commencement regalia A male graduate holds his young daughters in his arms as he poses for a photo holding his diploma. One daughter wears his commencement cap.