Alumni & Student Profiles

Abdulkarimli discusses how the LLM program enables him to explore legal issues related to technology and artificial intelligence (AI).

Amara Banks discusses how the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic has given her opportunities to work with documentary filmmakers and prepare for a career in media law.

Service in the Navy inspired Jarek Neczypor to continue advocating for other veterans as a law student.

Truong shares how her experiences coming to the U.S. at age 3 shaped her desire to become a lawyer and protect the rights of other immigrants and refugees.

Army veteran Ross Puritty ’26 discusses how his time at West Point served as a laboratory in learning how to lead people. He also shares how veterans enrich student life at Yale Law School.

After piloting Ospreys in the Marine Corps, Emily Elledge ’26 pivoted to law school as a new challenge. She discusses how the law provides a different way to serve her country.

After a Start in Law, Ready for More

Geraghty discusses his career in the biotechnology industry and the risks and rewards of developing drugs for rare genetic diseases. He also shares his thoughts on managing in a crisis.

Heller, CEO and co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), discusses the challenges of starting a nonprofit as a law student and how she learned to become a leader.

Combining Passion for Health Care Access with the Law

Exploring an Interdisciplinary Approach to Election Analysis

Feeling the Embrace of Community at YLS

Inspired by the Power of Law to Spark Change

Deploying Systems that Work

Representation at Sea — and at Yale

Jimenez, the Vice President and General Counsel of GE HealthCare, talks about the support he found at the Law School and the importance of giving back.

Kruger, a Justice on the Supreme Court of California, speaks about how Yale prepared her for a job in which she gets to think deeply about the law and be of service.

Syed, the Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, describes how law school gave her the freedom to pursue a different legal career path.

Ngo, a Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, recounts her clinical work on the 2017 travel ban and how experiential education prepared her for a career in the public interest.

Booker, a U.S. Senator, talks about the ways Yale Law School launched his political career and taught him to make connections across the aisle.

Beloved professor, former dean, and alumnus, Judge Guido Calabresi speaks poignantly about his decades at the Law School.

A Navy lieutenant discusses attending Yale Law School through the Navy’s Law Education Program while she remains on active duty.

A veteran discusses how his Army service prepared him for law school by understanding how policies and regulations affect people's daily lives.

An Army veteran shares her experiences leading the Yale Law School Veterans Association and working at the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.

A U.S. Army veteran discusses his military service, what drew him to studying law, and his experiences as a veteran at the law school.

A Rock in a Storm

A Lifelong Learner

Leading for Its Own Sake

A student reflects on her interest in health law and policy and her involvement in two student journals.

A student perspective on academic and public interest opportunities, the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, and leadership in OutLaws.

A student perspective on visiting the Law School to help decide whether to attend, the benefits of joining affinity groups, and exploring the world of law.

A student perspective on evolving academic interests at Yale Law School and the value of The Tsai Leadership Program.

Renée Mihail ’24 discusses her military background, the satisfaction of helping individual clients, and practicing work-life balance in law school.

A second-career student reflects on his YLS experience, including Complex Civil Litigation, and his hopes for afterward.

A student perspective on the Latinx community at YLS, the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project, and pursuing social justice goals.

Determination Has a Ripple Effect

Leading People in the Field

The “Snowball Effect” of Mentoring

Navigating the Final Frontier

Shattering a Glass Ceiling

Finding a Path to Human Rights Advocacy

Protecting People on our Coasts

Using the Law to Uplift Families

A perspective on the intellectual international community of the LL.M. program, and how she developed her research ideas on tax law.

A student reflects on his passion to pursue criminal justice reform and being a part of the Challenging Mass Incarceration Clinic.

A student perspective on YLS’s support for the BALSA and YLW+ communities, and how Yale Law School’s professors are preparing her to become a legal academic.

A student perspective on the LL.M. program, and how Yale Law School offered theoretical foundations to previous experience as a tech lawyer.

A student perspective on why Yale Law School is the place to figure out what sort of lawyer you want to be, and working with the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic.

A perspective on the M.S.L. program and what it was like to dive into the study of constitutional law, civil procedure, and criminal law as a journalist.

On the Job Training

Soledad Hurst ’92 discusses her background and path to Yale Law School.

Succeeding Against All Odds

Carmela Castellano-Garcia ’91 discusses her path to Yale Law School and her career after law school.

Rakim Brooks ’16 describes his path to Yale Law School and his career.

The Importance of Mentorship

Doing What You’re Born to Do

A Fighter for Justice

Aligning Your Authentic Self

The Evolution of a Leader

When Finance and Technology Meet

Seeing Others Succeed Is a Win-Win

Diving Deep for Data-Driven Change

A Child Will Lead Them

Building Others up to Succeed

Loving What You Do Has Its Rewards

A Student and Teacher of Leadership

Leadership Is a Team Sport

Choosing Bravery Over Perfection

Creating a More Equitable World

Journey Fueled by Legacy

Seeking Truth and Finding Leadership

Leadership Journey Paved by Community Programs

Following Her Heart to Fight for Justice

When Personal and Professional Interest Collide

A Purpose-filled Journey

Leadership Starts with People

Leadership Is More Than Being in Charge

From the Courtroom to the Boardroom

Realizing the Power of Leadership

The Right Road Is Usually the Hardest

A Wide-ranging Career in Government

A Career Guided by Curiosity and Innovation

Vice President and General Counsel, Partners HealthCare System

Liman Fellow, Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing

A student perspective on studying corporate law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on studying corporate law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the Veterans Clinic, the Liman Center, and public interest law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on studying immigrant rights and law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on studying animal and environmental law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the LLM program, international law, and law teaching at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the LLM program and studying tax law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the Marshall-Brennan Project and clinics at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on environmental law and animal law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on environmental law and animal law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on public interest law, the MFIA Clinic, and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on criminal law, financial aid, and getting an LL.M. at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on international human rights law, immigrant rights, and the supportive community at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the Gruber Rule of Law Clinic, Paul Tsai China Center, and public interest law at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the M.S.L. program and the inspiring community at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on getting an LL.M. at Yale Law School and the benefits of faculty interactions.

Finding a Career in Health Care Venture Capital

Finding an Enriching Work Environment

A Career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney

Fulfilling a Passion to Help Children in Need

A Career Working in the Public Interest

The Yale Public Interest Fellowship and Immigration Policy Work

At the Forefront of the Health Care Industry

From Law School to Documentary Film Producer

Remaking the Future of Cars

A student perspective on the community, the curriculum, human rights law, and clinics at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School.

A student perspective on the Ph.D. in Law program and his research on tort liability.

A student perspective on getting an LLM at Yale Law School, constitutional law, and the graduate programs community.

A student perspective on the feminist organizations, the Veterans Clinic, and the financial aid office at Yale Law School.

The Work of a Federal Public Defender

An Impactful Career in Environmental Law

A Commitment to Environmental Law

Working in Human Rights Law at an NGO

Criminal Justice Reform and the Corrections System

Seeking Fair and Just Treatment in the Criminal System

A Look Inside a Public Defender’s Office

An Assistant U.S. Attorney on Being a Prosecutor

An Arthur Liman Fellow’s Experience at the ACLU National Prison Project

From Practicing Law to Covering the Supreme Court