Monday, April 15
Apr
15
Meditation Mondays
9:00AM - 9:30AM
SLB Room 108
Join us for a meditation followed by breakfast to gather and nourish yourself for the week ahead.
Apr
15
1L Overview of the 2L Public Interest Job Search
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
Norma D'Apolito, CDO's Public Interest Counselor, and Kiran Singh, CDO's government counselor, will lay out the 2L job search process for current 1Ls.
Apr
15
“Adventures in Building & Selling a Business”: Lunch Conversation with Logan Beirne ’08
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 110
A lunch conversation with Logan Beirne ’08, CEO of Matterhorn Transactions and author of Blood of Tyrants: George Washington & the Forging of the Presidency.
Apr
15
Government Purchasing of Medicines for the Public Health: The Cases of HCV and PrEP
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 129
We will examine two case studies to understand how government purchasing programs work and how they navigate patents, drug regulations, and public health law.
Apr
15
October 7: Gender Atrocities & the Failure of Human Rights Organizations
5:30PM - 6:30PM
LC 101
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari ’93 JSD, Danielle Haas, and Simcha Greinman will speak.
Tuesday, April 16
Apr
16
Apr
16
Seminar in Private Law: Globalization and Deglobalization
12:00PM - 2:00PM
SLB Room 129
The 2024 Seminar in Private Law hosts leading thinkers on globalization and deglobalization at the nexus of public and private law.
Apr
16
Angela Zhang — How China Governs Big Tech and Regulates Artificial Intelligence
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
Recognized as a leading authority on Chinese tech regulation, Zhang's second book, High Wire, provides a comprehensive and sophisticated overview of how China regulates its tech sector.
Apr
16
A Conversation with Mary Jo White
12:15PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 120
Mary Jo White is Senior Chair of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, a litigation partner in the New York office of the firm, and leader of the firm's Strategic Crisis Response and Solutions Group.
Apr
16
Crossing Divides Speaker Series: A Conversation with Chief Judge Srinivasan and Judge Thapar
2:00PM - 3:15PM
SLB Auditorium
Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan and Judge Amul Thapar will discuss their work across political divides.
Apr
16
International Law Panel
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Online
YLW+, in collaboration with the Yale Society of International Law and CDO, is excited to host a panel of attorneys from Big Law firms with strong international law practices.
Wednesday, April 17
Apr
17
Blue Book: Yale Law School Exams, 1874-2004 — A Bicentennial Exhibit
All Day
Rare Book Room, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Library Level 2
Blue Book traces the Yale Law School's transition from its early curriculum, emphasizing textbooks and recitation, to an approach centering the case study.
Apr
17
Deadline for The Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership Fellows Application
All Day
Online
Deadline for the Fellows Program, which provides exposure to wide-ranging career paths in the private sector.
Apr
17
Appellate Advocacy: A Conversation with Former Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 116
A conversation with Jeffrey B. Wall, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States and now Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Apr
17
Book Talk with Professor Ray Brescia (Albany Law School)
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Join Ray Brescia, Associate Dean and Chair at Albany Law School, as he discusses his new book, Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession.
Apr
17
Clinic Info Session: Housing, CED (The Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Dev.), and Housing CT
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 109
An informational session with supervisors and current students of these clinics.
Apr
17
Foundations of American Legal Thought Lecture Series
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
RSVP by Friday before lecture.
Apr
17
Paul Tsai China China Center: Jeremy Daum, “Protection of Minors Online in Chinese and U.S. Law”
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 434
A discussion on recent efforts in China and some U.S. states to protect minors from online dangers, including new risks from social media and some very old risks that have gone digital.
Apr
17
Plaintiff-Side Panel: Berger Montague, Edelson, and Keller Postman
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 122
Please join the Yale Plaintiffs' Law Student Association for a moderated panel discussion with representatives from three plaintiff-side law firms.
Apr
17
Practical AI: AI's Impact on Legal Professionals as Workers
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
A talk by Ifeoma Ajunwa about AI’s potential impact, particularly the recent wave of generative AI, on the legal profession and legal professionals as workers.
Apr
17
To VIP or Not to VIP
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 129
Hear from four YLW+ board members who did VIP and loved it, did VIP and didn't love it so much, and those who chose not to do VIP at all.
Apr
17
ABA Women in M&A Panel
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Online
The panel will provide information on the day-to-day work and lifestyle of an M&A lawyer and offer tips for building a successful career.
Apr
17
Challenges for the European Union in 2024: Security, Geopolitics and Populism
4:10PM - 5:15PM
Humanities Quadrangle Room 136
This panel discussion takes stock of the multitude of challenges facing the EU in the coming year, both domestic and external.
Apr
17
Screening: “Food for Profit”
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Burke Auditorium (Kroon Hall)
Join us for an eye-opening screening of the documentary “Food for Profit” organized by Plant Based at Yale, Yale Animal Law Society, and Yale Environmental Law Association.
Apr
17
CANCELLED: Public Interest Spring Celebration
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Come join CDO and your fellow students for an evening of snacks, conversation, and community-building for students pursuing public interest career paths at YLS!
Apr
17
Paul Tsai China Center — An Evening with Filmmaker Nanfu Wang, With Selections from Hooligan Sparrow
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Baker Room 434
Short clips from Hooligan Sparrow will be shown, followed by a moderated discussion with filmmaker Nanfu Wang, concluded by audience Q&A.
Apr
17
YLS Bicentennial Celebration - Philadelphia PA
6:30PM - 8:30PM
National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St
YLS Bicentennial Celebration for Alumni in the Philadelphia area. Dinner will be served. Read more and register.
Thursday, April 18
Apr
18
Law Teaching Series: Private Law
12:10AM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Sterling Professor Roberta Romano ‘80 will discuss the appeal, the challenges and opportunities to develop a career in the legal academy with a focus on private law.
Apr
18
Practical AI: AI in Law & Legal Research
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
This session will offer a conceptual framework and principles for using AI in legal research.
Apr
18
Student Group Board Training 2024-25
12:10PM - 1:10PM
SLB Room 127
Join OSA for mandatory student group board training to support summer planning and look ahead to the 2024-25 academic year!
Apr
18
CANCELLED: Human Rights Workshop: Daniel Susskind, "A World Without Work"
12:15PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 129
Daniel Susskind is Research Professor in Economics at King’s College in London.
Apr
18
Lattes with Librarians
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Research librarians from the Lillian Goldman Law Library will be set up in the Derald H. Ruttenberg Dining Hall to chat about your research issues, paper ideas, and questions about library resources.
Apr
18
Defining the Proper Limits of Campus Speech: A Discussion with Erwin Chemerinsky and Robert Post
5:00PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 128
Please join ACS for a discussion between Dean (UC Berkeley) Erwin Chemerinsky and former Dean (YLS) Robert Post on the regulation of campus speech.
Friday, April 19
Apr
19
The Diplomacy and Politics of Fashion with Naeem Khan
12:00PM - 1:15PM
SLB Room 127
A lunch panel with trailblazing Mumbai-born, New York-based fashion designer, Naeem Khan.
Apr
19
New Economic Security and Statecraft Study Group #3
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 434
This study group offers an opportunity to discuss related issues at the intersection of academic research and public policy.
Apr
19
Cully Stimson, “Rogue Prosecutors and the Rise of Crime”
12:10PM - 1:20PM
SLB Room 124
A discussion on progressive prosecution with Cully Stimson, Deputy Director of the Edwin Meese III Center at The Heritage Foundation.
Apr
19
CANCELLED: Michael W. Doyle, "Just and Unjust: A Philosophical Look at Alternative Forms of Peace"
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Michael Doyle is a renowned scholar of global constitutionalism, international affairs, and democratic peace theory.
Apr
19
YLCF Friday Fellowship - open to all!
1:10PM - 2:00PM
SLB Room 109
Join us for food, fellowship, and conversations about the Christian faith. Food provided.
Apr
19
Yale Law School 200th Anniversary Community Gathering
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Sol Goldman Courtyard, Sterling Law Building
Please join us for a YLS community gathering to celebrate the end of the year and our bicentennial! We will also celebrate the retirement of Associate Dean Mike Thompson.
Saturday, April 20
Apr
20
The Long 1920s: Robert Post's Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Taft Court
1:30PM - 7:30PM
NYU - D'Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall, 108 W 3rd Street
Two panel discussions and a keynote conversation with Professor Robert Post, to celebrate his new volume, The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921-1930.
Sunday, April 21
Apr
21
Yale Journal of Law & Liberation conference and launch event
9:00AM - 4:15PM
SLB Rooms 127 and 129
An inaugural conference by the Yale Journal of Law & Liberation to celebrate the journal's first publication since 1992.
Monday, April 22
Apr
22
At Gotham: Yale Law School at 200 - A Rare Book Exhibit
All Day
Lillian Goldman Law Library, Level 3
At Gotham draws on the Lillian Goldman Law Library collections to celebrate the bicentennial of the Yale Law School.
Apr
22
Apr
22
Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership Fellows Application Open
All Day
Online
The Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership is pleased to accept submissions to its Fellows Program. The Fellows Program provides exposure to wide-ranging career paths in the public sector...