Monday, March 24
Mar
24
$40 per transaction charge for late change to schedules
All Day
Registrar's Office
$40 per transaction charge for late change to schedules
Mar
24
Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
All Day
YLS
Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
Mar
24
LAPP — How to Workshop a Paper
12:10PM - 1:15PM
SLB Room 129
Join Professors Monica Bell, Miriam Gohara, Oona Hathaway, and Tracey Meares for an engaging workshop on best practices for workshopping academic papers, with a focus on finding your voice, refining...
Mar
24
Workplace Theory & Policy Workshop: Dr. Diana Reddy
4:10PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 109
Diana Reddy is a law professor and the faculty co-director for the Center for Law and Work at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
Mar
24
Spring 2025 Gruber Distinguished Lecturer on Global Justice: Sam Gregory
4:30PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 128
This talk will examine how photos and videos — vital sources of human rights documentation, evidence, and storytelling — are becoming less trusted in a climate of factual skepticism and technological...
Tuesday, March 25
Mar
25
Public Speaking Workshop with Professor Diane Lennard of NYU Stern School of Business
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Ludwig Hall, 2nd Floor
Student participants will engage in a series of experiential activities, including impromptu speeches with guided feedback, physical and vocal technique training, and an introduction to communication...
Mar
25
A Talk with Ruth Friedman on Clearing Federal Death Row and Her Career in Capital Defense
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 121
Ruth Friedman has been the Director of the Federal Capital Habeas Project since its inception in 2006. She will speak about capital defense and how to use the political branches to advance clients'...
Mar
25
Faculty Panel on Student Scholarship
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 124
Join the YLJ Notes & Comments Committee for a panel discussion on what makes strong student writing, how promising ideas for scholarship originate, and opportunities to work with YLS faculty on honing...
Mar
25
“Healthwashing” the Ultra-Wealthy: Money and Power in Health and Politics
12:10PM - 1:10PM
SLB Room 120
Please join the Solomon Center for a panel discussion the impact of the ultra-rich on public health and politics.
Mar
25
The UN Cybercrime Convention — Hearing from the Drafters
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 122
A panel discussion on the UN Cybercrime Convention, featuring key experts who participated in the treaty’s negotiation process, chaired by Professor Oona Hathaway.
Mar
25
“AI Lawfare and National Security,” Margaret Hu, William & Mary Law School
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
This talk will explore how a failure to grapple with AI Lawfare's role in digital infrastructure, data privacy and security, and AI governance, will lead to National Security blind spots in the age of...
Mar
25
Meet the Firms
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Omni Hotel, 155 Temple St.
If you plan to participate in June VIP, you should attend this event! Meet the Firms offers a unique opportunity to engage with attorneys and recruiting managers from some of the many law firms...
Wednesday, March 26
Mar
26
Intro to Yale Law Students for Climate Accountability
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 122
Join YLSCA for a discussion on the LSCA scorecard which law students can use to evaluate the climate consciousness of U.S based law firms as well as the future work of the chapter.
Mar
26
A Conversation with Ziad Reslan: Tech Policy, Online Abuse, and Human Rights
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 124
Ziad Reslan, a member of the OpenAI Product Policy team and a Senior Fellow with the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power, will be speaking on working...
Mar
26
Foundations of American Legal Thought Public Lecture, Professor Vicki Schultz
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz, "Feminist Legal Theory"
Mar
26
How to Succeed as a Summer Associate or First Year Associate: A Conversation with Jenner & Block
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 116
Join YLW+ in welcoming YLS alumnae who now practice at Jenner & Block for a panel discussion on what success looks like at the beginning of one's career.
Mar
26
Lunch Talk — The Private is Political: Identity and Democracy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 124
Please join the Center for Private Law and the LPE Project for a lunch talk with Ray Brescia (Albany Law School) about his new book, “The Private is Political: Identity and Democracy in the Age of...
Mar
26
Paul Tsai China Center: “Reporting Asia in a World of Chaos,” Poynter Fellow, Vincent Ni
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 129
Vincent Ni, Asia Editor at NPR and a 2018 Yale World Fellow, talks about his career in journalism working from newsrooms in China, the U.K. and the U.S., and how his team approaches stories from the...
Mar
26
Protecting Wild Animal Abundance with Natalie Jacewicz
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
In this lunch talk, moderated by LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars, University of San Diego School of Law Professor Natalie Jacewicz argues that draining abundance should concern us and that the...
Mar
26
The State of the Federal Judiciary: A Conversation with Chief Judge Pryor and Professor Akhil Amar
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
A conversation with Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale...
Mar
26
Winning Back the Working Class: A Conversation with Chuck Rocha
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 121
Please join the Yale Law Democrats for a conversation with Chuck Rocha, Union Leader and Political Strategist.
Mar
26
Public Speaking Workshop with Professor Diane Lennard of NYU Stern School of Business
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Ludwig Hall, 2nd Floor
Student participants will engage in a series of experiential activities, including impromptu speeches with guided feedback, physical and vocal technique training, and an introduction to communication...
Mar
26
Film Screening: “SEPARATED”
6:10PM - 8:00PM
Levinson Auditorium
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris confronts one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations.
Mar
26
Community Iftar
6:45PM - 8:30PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Every year, the Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) host a law school-wide Community Iftar in which we invite the entire YLS community to break fast with us.
Thursday, March 27
Mar
27
Public Speaking Workshop with Professor Diane Lennard of NYU Stern School of Business
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Ludwig Hall, 2nd Floor
Student participants will engage in a series of experiential activities, including impromptu speeches with guided feedback, physical and vocal technique training, and an introduction to communication...
Mar
27
2L Overview of the 3L Public Interest & Government Job Search
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 121
Norma D'Apolito, Public Interest Director, and Kiran Singh, Government Consulting Counselor, will discuss the 3L hiring cycle timeline, including the timing of fellowships and clerkships, as well as...
Mar
27
Faculty Panel: Executive Orders Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 116
Join Outlaws for a discussion on recent LGBTQ+ related executive orders featuring Professors Doug NeJaime, Ali Miller, and Mike Wishnie.
Mar
27
Movement Lawyering: A Conversation with Alaina Varvaloucas ’14
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 129
Join NLG for a conversation with Alaina Varvaloucas '14, who will discuss movement lawyering and her role as the Executive Director of the Worker Justice Center of New York.
Mar
27
“Tax Law and Finance: Building a Career in a Changing Landscape” w/ Avinash Venkatesh ’11, Barclays
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 122
A Marvin A. Chirelstein Colloquium. Avinash Venkatesh ’11 is a Managing Director and the Global Co-Head of the Strategic Transactions Group at Barclays.
Mar
27
U.S. Health Care at a Crossroads: A Conversation with Zeke Emanuel
12:10PM - 1:20PM
SLB Room 127
Please join the Solomon Center for a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Zeke Emanuel on fixing the U.S. health care and insurance system, wellness and the health policy initiatives undertaken thus far...
Mar
27
Human Rights Workshop: Lee Gelernt, ACLU Attorney, “Immigration Under Trump I and II”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Lee Gelernt is a lawyer at the ACLU's national office and is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading public interest advocates.
Mar
27
Public Speaking Workshop with Professor Diane Lennard of NYU Stern School of Business
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Ludwig Hall, 2nd Floor
Student participants will engage in a series of experiential activities, including impromptu speeches with guided feedback, physical and vocal technique training, and an introduction to communication...
Mar
27
Itineraries of Law: Trace, Translation, Trajectory
4:15PM - 5:45PM
SLB Room 128
Iza Hussin, Cambridge University Open to the Yale community. Registration required. For more information, contact the Kamel Center.
Mar
27
CANCELLED: YLS Trivia Night
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Test your knowledge against your fellow community members with trivia hosted by Big Boy Entertainment!
Friday, March 28
Mar
28
Constructing a 3-Stmt Financial Model Pt.1: Core Stmts, Working Capital, Fixed & Intangible Assets
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 124
In this workshop, we will cover the construction of a three-statement financial model: core statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement), working capital schedule, depreciation &...
Mar
28
Demos Rising: Democracy and the Popular Construction of Public Authority, 1800–1850
12:10PM - 1:15PM
SLB Room 124
YLS ELA is pleased to welcome Professor Stephen W. Sawyer (The American University of Paris and Harvard University) for a conversation with Professor Susan Rose-Ackerman on his latest book.
Sunday, March 30
Mar
30
Screening, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
3:00PM - 5:30PM
Humanities Quadrangle, L02
Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s Oscar-nominated thriller centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran.