Monday, September 15
Sep
15
The Ronnie F. Heyman ’72 Crossing Divides Program Presents: The Limits of Free Speech on Campus
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Professors Keith Whittington and Robert Post '77 will discuss constitutional limits on free speech in academic institutions.
Sep
15
Careers in Government: Enforcing and Defending State Zoning Reform
4:30PM - 5:30PM
SLB Room 121
Our country’s current housing crisis requires action at the local, state, and federal levels. In an effort to address housing affordability, a number of states across the country have sought to...
Tuesday, September 16
Sep
16
1L Infosession: Participating in Subject-Specific Journals as a 1L
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
Calling all 1Ls! Come learn about YLS' secondary journals and the opportunity to join them as a 1L Editor or Lead Editor.
Sep
16
Housing Policy Panel: How to Build More Housing
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 122
Guest speakers will include Derek Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Inclusive Abundance and Andrew Fine, Chief of Staff and Policy Director at Open New York. The panel will be moderated by Anika Singh Lemar...
Sep
16
NSG Lunch Talk with Sonia Mittal
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 124
Sonia Mittal is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and Associate Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School, where she teaches the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic.
Sep
16
Virtual Info Session: Negotiation Competition, ABA MAC Cup III
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Online
This competition is only open to 2Ls and 3Ls. Students who applied or participated last year may participate again.
Sep
16
“The Platform-Property Paradox,” Prof. Nikolas Guggenberger, Univ. of Houston Law School
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Nikolas Guggenberger is Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center.
Wednesday, September 17
Sep
17
Intro to Law Firms: Settings, Practices, and Recruiting
8:45AM - 10:00AM
SLB Room 127
This program will introduce 1Ls to law firm practice, including different law firm settings (e.g., "Big Law," mid-size firms, boutique and specialized firms) and different law firm practices.
Sep
17
Our Constitution: Differing Views, Common Ground
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
A special Constitution Day conversation between Judge John M. Walker Jr. (2d Cir.) and Judge Cheryl Ann Krause (3d Cir.). The discussion, moderated by Professor Abbe R. Gluck, will mark the 238th...
Sep
17
“Current Issues and Trends in Shareholder Activism” with Eleazer Klein ’91
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 128
Eleazer (“Ele”) Klein ’91 is Chair of the M&A and Securities Group, Chair of the Global Shareholder Activism Group, and Executive Committee member at McDermott Will & Schulte. He represents activists...
Sep
17
OSA Student Activities Fair
5:30PM - 7:00PM
SLB Courtyard
All approved YLS student groups (student organizations, projects, student-led conference groups, competition groups, and journals) are encouraged to set up a table in the SLB Courtyard to share...
Thursday, September 18
Sep
18
YLS Alumni Making History Event - BOSTON, MA
All Day
The Boston Athenaeum (10-1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, MA)
Please join us for a spotlight on the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic, featuring Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law.
Sep
18
A Fireside Chat with Harmeet K. Dhillon
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 116
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. The Yale Federalist Society is pleased to invite Hon. Harmeet K. Dhillon, Associate Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice for a...
Sep
18
National Security Lawyering: Brett Freedman on Congress & the Executive
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 121
Brett Freedman most recently served as the chief of staff for assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the National Security Division at the Department of Justice.
Sep
18
The Ronnie F. Heyman ’72 Crossing Divides Program Presents: A Conversation with Danielle Sassoon
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
Please join Professor Cristina RodrÍguez ’00 in conversation with Danielle Sassoon ’11, focusing on Sassoon’s career post Yale Law School, including her years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
Sep
18
Adams-Jefferson Debate: Interpreting the Constitution for the 21st Century
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 129
Adams-Jefferson Debate: Interpreting the Constitution for the 21st Century Akhil Reed Amar ’84, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Jack Rakove, Coe Professor of History and American...
Sep
18
HR Workshop: Jameel Jaffer, “The First Amendment, What is it Good For”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Jameel Jaffer is the inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
Sep
18
LPE Workshop: Hiba Hafiz, “The Dangerous Myth of Market Wages”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 127
Hiba Hafiz is an associate professor with tenure and a McHale Faculty Research Scholar at Boston College Law School.
Sep
18
Student Roundtable on the State of U.S.-China Relations
12:10PM - 1:30PM
Baker Room 434
PTCC Special Projects Chair Sam Kiernan ’26 will lead a student roundtable discussion on the state of U.S.-China relations and how President Trump’s trade, tariff, and negotiation strategies are...
Sep
18
Israeli Supreme Court Jursprudence on the Conscription of Ultra-Orthodox Students
4:10PM - 5:00PM
SLB Room 124
Avi Milikovsky serves as a senior attorney in the High Court of Justice Department of the Israeli State Attorney’s Office.
Sep
18
Legal Theory Workshop: Avani Mehta Sood, NYU Law
4:15PM - 6:00PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge
Participants of the Legal Theory Workshop should read the paper in advance, as there is no presentation. If you need a copy of the paper, please email Monika Piotrowicz.
Friday, September 19
Sep
19
American Legal Histories — A Rare Book Exhibit
All Day
Lillian Goldman Law Library, Level 3 & Lower Level 2
American Legal Histories celebrates the iterative, messy, tantalizing process of historical research, in catalog records and finding aids, online images, record groups, and photographs taken in the...
Sep
19
Rosenkranz Originalism Conference
9:00AM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
All panels will be moderated by Judge Reena Raggi and will include Akhil Reed Amar ’84. 9:00-9:05 am - Opening Remarks, Steven Gow Calabresi 9:05-9:35 am - Panel I, Gordon S. Wood 9:40-10:10 am -...
Sep
19
Financial Literacy Workshop: Understanding Financial Statements (Accounting) — Part 1
10:10AM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 124
This 3-hour course (part 1 of 2) will provide exposure to foundational accounting conventions and financial statement structure so participants can become comfortable with accounting terms and...
Sep
19
Democracy Workshop: Patrick Weil, “A European Perspective on American Democracy”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 121
Patrick Weil is Emeritus Research Professor at the University of Paris1-Sorbonne and a fellow at the Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression at the University of Chicago.
Sep
19
Hot Yoga @ Soul Sweat
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Soul Sweat (300 Crown St.)
Heat up your practice at Soul Sweat in New Haven with an energizing hot yoga flow designed to build strength, flexibility, and focus. Please make sure to bring your own Yoga mat for the session.
Sep
19
After the LLM: A Discussion about Opportunities and Resources
2:10PM - 3:00PM
SLB Room 121
Panelists will share information and resources with LLM students to aid their consideration of career opportunities for after completion of the LLM degree. Topics will include opportunities in...