Monday, October 5
Oct
5
Student Community Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Come together to enjoy conversation and relationship-building over lunch!
Oct
5
2026 Fall Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights with M. Gessen
4:30PM - 6:00PM
SLB Room 127
M. Gessen is an acclaimed journalist, author, and public intellectual whose work has profoundly shaped contemporary discussions on democracy, authoritarianism, human rights, and political...
Tuesday, October 6
Oct
6
Actual Malice: Past & Present in The New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
All Day
Rare Book Room, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Lower Level 2
"Actual Malice" examines The New York Times v. Sullivan and the historic decision authored by Justice William J. Brennan in its historical moment, tracing the case's influence from its present to our...
Oct
6
Business Leadership: From Balancing Equities to Trading Equities: Eugene Kim ’20
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 122
Join Professor John Morley as he speaks with Eugene Kim ’20 on his work as an equities trader at Jane Street.
Oct
6
YLBS Presents: How to Choose — Careers in Litigation Versus Transaction Law
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
Join YLBS for a conversation with attorneys from Cooley, Gibson Dunn, Goodwin, and Paul, Weiss about how they chose their practice areas and navigated big career decisions early on.
Oct
6
First Amendment Pathology, Profs. Jeremy Kessler and Nelson Tebbe
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Jeremy Kessler is the Fuld Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Nelson Tebbe is Jane M.G. Foster Professor of Law and associate dean for academic affairs at Cornell Law School.
Wednesday, October 7
Oct
7
“The Choicest Privilege”: Press Freedom from Magna Charta to the Early Federal Period
All Day
Rare Book Exhibit Area, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Level 3
"The Choicest Privilege," curated from the collection of Matthew L. Schafer and Steven Underweiser, considers U.S. history through a 1587 Magna Charta and an 1804 trial report.
Oct
7
World Mental Health Day Celebration
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Ruttenberg Dining Hall
Join us for a World Mental Health Day celebration featuring resources, activities, and opportunities to learn more about supporting your mental health and building community.
Oct
7
NSG & Ludwig: National Security & Industry Lunch Talk with John Demers
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 124
Lunch talk with John Demers, corporate secretary for the Boeing Company and former assistant attorney general for the National Security Division (DOJ).
Oct
7
Perspectives from Women in Big Law
12:10PM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 116
Join the Yale Law Women + (YLW+) and Yale Law & Business Society (YLBS) for a lunch panel featuring accomplished women attorneys from leading law firms as they share their insights on navigating...
Oct
7
Rule of Law: Elections and the Rule of Law
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 127
Moderated by Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law
Oct
7
The Fight Over Medication Abortion
12:10PM - 1:00PM
SLB Room 120
A panel discussion about the ongoing legal battles over medication abortion.
Oct
7
The Role of Chinese NGOs in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
12:10PM - 1:30PM
Baker Room 434
Please join us for an informal lunch presentation and discussion of research by Visiting Scholar Yimin Zhu.
Oct
7
The Schell Center: Fellowship Information Session
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Hybrid (SLB Room 112 & Zoom)
Join the Schell Center for an information session on fellowship opportunities for YLS students and recent graduates interested in pursuing work in human rights.
Oct
7
1L & 2L Summer Jobs in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
4:10PM - 5:00PM
SLB Room 121
2L and 3L students will discuss their summer internship experiences working in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties.
Thursday, October 8
Oct
8
Human Rights Workshop: Michelle Miller, “Women and AI: How Technology is Reshaping Aspects of Life”
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Lunch Provided / RSVP Required. Email the Schell Center to request background readings a week prior to talk. Michelle Miller is director of innovation for the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at...
Oct
8
“How to Craft a Career in Corporate Law” with Roberta Romano ’80, Sterling Professor of Law
12:10PM - 1:30PM
SLB Room 129
Lunch will be available shortly after 12:00 p.m. and the presentation will start at 12:10 p.m. Please register by Thursday, October 1st. This presentation is open to the YLS community only.
Oct
8
Legal Theory Workshop: Stephen Walt (Harvard, Kennedy School of Government)
4:15PM - 6:00PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge
Professor Stephen Walt (Harvard, Kennedy School of Government) 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...
Friday, October 9
Oct
9
Last day to change grading mode for any course or clinic
All Day
YLS
Last day to change grading mode for any course or clinic
Oct
9
Financial Literacy Workshop: Anatomy of the Financial Services Industry / Overview of Capital
10:10AM - 1:00PM
Baker Room 128
This 3-hour course will provide an overview of the universe of financial institutions, going behind the scenes to explore the different roles and functions of major areas in key financial institutions...
Oct
9
Yoga @ Sweatfluence
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Sweatfluence (300 Crown St.)
Join your classmates at Sweatfluence in New Haven for a refreshing yoga session. Please bring your own yoga mat.
Saturday, October 10
Oct
10
1stGenYale x FGP Family Weekend Picnic
11:00AM - 2:00PM
Humanities Quadrangle Courtyard (320 York St.)
Join FGP and 1stGenYale in building community and friendship over pizza at the Alumni & Students Picnic during Yale Family Weekend!
Sunday, October 11
Oct
11