Saturday, October 3
Oct
3
Trail Lawyers Sleeping Giant Hike
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Sleeping Giant State Park
Go leaf peeping with Trail Lawyers from 9 am - 12 pm on Saturday, Oct. 3rd at Sleeping Giant State Park (41°25'16.8"N,72°53'55.1"W).
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
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...