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group of launchpad scholars smiling at welcome summit

The first cohort of the Launchpad Scholars Program gathered for a welcome summit in August. Chisato Kimura '25 (center) is one of the YLS student mentors who will support Launchpad Scholars over the coming year as they prepare to apply to law school.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

 Launchpad Scholars Soar as Program Gets Off the Ground

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Alicia Bannon ’07 Shapes the Conversation on Fines and Fees

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Victoria Cundiff ’80 Discusses IP Law Careers at Year’s First Chirelstein Colloquium

Monday, September 11, 2023

LEAP Announces Fall 2023 Speaker Series

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

students wearing virtual reality headsets in a classroom

Students try out virtual reality headsets and discuss the possibilities of incorporating virtual reality into evidentiary proceedings or meeting with clients in the metaverse.

Learning About Law and Tech, Hands (and Headsets) On

Monday, December 19, 2022

detail of an owl at the top of the Yale Law School building

Professor Markovits Delivers Lecture in New Delhi

Friday, December 16, 2022

stained glass window and bookshelves in the YLS Library

A Year in Books: Faculty Address Critical Questions

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

detail of a stone owl on top of the roof of the law school

Report Finds Ongoing Challenges for Asian Americans in Law

Friday, November 18, 2022

The courtyard interior facade at Sterling Law Building against a cloudy sky

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic Client Launches Artist-Led Venture Capital Fund 

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Dean Heather K. Gerken and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Dean Heather K. Gerken and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ’73 held a conversation in which Clinton described her career path and how she defines leadership.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ’73 Headlines Transformational Leadership Week

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

a running faucet, a microscope, and a stethoscope

Alumni Tackle Health Law Issues Facing Society Today

Monday, October 24, 2022

Gene and Carol Ludwig and Dean Gerken cut the ribbon to dedicate Ludwig Hall

Gene Ludwig ’73 and Carol Ludwig prepare to cut the ribbon for the dedication of Ludwig Hall with Dean Heather K. Gerken.

Ludwig Hall Dedication Kicks Off Alumni Weekend

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Today is a wonderful time to be blessed with legal training and to be able to go out and take on the enormous challenges of a difficult world — with an aspiration to lead tempered by humility at the complexity, difficulty, discipline, and self-sacrifice inherent in the task.”

Ben W. Heineman, Jr.

Class of 1971