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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, November 20, 2012

2012 Doctoral Scholarship Conference Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 at Yale Law School

The 2012 Doctoral Scholarship Conference will be held Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 at Yale Law School.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Yale Law School Introduces Innovative New Program -- Ph.D. in Law

To its array of innovative legal programs, Yale Law School has added a Ph.D. in Law, a three-year program that will prepare students to enter careers in legal scholarship.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Shirley Adelson Siegel ’41—A New Experience at the End of Her Career

Shirley Adelson Siegel ’41 was the only woman to graduate with the Yale Law School Class of 1941 and broke through her share of glass ceilings throughout her career. But Siegel’s law career put her at the forefront of many firsts in the fields of civil rights and housing rights—gender notwithstanding.

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Being involved with the law school clinics is a unique opportunity to put in class training to use. It’s an amazing way to learn how to be a lawyer, not just to learn the law.”

Aisha Saad

Class of 2018