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Conversations on Leadership: Joel Hyatt ’75

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Joel Hyatt ’75, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Globality Inc., describes how Yale Law School prepared him to challenge the prohibition on lawyer advertising during his time leading Hyatt Legal Services, and why students should heed poet Robert Frost’s advice to take “the road less traveled” in their careers.

2023 Yale Law School Commencement

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Members of the Yale Law School community, as well as family and friends of the Class of 2023, came together to celebrate the graduates during their Commencement ceremonies on May 22. This year’s Commencement honored 243 degree candidates as well as the first class of Hurst Horizon scholars.

Professor Marisol Orihuela on Clinical Work in Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and More

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Professor Marisol Orihuela discusses the advantages of being able to enroll in clinics in the first year of law school, why mental health deserves attention in legal advocacy, and why clinical work has been especially meaningful during the pandemic.

Hugh Kennedy: “The Language of Authority in Early Islam: The Evolving Meanings of the Term Sultan”

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Professor Hugh Kennedy of SOAS University of London delivered a Kamel Lecture on Nov. 10, 2022 titled “The Language of Authority in Early Islam: The Evolving Meanings of the Term Sultan.”

Jon Hoover: Two Kinds of Divine Transcendence

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Professor Jon Hoover of the University of Nottingham delivered a Kamel Lecture on March 9, 2023 titled, "Two Kinds of Divine Transcendence."

Professor John Morley on His Teaching, Research, and the Chae Initiative

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Professor of Law John Morley ’06 discusses why law firms are unusual among businesses, how trusts and estates reveal Americans’ attitudes about family, and how Yale Law School’s Chae Initiative is helping to develop future business leaders.

Brackeen Post-Oral Argument Panel Discussion

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This Nov. 16, 2022 Zoom webinar features: Maggie Blackhawk, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Matthew Fletcher, Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, Michigan Law; Stephen Pevar, Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School; Leonard R. Powell, Associate Attorney, Jenner & Block.

Thank you to our donors

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Yale Law School is so grateful for the support that donors — like you — have provided to our students, staff, and faculty members. Please take a moment to view this video in which Dean Heather Gerken reflects on the impact of your generosity at Yale Law School.