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News | November 19
Cornell Law Gathers to Celebrate Stephen Yale-Loehr 
News | November 13
Alan Hakki '26 and Brian Hartan '26 Win 2024 Cuccia Cup Moot Court Competition
News | November 12
Doug Lankler ’90 Reflects on Career, Mission, and Challenges at Pfizer
News | November 8
Veterans Law Practicum Saves Dog on Death Row
“Being a lawyer in the best sense means when something good happens to you or when something benefits you, you want to pass that good onto others and you want to share with others.”
Lisa Vigilante '25
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning at Cornell Law School is a central part of our educational model. A robust set of clinical courses helps students move beyond the classroom into the world of practice; the Lawyering Program focuses on teaching the real-life skills employed by practicing attorneys, and externships around the country and across the globe put classroom learning into practice.
Cornell Law in the Media
Cornell Daily Sun
Cornell Law Set to Launch First NYC-Based Law Clinic
Beginning in January 2025, the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic will expand from Ithaca to the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.
Axios
Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer Comments on Trump's Mass Deportations
Tech Target
Erik Hovenkamp Talks About Google Breakup under Trump
CBC News
Stephen Yale-Loehr Talks About Trump's Potential for Using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act
Bloomberg Law
Dan Awrey Talks About a Banking Rule Pushed by Biden Now Hanging in the Balance in Light of Trump's Reelection
Business Insider
George Hay Talks About Matt Gaetz and Antitrust Laws
FORUM Spring 2024
Check out the latest edition of Cornell Law Forum magazine! We explore the evolution of trial advocacy at Cornell Law, where a legacy of excellence and innovative teaching methods prepare students for real-world legal challenges. Explore the program that's shaping tomorrow's legal champions.
Debbie Morales ’25, Nate Lo ’25, and Ifrah Qadir ’25 discuss an amicus brief recently filed in the Tenth Circuit by the new Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic.
The clinic is working with Cornell Law Professor Nelson Tebbe and Professor Lawrence Sager (UT-Austin) on this case, which concerns a challenge to Colorado’s Universal Pre-K program.
Learn more about this new clinic, led by Gautam Hans, by visiting the link in our bio.
#CornellLawClinics
Oct 29
Our Admissions Open House took place on Tuesday, October 22nd for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a law school education. The day was filled with a Q&A with some of our Admissions staff, followed by a student panel with some current law students, a law school tour, and ended at the Statler Hotel for Cornell`s pre-law conference with several other law schools from around the country. We love events like this which provide us with a much more intimate setting for meeting potential future students! #cornelllaw #lawyersinthebestsense #todothegreatestgood
Oct 24
Fall is arguably the prettiest time of the year in the Finger Lakes Region and even more breathtaking on a historic campus such as our own! Stay tuned for more beautiful fall foliage pics as the semester progresses! Photo credit: Cornell University media team. #cornelllaw #fingerlakes #upstateny #fall #fallvibes
Oct 1
Tonight our students enjoyed one of the many social mixers we host during the year…this is a time for our students to unwind and chat with their fellow classmates. As an added bonus, we had the Dean’s Advisory Council here tonight sharing their stories with the next generation of lawyers in the best sense! #cornelllaw #lawyersinthebestsense #todothegreatestgood
Sep 13
Welcome, again, to all our new students this week! Swipe for some words of encouragement, from some of our alums, as you take this next step in your professional journey! Visit the link in our bio for more notes from other Cornell Law School alumni. #CornellLaw #CornellLawAlumni #orientation2024
Aug 21
The Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic recently supported a Cornell PhD student in her application for Advance Parole, a travel permission needed for DACA recipients to go abroad. Thanks to this success, the student presented her research at a neuroscience conference in Japan this summer! #CornellLaw #CornellLawClinics
Aug 20