2009: Columbia redefined the Center for Public Interest Law, combining it with a host of dynamic extracurricular resources under the auspices of the Social Justice Program (SJP).
2008: The Law School celebrated its sesquicentennial by hosting events around the globe.
2008: Columbia Law School announced a global alliance with preeminent law schools to create one-year integrated programs focusing on international criminal law, international security law, and global business law and governance.
2006: The Law School created the first-ever ABA-approved student study abroad programs with both Fudan University (Shanghai) and Peking University (Beijing), two of the leading law schools in mainland China.
2006: Columbia announced the nation's first Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic intended to provide its students with cutting-edge training in impact litigation, legislative work, and community advocacy. This innovative clinic will help produce lawyers with the necessary interest and expertise, while it makes a direct and immediate contribution to litigation and advocacy on LGBT and women's rights issues.
2006: Columbia law students won the School's third international Jessup Moot Court competition, placing first out of 550 international teams. The 2006 Columbia team is the first American team to win the international Jessup competition since 1990. Columbia most recently won the national championship in 2003.
2005: Columbia earned the top spot in the National Law Journal's first-ever ranking of law schools from which the 50 largest American law firms hired first-year associates.
2004: The Law School hosted a year-long series of panels and conferences marking the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, in which many Columbia faculty and alumni/ae played pivotal roles.
2003: Lenfest Hall, a luxury student residence building with 209 fully-furnished studio and one-bedroom apartments, opened through the generosity of H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest '58 and his wife, Marguerite. With Lenfest Hall as one of many options, all Columbia law students are guaranteed subsidized, on-campus housing for all three years of their J.D. program.
2003: As one of the largest producers of law professors in the United Students, Columbia formally established the Program on Careers in Law Teaching for current students and alumni/ae.
2003: Columbia Law School's Social Justice Initiatives launched to further augment the global nature of Columbia's public interest and human rights programs, including its curricular offerings.
