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Students worked—and networked—remotely during truncated summer associate programs. Those lavish law firm lunches? This year, they were takeout at home.

Columbia Law School students who worked from home this summer for social justice and public service organizations performed meaningful work while honing their lawyering skills.

Dean Lester shares some specific details about how the Law School has adjusted our campus environment to ensure your health and safety, and to reinforce the responsibility we share as a community to uphold the values set forth in the Columbia Health Compact. 

John C. Coffee, Jr.’s new book blows the whistle on the “crisis in underenforcement.”

After risking his life to desegregate Ole Miss in 1962, Meredith continued his activism at Columbia Law School.

Now a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, Verrilli discusses the courses he teaches at Columbia Law School, the biggest mistake of his storied career, the experience of arguing before the Supreme Court, and the rewards of public service.

A litigation partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and a self-described person of faith, Boston is the first woman of color to be elected president of the New York City Bar Association. Her priorities include encouraging diversity and inclusion in the profession, navigating the repercussions of COVID-19, and safeguarding the rule of law.

With the start of the Fall 2020 semester rapidly approaching, Dean Lester shares some updates on the protocols for returning to campus, as well as information about events and programming; fall semester grades; and more.

Read about some of the women—past and present—who have shaped Columbia Law and the legal profession.

Alumni share their experiences working on racial equity and the paths they took to social justice work.