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Get to know the Office of Public Interest/Public Service Law and Careers at Columbia Law School.

The Law School celebrated the library’s grand opening to the community on December 5, 2025. Watch how this vibrant new hub of learning, collaboration, and community went from concept to fully reimagined.

Members of the J.D. Class of 2028 and the LL.M. Class of 2026 began their Columbia Law School journeys with information sessions, community building, and plenty of socializing. 

What does it mean to think like a lawyer?

As the 2024–2025 academic year comes to an end, Dean Daniel Abebe shares a special message with the Columbia Law community.

A soaring, spacious reading room and ample group study areas and seating will create “a special place to be students.” 

Members of the Class of 2025 share what Columbia Law School and their classmates have meant to them.

In the latest video from the Professors in Print series, Professor Sturm discusses the timeliness of her new book, What Might Be, and how she hopes it will inspire change agents.

The deferral program for highly qualified undergraduate applicants enables future Columbia Law students to work, study, or pursue special projects for two years before beginning their legal education.

Columbia Law School students collaborate with formerly incarcerated participants to leverage legal experience into employment.