Stories and News

In episode one of Columbia Law’s new limited podcast series, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, Professors Michael Graetz and Katharina Pistor discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the ways law and public policy favor the wealthy and fail to protect the vast majority of the 99 percent.

Recent students reflect why they chose Columbia Law’s LL.M. Program, what they learned, and the positive impact Columbia Law will have on their futures.

In Columbia Law School’s new podcast, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, hear from leading experts as they chart a course for economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic and suggest new ways of approaching law, policy, and governance.

Columbia Law School announces the creation of an endowed professorship in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59, along with two new scholarships in her name. 

In 2018, the Law School commissioned a custom lace collar to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the investiture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59 to the United States Supreme Court. Elena Kanagy-Loux of the Brooklyn Lace Guild created the intricate custom pattern mirroring the interlocking 25s that appear on the Law School’s commemorative book.

The revered Supreme Court justice maintained deep ties throughout her life to Columbia Law School, where she graduated tied for first in her class and later became the first woman to be a tenured member of the faculty.

Dean Lester welcomes the Columbia Law School community for the Fall 2020 semester. 

Columbia Law welcomed the J.D. Class of 2023 and LL.M. Class of 2021 with a virtual program that included helpful advice and a pop quiz.   

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.