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Meet the Class of 2026
The 244 students in Duke Law School’s JD class of 2026 come from 35 different U.S. states and territories and eight foreign countries. Five members tell why they chose Duke Law and how they hope to use their law degree to make an impact.
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Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic calls on independent federal management agency to do more to reduce single-use plastics in federal procurement
More than 160 students and 63 practitioners attended the 22nd annual ESQ Career Symposium
Duke Law’s Externship Program enabled a third-year student to work on a civil case as part of a legal team at the U.S. Attorneys’ Office in Raleigh
From networking challenges to impostor syndrome, student groups are fostering community, mentorship, and resilience for these trailblazing individuals
JDs and LLMs build cross-cultural friendships through a program that enhances the law school experience.
The multi-school competition challenged teams to develop tech-based tools to provide more North Carolinians with access to justice resources.
The clinic student-attorneys represented a prominent LGBTQ+ activist from Central America who had suffered brutal persecution in her country in Charlotte's immigration court.
Members of the Duke Immigrant and Refugee Project volunteered their time for two projects delivering pro bono legal services in the local community.
Five members of the JD Class of 2026 tell us why they chose Duke Law and how they hope to make an impact
The recent graduate will join the Business and Human Rights Unit of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva.