Hayley Lawrence is a constitutional law and criminal law scholar whose research focuses on the Second Amendment and the intersection of gender theory, cognitive science, and criminal law. She joined the faculty of Duke Law School in January 2026.
Before joining the faculty, Lawrence practiced in the litigation group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, DC and taught Scholarly Writing at the George Washington University School of Law. After law school, she clerked for Judge Robin L. Rosenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Her recent works include Toxic Masculinity and Gender-Based Gun Violence in America: A Way Forward, published in the Journal of Gender, Race & Law (2023).
Hayley received her J.D. and LL.M. from Duke Law School, graduating cum laude. She served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Duke Journal for Constitutional Law & Public Policy. She received her B.A., with honors, from the University of Virginia.
