Clinical Professor Kate Evans, director of the Duke Immigrant Rights Clinic, talks about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and her favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic represents individuals facing deportation and partners with local, state, and national organizations to promote access to resources, education, and justice for non-citizens.

Professor of the Practice James Coleman, director of the Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic, and Clinical Professor Jamie Lau, supervising attorney for the clinic, talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic investigates plausible claims of innocence made by people incarcerated for felonies in North Carolina.

Clinical Professor Elana Fogel, inaugural director of the Duke Criminal Defense Clinic, talks about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and her favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic empowers students to defend clients facing criminal charges in court and fight systemic disparity and injustice in the criminal system.

A fun look at the first day of class at Duke Law as we welcome a new group of first-year JD students and LLM students, as welcome back our outstanding second- and third-year LLM students. Make it a great year!

Clinical Professors Ryke Longest and Michelle Nowlin—both faculty co-directors of the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Clinic—talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic provides training that the next generation of leaders to solve environmental problems and providing access to justice in underserved communities.

Associate Clinical Professor Crystal Grant, director of the Children's Law Clinic at Duke, and Clinical Professor Peggy Nicholson, supervising attorney for the clinic, talk about the clinic's work, how students get involved, the skills that students learn, and their favorite part about leading the clinic. The clinic provides free legal advice, advocacy, and legal representation to low-income, at-risk children in cases involving special education, school discipline, and children’s disability benefits.

Getting excited here at Duke Law to see the hallways packed with students, busy study sessions in the library, classrooms abuzz with lively discussions, students playing a game of ping pong, and friends grabbing lunch in Star Commons. Can't wait to start a new school year at Duke Law!

In 'Closing International Law's Innocence Gap,' Duke Law Clinical Professor Jayne Huckerby, Professor Laurence Helfer, and Professor Brandon Garrett argue that now is the time to close a gap in how national criminal legal systems address post-conviction claims of factual innocence. They build a substantive case for recognizing a new international human right and detail the advantages of doing such, offering derivative and freestanding approaches, as well as a framework for adapting the right to national models.

A student in the dual-degree JD/LLM International and Comparative Law Program at Duke Law, Gabriela discusses skills that she has developed through the program, how she manages extracurricular activities, and how she plans to prepare for her next steps in her career.

A student in the dual-degree JD/LLM International and Comparative Law Program at Duke Law, Neeki discusses skills that she has developed through the program, how she manages extracurricular activities, and how she plans to prepare for her next steps in her career.

A JD/LLM student in the International and Comparative Law Program at Duke Law, Diana Kenealy talks about what attracted her to the program, courses that impacted and informed her interests in international law, and her advice for students with similar career aspirations.

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Cassie Shapiro, a student in the dual-degree JD/LLM International and Comparative Law Program at Duke Law, talks about what attracted her to the program, courses that impacted and informed her interests in international law, and her advice for students with similar career aspirations.

Becca Mooney, a student in the dual-degree JD/LLM International and Comparative Law Program at Duke Law, discusses highlights of her time in the program, how the program has shaped her academic identity, and her advice for students with similar career aspirations.

Vanessa Keverenge is the JD Class Speaker for the Duke Law 2023 Convocation Ceremony. Keverenge, a Winter Haven Florida native, was a voting rights and grassroots political organizer before law school. She earned a bachelor's degree in theater and international relations from Mount Holyoke College. At Duke, she has served as president of the Black Law Students Association, co-policy director of the Innocence Project, a member of the Tricky Dick sketch comedy group, and on the graduating class fundraising committee. After graduation, she will work for Baker McKenzie in Washington D.C.

The MJS Class Speaker for the Duke Law 2023 Convocation Ceremony is Justice Douglas M. Fasciale MJS '23. Justice Fasciale was sworn in as an associate Justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2022. He was appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court in 2004 and elevated to the appellate division in 2010. He previously practiced law as a trial attorney for 17 years and, in the year 2000, became a certified civil trial attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court -- a designation that was held by fewer than three percent of New Jersey attorneys.

Words of inspiration from JD Class Speaker Vanessa Keverenge ' 23 for the Duke Law Class of 2023 graduation.

The Distinguished Speaker for the Duke Law 2023 Convocation Ceremony is Kate Adams, general counsel at Apple. Adams serves on the company's executive team and oversees all legal matters, including corporate governance, intellectual property litigation, and securities compliance, global security, and privacy.

Inspiring words from Apple General Counsel Kate Adams, the distinguished speaker for the 2023 Duke Law Graduation

Rennan Nascimento is the LLM Class Speaker for the Duke Law 2023 Convocation Ceremony. Nacimento earned his undergraduate degree at Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a postgraduate diploma in corporate labor and employment law from Fundação Getulio Vargas with the business administration certificate from Ensino. He served as treasurer for Duke's Global Law Student Association. Following graduation, he will return to working at Pinheiro Neto in Sao Paulo.

Please join Duke Law School as we celebrate graduating students in the Class of 2023. We're proud of all the students' hard work and look forward to celebrating this milestone.

Read more about Convocation 2023 at: https://law.duke.edu/news/convocation-2023-kate-adams-tells-graduates-s…

Hear from our graduates about how excited they are for their next big chapter!

A look at student highlights from the Duke Law Class of 2023.

In recognition of National Second Chance Month, panelists Tyrone Baker, Scallarneize Holloman, and Randall Jenkins, shared their stories of life after incarceration and how they navigated the process of re-entry. The panel was moderated by Brian Scott, Executive Director of Our Journey, a non-profit that helps formerly incarcerated people bridge the gap from prison to freedom.

Sponsored by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law and the Durham County District Attorney's Office.

Please join the Center for International and Comparative Law for a discussion with Professor Frank Upham of NYU Law on "Same-Sex Marriage and Gender Issues in Japan." Moderated by Professor Laurence Helfer, Duke Law. Co-sponsored by the Duke Japanese Law Society, the Duke Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, and Duke OutLaw.

Maggie Lederer, J.D. Candidate at Duke University School of Law will discuss her recent paper "Not So Civil Commitment: A Proposal for Statutory Reform Grounded in Procedural Justice." Marvin Swartz, Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director, Duke AHEC Program and Faculty Member, Wilson Center for Science and Justice as well as Mark Botts, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government at the UNC School of Government will offer comments followed by an audience Q&A.