Law Schools Are Bringing Out Big Names As 2023 Graduation Speakers

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Law school commencement ceremonies during COVID times were a lot different than usual, with all the pomp and circumstance delivered in a virtual format. But this year, things are quite different, with many schools holding their second in-person ceremonies after years of absence. With the return to normalcy, many law schools are bringing out big-time speakers to address their graduating students (and a Supreme Court justice will be making the rounds in this year’s line-up).

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Above the Law tracks law school graduation speakers each year, and we rely on the help of our readers for this task. We know some speakers (gavel bang: Reuters), but we’re not psychic. Please get in touch with us at [email protected] and tell us who’s speaking at your graduation. We’ll update the list accordingly.

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• American: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
• BU: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Duke: Kate Adams, Apple general counsel
• Harvard: Michelle Yeoh, winner of best actress Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
• NYLS: New York Governor Kathy Hochul
• Pace: Senator Elizabeth Warren
• Penn: Gloria Allred, famed women’s rights attorney
• UVA: Helen Wan, author of “Partner Track”

Ketanji Brown Jackson among big-name women speakers at law school graduations [Reuters]

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Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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