2024 End-of-Year Impact Report Shows Banner Year!

The Law School has experienced a jump in the bar passage rate, new records in job placements, new professorships, and scholarships.

A Capital Accomplishment

U.S. Senate Confirms Sparkle L. Sooknanan ’10 As U.S. District Court Judge

The Warmth & Wisdom of Professor Michael Gerber

Professorship Created by Parents of Michael Simmons ’20 Celebrates Faculty Mentorship

Women’s Leadership Network Panel

Alumni Discuss the Many Paths to Judgeship

A Masterful Mentor

Parents of Michael Simmons ’20 Salute Professor and Mentor Michael Gerber With New Professorship

Onward and Upward

Brooklyn Law Clinches 9-Point Rise on NY Bar Exam Pass Rate, Highest in a Decade

Saluting Our Veteran Students

Brooklyn Law Expands Commitment to Yellow Ribbon Program as Veteran Students Association Relaunches

Celebrating Our New Professorship

Legal Scholar Alice Ristroph Appointed Les Fagen Professor at Investiture

Introducing The Brooklyn Law Bridge

Read the Latest News on Faculty, Alumni, and Students in Our Community Newsletter

Fresh Faces on the Board

Anna Ashurov ’12, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn ’24, and Tyler Korff ’12 Join the Board of Trustees

Welcoming Our New Professors

New Faculty Members Bring Expertise in Tax Law, Community Development, and Legal Writing to Brooklyn Law

New Fagen Professorship Established

Lawyer and Professor Provides Major Gift to Brooklyn Law School

Landing in Big Law

Brooklyn Law Ranks 38th on National Law Journal’s Go-To Law Schools Ranking

Legendary Alumnus Gift Celebration

Allen and Deborah Grubman’s Transformative Gift Establishes Chair in Media and Entertainment Law

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Listed five years in a row on The National Law Journal ranking of the highest percentage of J.D. graduates hired as first-year associates at the nation’s 100 largest law firms, and percentage of associates promoted to partner

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News

Professor Robin Effron Elected as New Member of American Law Institute

Carolyn Pokorny Oath

Carolyn Pokorny ’94 to Serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York

Sarah Jean Kelly Appointed Brooklyn Law’s New Dean of Students

Alexis Hoag-Fordjour

Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour to Receive Derrick A. Bell Award at AALS

Professor Yuvraj Joshi

Professor Yuvraj Joshi Appointed as New Dean’s Research Scholar

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