Events

Spring 2026 Daynard Lecture

Location

240 Dockser Hall

Jennifer Levi, senior director of transgender and queer rights at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law)., will visit Northeastern Law for two days in February 2026 as a Daynard Public Interest Law Fellow.

Trademark Law and Free Speech

Location

Zoom

Join CLIC to celebrate the release of Professor Lisa Ramsey’s much-anticipated new book on trademark law and the First Amendment.

Doe/Moe/Jones v. Bondi: A Case Study

Location

220 Dockser Hall, Northeastern University School of Law

Jennifer Levi, senior director of transgender and queer rights at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), and Dee Farmer, founder and executive director of Fight4Justice Project, will discuss three consolidated cases filed for incarcerated transgender women facing transfer to men’s facilities—challenging the federal “Gender Ideology” executive order and its prison rollout. Dee Farmer, a

Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture

Jamil Dakwar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Human Rights Program (HRP), will deliver the 31st annual Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture.

Navigating the New Health Law Landscape

The Center for Health Policy and Law’s 2026 conference will feature a keynote address by Dr. Rachel Pearson, a pediatrics resident and author of No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine.

Connections 2026

Location

Northeastern University EXP
815 Columbus Avenue, Boston

Join us for Connections, the law school’s largest networking event. Information for Graduates: If you’re looking for a networking event where you can share your experience and expertise with law students who truly value your advice and knowledge, then don’t miss Connections 2025, our largest networking event of the year for New England area graduates and

Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Bar Awards Reception

Location

250 Dockser Hall, Northeastern University School of law

The 33rd Annual Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Bar Awards Reception will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:15 PM. The awardees are selected by the Alumni/ae Association Board of Directors based on an application process. Professor Denise Carty-Bennia was a highly successful attorney and tireless educator, advisor, mentor and friend to countless Northeastern

Commencement 2026

Location

Leader Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Avenue, Boston

Members of the class of 2026 will receive their degrees during the School of Law’s commencement ceremony at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 4:00 PM.

Brown Forum for Women in the Law Conference 2026

Location

Northeastern University School of Law

Now in its 18th year, the Brown Forum for Women in the Law Conference is an annual dynamic gathering that draws women from every level of professional development and accomplishment, providing career guidance, unparalleled professional development advice and networking.

Celebrate Juneteenth with Northeastern Law and the Worcester Red Sox!

Location

Shaw's Home Bullpen Terrace, 100 Madison Street, Worcester, MA 01608

The Alumni/ae Association and the Office of Alumni/ae Relations and Development will host its fifth annual WooSox networking event at the fabulous Shaw's Home Bullpen Terrace on June 23 in celebration of Juneteenth. Dine with us in a private outdoor space while taking in a WooSox game! (Hospitality area will open at 5:45 PM ET