Staying Connected

There are a variety of ways to stay connected to your Duke Law community!

Keep your contact information up-to-date. This will ensure you receive Duke Law Magazine and invitations to events in your area. Visit Update Duke Law to submit any changes.
Let the Law School know about your professional and personal milestones. Submit class notes.
Read Duke Law Magazine, published twice a year in print and online.
Subscribe to Duke Law E-News, a monthly e-newsletter containing all the latest news from the Law School. All alumni for whom we have an e-mail address and who have not opted out will receive E-News. If you're not receiving E-News and would like to, contact the Alumni and Development Office to verify the e-mail address we have on file.
Call a classmate with whom you've lost contact. Visit the Duke Alumni Association's Online Directory to search all Duke alumni, including Law alums.
Attend your class reunion. In 2008, classes that end in "3" or "8," plus Half-Century Club members (anyone who graduated more than 50 years ago) are invited back for Reunion Weekend, April 11-13.
Keep in touch with your favorite professors: Visit the faculty directory for contact information.
Inform the Law School of opportunities in your area: hot jobs, big events, speaking engagements, and non-traditional careers. Contact the Alumni and Development Office.
Get involved in issues and activities of public service. Visit Public Interest and Pro Bono for more information.

Host or co-host an event. Events come in all shapes and sizes, including lunch with the Dean or a faculty member, admitted student receptions, Duke basketball viewing parties, and community service projects (a la "Dedicated to Durham"). For assistance in planning any event, contact the Alumni and Development Office.
Support a Duke Law Club in your area. Law Clubs are currently active in New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and the Triangle. Learn more about Duke Law Clubs.
Participate in the Duke Club in your area. If there is not a Law Club in your area, there may be a Duke Club (encompassing all Duke alumni, not just Law alums). Encourage the Club to invite a Duke Law professor to speak at one of its events. To see if a Club is established in your area, visit the Duke Clubs homepage.
Volunteer to be on your reunion committee. Contact Courtney duBois (Classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, and 1983) or Sarah Wentz (Classes of 1958, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003) for more information.

Help promote Duke Law Clerkships. Use your connections with judges in your community. Contact the Career Center for more information.
Participate with your firm during on-campus interviews. Contact the Career Center for more information.
Call an admitted student or top prospect of Duke Law School. For more information, contact Admissions (JD's) or International Studies (LLM's).

Invite a new graduate in your community to lunch. Search the Alumni Directory or contact the Alumni and Development Office.
Offer to be a mentor to a summer associate. Contact the Career Center to see which students are in your area.
Volunteer to speak on a Career Panel. Contact the Career Center for more information.
Hire a Duke Law alumnus/alumna.

Donate to the PILF auction. Examples of past items include sports tickets, weekend stays at summer homes, and handmade items. Visit the Public Interest Law Foundation for more information.
Participate in the Duke Law Annual Fund. Learn more about the importance of the Annual Fund.
Include Duke Law School in your will. Learn more about planned giving.
Take advantage of your firm's or employer's matching gifts program. Learn more about matching gifts.
Support Duke Law School on a monthly basis. Set up electronic transfer with your bank account. Learn more about making a monthly contribution.