Before the University-wide Convocation ceremony, LLMs posed for a photo together.

A little rain didn't stop graduates from attending the University's 531st Convocation, which took place on the main quad.

The Class of 2018 processed to the Law School's Diploma and Hooding ceremony after Convocation.

The ceremony began with a speech from Dean and Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics Thomas J. Miles. "Today we celebrate your accomplishment," he said. "We are proud of you. Now, go out in the world and make us proud again."

JD graduates listened to the ceremony, which took place in Rockefeller Chapel.

General Counsel of Nike, Inc., Hilary Krane, '89, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award and spoke to the Class of 2018. "Value the people you are sitting with today," she said. "You and they are the leaders of tomorrow and the array of contributions you all will make is too vast to imagine today."

Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, told graduating students that from now on, they are the designers of their own curriculum. "Today, you leave the university with the tools to go out and implement ideas," he said. "Your education as a learned professional does not end today, but you will set your own path in your education from this point forward."

Dean Miles presented LLM graduates with their diplomas while Richard Badger, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, read their names.

Faculty hooders Douglas Baird, Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law, and Jonathan Masur, John P. Wilson Professor of Law and David and Celia Hilliard Research Scholar, gave Julius Kairey, '18, his academic hood.

Daniel Hemel, Assistant Professor of Law, and Saul Levmore, William B. Graham Distinguished Service Professor of Law, also hooded graduates.

Jandi Heagen, '18, was hooded by her husband Joshua Wilson, '17.

The JD Class of 2018 applauded in their hoods after receiving their diplomas.

Once the ceremony was over, graduates recessed from Rockefeller Chapel to meet their families.

Faculty and senior administrators congratulated the Class of 2018 as they marched out of the chapel.

Danielle Johnson, '18, posed for a photo with her husband and children outside of Rockefeller Chapel.

Classmates congratulated each other before making their way to the Law School's reception.

Back at the Law School, graduates celebrated with their families and friends and cooled off in the Levin Reflecting Pool.

Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

On Saturday, June 9th, the Law School's Class of 2018 graduated. The Diploma and Hooding Ceremony, which took place in Rockefeller Chapel, included remarks from Thomas J. Miles, Dean and Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics, Hilary Krane, '89, Distinguished Alumnus and General Counsel at Nike Inc., and Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law. After receiving their diplomas and academic hoods, graduates, families, and friends celebrated together at the Law School with a picnic reception. Congratulations to the Class of 2018 on their enormous achievements!