Freedom, versatility and power to change: Council Speaker Menin tells New York Law School grads what their law degree means | amNewYork

"The law is said to be a profession of choices, but a legal education extends the choices of a greater freedom that few others are afforded: a freedom to be of service to others and to our country and to the laws that govern them, to challenge those laws and to make the right choice to fight for the right to keep our freedom, Menin told the Class of 2026. It is a freedom that matters more than the uncertainty that life is guaranteed to throw at you."

"Menin, who holds a law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law, told the cadre of new grads that she'd had 10 careers since the turn of the millennium ranging from restaurant owner to corporate attorney to public servant and she'd used her law degree in each and every one of them as life pushed her in directions she'd never imagined moving in. One of the most valuable things she feels her legal education gave her was the ability to adapt quickly."

"As versatile as the law degree is and can be, the education you receive here has taught you many other things that you might not realize at the moment, chief among them being how to grapple with uncertainty because you've learned the necessity of preparation, she said. Change, on one hand, can be incomprehensibly unfortunate, and yet can always lead you to effect some positive change in the world."

"New York Law School Dean Anthony Crowle delivered his own message to students, emphasizing the responsibility to the public that comes with their diploma and the importance of leveraging their law degree to push the world in a positive direction."

361 graduates of New York Law School receive their degrees at a commencement ceremony. City Council Speaker Julie Menin says legal education creates freedom to serve others and the country, to challenge governing laws, and to choose to fight for freedom. She emphasizes that this freedom matters more than life’s uncertainty. Menin describes using her law degree across multiple careers and highlights the ability to adapt quickly. She also stresses learning to grapple with uncertainty through preparation, since change can be unfortunate yet can enable positive change. Dean Anthony Crowle emphasizes public responsibility and using the law degree to push the world in a positive direction.

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