LEFT TO RIGHT: Andy Sucoff, managing partner of Goodwin, one of the event’s major sponsors, welcomed more than 250 students and graduates to Connections. Alumni/ae Association board members Raquel Webster ’03 (left) and Lee Darst ’91. Geoffrey Spofford ’89 (left) spoke with a group of students interested in small firm practice.
Photographs by David Leifer
Plugged In at Connections
Connections 2025, the law school’s largest networking event of the year, brought together 250 graduates and students who gathered around practice-specific tables so that students could ask questions about specific areas of law as well as practice their in-person networking skills. Every year, our students tell us how much they appreciate and value our graduates’ time and wise counsel.
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