Major Law Firms Tell Law Schools ‘Stop Producing Antisemites’

Several major law firms have penned a letter to law schools across the United States in response to radical protests that featured antisemitic and pro-Hamas rhetoric — warning the schools to “stop producing Antisemites.”

The letter, which was published by The New York Times alongside an article on Tuesday, warned law schools that these antisemitic students are likely to face difficulties when they graduate and begin searching for jobs.

According to the outlet, two dozen Wall Street firms have already signed on to the letter calling for “top law schools to crack down on discrimination and harassment amid an escalation in incidents targeting Jewish students.”

“Over the last several weeks, we have been alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism and assaults on college campuses, including rallies calling for the death of Jews and the elimination of the State of Israel. Such anti-Semitic activities would not be tolerated at any of our firms,” the letter read in part. “We also would not tolerate outside groups engaging in acts of harassment and threats of violence, as has also been occurring on many of your campuses.”

The letter went on to point out that law schools are institutes of higher learning, and as such, they have a responsibility to educate students in an environment where they are required to engage in a civil manner with people who have different opinions and views than themselves.

“As employers who recruit from each of your law schools, we look to you to ensure your students who hope to join our firms after graduation are prepared to be an active part of workplace communities that have zero tolerance policies for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses,” the letter continued.

Joel Petlin, superintendent of the Kiryas Joel School District and Newsweek contributor, shared an image of the letter in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Some of the largest law firms in the country have a message for the deans of law schools who have tolerated anti-semitic activities conducted by their students,” Petlin wrote. “If you want your graduates to get good jobs in our law firms, stop producing Antisemites.”

At least one of the firms that signed onto the letter, Davis Polk & Wardwell, has already taken action in response to heinous behavior in the aftermath of the horrific October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks — rescinding job offers for several students who signed onto letters blaming Israel for Hamas killing more than 1,400 Israelis, the majority of whom were civilians.