“I am incredibly honored to receive the 2026 Outstanding Law Student Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers. This milestone is a testament to the family, faculty, and mentors who believed in me and proved daily that women can break any barrier and excel in any room. Their unwavering support has shaped me into a fierce advocate as I enter the next phase of my career—first into a policy fellowship with the National Women’s Law Center’s Nominations and Democracy team, and subsequently to Sidley Austin LLP, where I will build a practice in Energy Regulation. I look forward to a career that proves women belong at the highest levels of both complex regulation and systemic advocacy.” 

– Emily Dwight, on receiving the 2026 NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award for Vermont Law and Graduate School.