Beth Lyon is a clinical professor of law at Cornell Law School, where she founded the Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic, and co-founded the Low-Income Taxpayer Law and Accounting Practicum. Her areas of focus include domestic and international migrant and farmworker rights, language access to justice, and provision of legal services to rural minorities.

She is a faculty fellow for the Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program, supporting undergraduate students as they pursue international research and gain leadership skills.