First-Year and Transfer/Visiting Student Orientations

August 17-19, 2011
Attendance Required

Class of 2014: Your first day of law school is rapidly approaching. Orientation will be begin on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 and continue through Friday, August 19, 2011 and is required for all first year students.

Transfer and Visiting Students:  All transfer and visiting students are required to attend the one-day mandatory orientation on Wednesday, August 17, 2011.  Transfer and visiting students are invited, but not required to, attend events on Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19.

During orientation, students will participate in several workshops designed to help prepare for and be successful in law school. Among other things, students will be introduced to legal analysis, the Socratic method, and the briefing of cases. In addition, students will participate in a mock law school class. They will have the opportunity to meet their first year professors as well as other faculty members, obtain locker assignment, purchase books, meet classmates, get student ID, etc. Reading assignments for orientation will be mailed in the orientation packet during July. In the meantime, students are encouraged to read one or more of the books listed on the summer reading list.

First year track assignments will be distributed on the first day of orientation.  If you review the information on webadvisor prior to this date, please be aware  that the tracks and sections are subject to change administratively.  There will be time during orientation to purchase your books and obtain first week assignments for your classes.

The 2011 Orientation schedules are posted below.

 2011 Schedule - JD Students 
 2011 Schedule - Transfer & Visiting Students

Orientation schedules are subject to minor alterations.