Academic Calendar

Fall Term 2008
Mon.-Fri., August 18-22	First-year orientation LLM orientation
Thursday, August 21	First-Year Legal Writing classes Upper-Level On-Campus Interviewing begins
Monday, August 25	All classes begin
Saturday, September 6	Duke Law Clinics Intensive Training
Mon. & Tues., September 22 & 23	No upper-level classes (career development); first-year classes meet as scheduled
Mon.-Fri., October 13-17	Fall Break for upper-level students Writing Break for first-year students
Wed.-Fri., November 26-28	Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 5	Last day of classes
December 6-19	Reading and examination period

Spring Term 2009
Saturday, January 10	Duke Law Clinics Intensive Training
Monday, January 12	Classes begin
Thurs.-Sun., January 15-18	Intensive Trial Practice Weekend
Monday, January 19	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes)
Mon.-Fri., March 9-13	Spring Break
Fri.-Sun. April 17-19	Alumni Weekend
Monday, April 20	Last day of classes
Tues., April 21-Mon., May 4	Reading and examination period
Saturday, May 9	Law School hooding ceremony
Sunday, May 10	University commencement ceremony