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Academic Calendar: 2026-2027
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Summer Term 2026
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only)
| Monday, May 4 - Thursday, May 7 | In-Person Durham, NC |
| Monday, May 11 - Friday, May 15 | New York City, NY |
| Tuesday, May 26 through Sunday, July 19 | Asynchronous content |
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only)
| Monday, May 18 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, June 12 | Last Day of Class |
Leiden Summer Institute
| Monday, June 22 | First Day of Class |
| Friday, July 17 | Last Day of Class |
| Monday, July 20 - Weds., July 22 | Reading and Examination Period |
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only)
| Tuesday, July 14 | Orientation |
| Wednesday, July 15 | First Day of Classes |
| Friday, August 7 | Last Day of Classes |
Fall Term 2026
LEAD Week / Orientation (incoming students)
| Thursday, August 13 - Friday, August 21 | International LLM Students |
| Tuesday, August 18 - Friday, August 21 | 1L JD Students |
| Wednesday, August 19 | LARW classes begin (times and rooms TBA) Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins |
| Thursday, August 20 | LARWINT classes begin (times and rooms TBA) |
REGULAR SEMESTER
| Monday, August 24 | 1L Classes begin and Upper Level classes begin |
| Thursday, Aug. 27 - Sunday, Aug. 30 | Intensive Trial Practice Weekend |
| Friday, August 28 | Clinic Intensive Training |
| Tuesday, September 1 at 11:59 PM | Drop/add ends |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day |
| Friday, September 25 | Designated make-up day (1Ls only) |
| Friday, October 2 | Designated make-up day (UL students. Ends by 3:20 PM) |
| Monday, October 12 - Tuesday, Oct. 13 | Fall Break (1L Writing Time) |
| Wednesday, October 14 | Wednesday classes meet |
| Wednesday, October 14 | End of seventh week of classes |
| Thursday, October 15 | Thursday classes meet |
| Friday, October 16 | Monday classes meet |
| Friday, October 30 | Designated Make-Up Day |
| Friday, November 13 | Designated Make-Up Day |
| Monday, November 23 | Monday classes meet |
| Tuesday, November 24 | Last day of Classes - Tuesday classes meet |
| Wednesday, Nov. 25 - Friday, Nov. 27 | Thanksgiving break |
| Monday, November 30 | Reading period begins |
| Thursday, December 3 | Examination Period Begins *1L exams are Fri. Dec. 4, Tue. Dec. 8, and Fri. Dec. 11 |
| Wednesday, December 16 | Examination Period Ends |
Wintersession Term 2027
- Sunday, January 3, through Wednesday, January 6, 2027
Spring Term 2027
| Wednesday, January 6 | LARW Writing Classes Meet (lunch hour) |
| Thursday, January 7 | First Day of Classes |
| Dates TBD | Clinic Intensive Training |
| Thursday, Jan. 14 - Sunday, Jan. 17 | Intensive Trial Practice Weekend |
| Friday, January 15 at 11:59 pm | Drop/add ends |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) |
| Friday, January 29 | Designated make-up day |
| Friday, February 12 | Designated make-up day |
| Thursday, February 25 | End of seventh week of classes |
| Monday, March 8 - Friday, March 12 | Spring Break (no classes) |
| Friday, March 19 | Designated make-up day |
| Friday, April 9 | Designated make-up day |
| Thursday, April 15 | Last day of class *Only Monday classes meet |
| Friday, April 16 | Reading period begins |
| Tuesday, April 20 | Examination period begins |
| Friday, April 30 | Examination period ends |
| Tuesday, May 4 | Graduating students clearing deadline at Noon |
| Saturday, May 8 | Law School Convocation, diploma distribution |
| Sunday, May 9 | University Commencement |
