Academic Calendar: 2020-2021
Summer Term 2020
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (for 2L JD-LLM-LE students only)
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Monday, May 11 - Friday, June 12 |
Durham, North Carolina (meeting virtually) |
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (for MJS students only) postponed
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Monday, May 18 |
First Day of Class |
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Friday, June 12 |
Last Day of Class |
Leiden Summer Institute (meeting virtually)
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Sunday, June 14 |
Orientation |
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Monday, June 15 |
First Day of Class |
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Friday, July 10 |
Last Day of Class |
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Monday, July 13 - Weds, July 15 |
Reading and Examination Period |
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only - virtual)
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Friday, July 17 |
Orientation |
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Monday, July 20 |
First Day of Class |
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Wednesday, August 12 |
Last Day of Class |
Fall Term 2020
LEAD Week / Orientation (incoming students)
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August 17-21 |
Monday-Friday |
International LLM Students |
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August 18-21 |
Tuesday-Friday |
1L JD Students |
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August 19 |
Wednesday |
LARW classes begin (times and rooms TBA) |
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August 20 |
Thursday |
LARWINT classes begin (times and rooms TBA) |
Regular Semester
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August 24 |
Monday |
1L Classes begin and Upper Level classes begin |
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September 4 |
Friday |
Drop Add ends at 11:59 pm |
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September 4 |
Friday |
Clinic Intensive Training |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day (classes will meet this day) |
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September 25 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| October 12 | Monday | End of 7th week of classes |
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November 6 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
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November 20 |
Friday |
Last day of classes |
| November 23 - November 24 | Monday - Tuesday | Reading Period |
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November 25 - November 27 |
Wednesday - Friday |
Thanksgiving break |
| November 30 | Monday | Reading Period |
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December 1 |
Tuesday |
Examination Period Begins |
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December 11 |
Friday |
Examination Period Ends |
Wintersession Term 2021
- Friday, February 19 – Sunday, February 21 and Friday, March 12 – Sunday, March 14
Spring Term 2021
Career Development (Upper Level JD Students)
- Wednesday, January 13 - Saturday, January 16 Virtual On-Campus Interviewing
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January 19 |
Tuesday |
LARW Writing Classes Meet (tentative) |
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January 20 |
Wednesday |
First Day of Classes Monday classes meet |
| January 21 | Thursday | Tuesday classes meet |
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January 22 |
Friday |
Wednesday classes meet |
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January 28-31 |
Thursday-Sunday |
Intensive Trial Practice Weekend |
| February 3 | Wednesday | Drop/add ends at 11:59PM |
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March 2 |
Tuesday |
End of 7th Week of classes |
| March 10 | Wednesday | No Classes |
| March 29 - 30 | Monday - Tuesday | No Classes |
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April 22 |
Thursday |
Last day of class |
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April 23 |
Friday |
Reading period begins |
| April 28 | Wednesday | First day of exams |
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May 7 |
Friday |
Reading and Examination period ends |
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May 12 |
Wednesday |
Graduating students clearing deadline at Noon |
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May 15 |
Saturday |
Law School Convocation |
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