Academic Calendar: 2021-2022
Summer Term 2021
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only) meeting format TBD
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Monday, May 10 - Friday, June 4 |
Durham, North Carolina |
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only) meeting format TBD
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Monday, May 17 |
First Day of Class |
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Friday, June 11 |
Last Day of Class |
Leiden Summer Institute (meeting in Durham, meeting format TBD)
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Sunday, June 13 |
Orientation |
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Monday, June 14 |
First Day of Class |
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Friday, July 9 |
Last Day of Class |
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Monday, July 12 - Wed., July 14 |
Reading and Examination Period |
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only) meeting format: in-person; hybrid option available upon request
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Friday, July 16 |
Orientation |
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Monday, July 19 |
First Day of Classes |
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Wednesday, August 11 |
Last Day of Classes |
Fall Term 2021
CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Upper Level JD Students)
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Tuesday, August 3 – Friday, August 6 |
On-Campus Interviewing |
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Monday, August 9 – Friday, August 20 |
2nd Round/Callback Interviews |
LEAD Week / Orientation (incoming students)
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August 12-20 |
Thursday-Friday |
International LLM Students |
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August 16-20 |
Monday-Friday |
1L JD Students |
| August 13 | Friday | Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins (International LLM Students) |
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August 18 |
Wednesday |
LARW classes begin (times and rooms TBA) |
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August 19 |
Thursday |
LARWINT classes begin (times and rooms TBA) |
Regular Semester
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August 23 |
Monday |
1L Classes begin and Upper Level classes begin |
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September 3 |
Friday |
Drop Add ends at 11:59 pm |
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September 3 |
Friday |
Clinic Intensive Training |
| September 6 | Monday | Labor Day (no classes) |
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September 24 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| October 4 - October 8 | Monday - Friday | Fall Break (1L Writing Week) |
| October 15 | Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| October 18 | Monday | End of 7th week of classes |
| November 12 | Friday | Designated make-up day |
| November 23 | Tuesday | * Friday classes meet |
| November 24 - November 26 | Wednesday - Friday | Thanksgiving break |
| December 2 | Thursday | Last day of Classes |
| December 3 | Friday |
Drop Add ends for Wintersession at 11:59PM |
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December 6 |
Monday |
Examination Period Begins |
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December 17 |
Friday |
Examination Period Ends |
Wintersession Term 2022
Monday, January 3 through Wednesday, January 5 and Friday, January 7 through Sunday, January 9
Spring Term 2022
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January 5 |
Wednesday |
LARW Writing Classes Meet (tentative) |
| January 6 | Thursday | First Day of Classes |
| January 14 | Friday |
Drop Add period ends at 11:59 pm |
| January 13 - January 16 | Thursday - Sunday |
Intensive Trial Practice Weekend |
| January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) |
| January 21 | Friday | Clinic Intensive |
| January 28 | Friday | Designated make-up day |
| February 18 | Friday | Designated make-up day |
| February 24 | Thursday |
End of 7th Week of classes |
| March 7 - March 11 | Monday - Friday |
Spring Break (no classes) |
| April 1 | Friday | Designated make-up day |
| April 14 | Thursday |
Last day of class (Monday classes meet) |
| April 15 | Friday |
Reading period begins |
| April 19 | Tuesday |
Exams begin |
| April 29 | Friday |
Reading and Examination period ends |
| May 3 | Tuesday |
Graduating students clearing deadline at Noon |
| May 7 | Saturday | Law School Convocation, diploma distribution |
| May 8 | Sunday |
University Commencement |
Past Calendars