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Welcome to Emory Law! All events for Welcome Week are listed below. Sessions will be held in G575 Tuesday and Wednesday, and via Zoom Thursday and Friday. Please email llmadmission@emory.edu if you have any questions.
Please note:
- Attendance: All sessions are in-person and required.
- SAP-G- Sexual Assault Prevention (SAP-G) is a mandatory virtual training that all students must complete. This training will not be available during orientation but you will receive emails about it during the semester. Please complete this mandatory training once you receive it.
- Attire: Emory Law is a comfortable and welcoming community. Our students typically dress casually for class, and comfortable attire and shoes are appropriate for in-person attendance. However, please bring or wear professional attire for your scheduled headshots.
- Parking for In-Person Modules: Complimentary parking is available in the Lowergate South/Gambrell parking deck directly behind the law school. The night before in-person modules, you will receive an email with a QR code.This QR code will allow you to access the parking deck. For any sessions that begin after 4 p.m., parking is complimentary and a QR Code is not needed.
- International students: If you have an F-1 visa, you are also required to attend events on Monday, August 8.
Tuesday August 9
| Time | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Check-in (breakfast provided) | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 9:30 a.m. | Welcome to Emory Law: LLM Program Overview | 575 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Academic Engagement, Student Success, and Introduction of the Houses Program | 575 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Bar Process | 575 |
| 11:15 a.m. | Pursuing Your Legal Career with the Career Center | 575 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch with current LLM students | 575 |
| 1:15 p.m. | Study Smarter: Class Preparation and Case Briefing | 575 |
| 2:45 p.m. | LLM Society | 575 |
Wednesday August 10
*PLEASE WEAR YOUR HOUSE T-SHIRT*
| Time | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | Check-in (breakfast provided) | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 10:30 a.m. | Introduction to the Socratic Method | 575 |
| 11:30 a.m. | Pro Bono and Public Interest | 575 |
| 11:50 a.m. | Campus Resources | 575 |
| 12:20 p.m. | Lunch with LLM alumni and current students: Welcome from Advancement & Alumni Engagement and Introduction to Mentorship Program | 575 |
| 1:45 p.m. | End of Day (unless attending optional afternoon events below) | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Student Resource Fair | Student Commons |
| 5:00 p.m. | Affinity Group Fireside Chats |
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Thursday August 11
| Time | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Check In/Headshots | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 9:00 a.m. | Introduction to the U.S. Legal System | 5B |
| 11:00 a.m. | Brunch | Student Commons |
| 12:00 p.m. | Professionalism: Opening Session | Tull Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Professionalism: Small Group Sessions | Various - See Name Tag |
| 3:30 p.m. | Convocation and Swearing-In | |
| 4:15 p.m. | Reception |
Friday August 12
*PLEASE WEAR SOMETHING THAT IS YOUR HOUSE COLOR*
| Time | Session | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. | Check-In | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 10:30 a.m. | Introduction to the U.S. Legal System | 575 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch | 575 |
| 1:30 p.m. | DEI: Session 3 | 1E |
| 3:15 p.m. | DEI: Closing Session | Tull Auditorium |
| 3:45 p.m. | EPIC Book Sale | 1C |
| 3:45 p.m. | Block Party |