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Welcome to Emory Law! Orientation will be held Monday, August 11, through Friday, August 15, and we can't wait to meet you. Over these five days, you'll do more than learn how to brief a case—you'll startbuilding your Emory Law community. This week is all about finding your people, gettinggrounded in what matters here, and setting yourself up for success in the classroom andbeyond.

Here's a glimpse of what's coming:

  • Meet your future classmates, professors, and alumni
  • Explore what it means to be an Emory lawyer and the values that guide us
  • Get the tools to start offwith a strong academic foundation

Orientation is mandatory and in-person. If you have any questions about this, please contact us at jdadmission@emory.edu.

Please note:

Orientation Dress Code

  • Monday and Wednesday: Business Casual
  • Tuesday: Casual — you'll be wearing your House T-shirt
  • Thursday: Professional Attire. You'll be taking your official Emory University School of Law headshot on Thursday. This photo will be used for future networking and professional opportunities. We strongly recommend wearing navy or black, as these colors project a polished, professional image.  

Parking: Complimentary parking is available in the Lowergate South/Gambrell parking deck directly behind the law school. You will be emailed a QR code ahead of Orientation that will grant you access to the parking deck. This pass will let you into the Lowergate South/Gambrell parking deck only for the week of Orientation.

International Students: If you have an F-1 visa, you are required to attend the additional ISSS session on Thursday, August 14.

Schedule

SJD Orientation — Friday, August 15

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

(International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), Room G575

Immediately following

Brief meeting with Associate Dean John Acevedo to follow up (light refreshments included)

JD Orientation
Monday, August 11

Time

Program

Location

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Check in

2nd Floor Connector

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Welcome to Emory Law

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Faculty to 1Ls: What Faculty Expect and How to Deliver

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Beyond the Brief: Thriving and Protecting Your Peace

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

3:10 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Transition Time

3:15 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

Smart Money Moves for 1Ls

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

3:40 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Transition Time

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Your Law School Era: Community, Connection and Support

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Break/Movement

4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

We Did It, So Can You

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Creating Space: Conversations on Inclusion and Belonging at Emory Law

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E


Tuesday, August 12

Time

Program

Location

9:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.

Check-in

2nd Floor Connector

9:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.

Jobs, Internships and Networking…Let's Go

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

10:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.

Academic Game Plan: Tools, Resources and Support

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

10:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.

Character, Fitness & the Bar: What You Need To Know

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

Break/Transition to Classrooms

11:15 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Making Sense of a Case: How to Brief, Highlight & Actually Understand

Various classrooms

12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Break/Movement back to Tull/Overflow

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Putting the Pieces Together: Reading, Analysis and 1L Law School Strategy

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Box Lunch with Houses, SBA

Hunter Atrium/Student Commons/Classrooms 1D, 1E

2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Mess Around and Find Out (Where Everything Is)

Gambrell and Big Emory

4:00p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

SBA Recess

Bacardi Plaza

Wednesday, August 13 

Time

Program

Location

9:30a.m.- 10:00a.m.

Check In

2nd Floor Connector

10:00 a.m.- 11:30 p.m.

First ILARC class

Various classrooms

11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Find Your People

Various classrooms

12:00 p.m. -1:25 p.m.

Faculty Lunch

Hunter Atrium/Student Commons/Bacardi Plaza/Reece Plaza

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Language of the Law

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Break movement

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Thriving in the Middle: Wellness as a Way Through Law School

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Break

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

An Emory Lawyer: Dean's Perspective

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

From 1L to Practice: Stories and Advice from Emory Law Alumni

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Alumni and Student Mixer: Building Your Emory Law Network

Bacardi Plaza

Thursday, August 14

Time

Program

Location

8:00a.m.- 12:00p.m.

Picture Day: Law School Edition

Hunter Atrium

11:00a.m.- 12:00p.m.

Lunch (for professionalism group leaders)

G575

12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Break/Overflow time headshots

Hunter Atrium

12:00p.m. - 12:45p.m.

Orientation training for speakers (followed by group photo)

G575

12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Opening Session for Students

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Transition Break to Classrooms

TBA

1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Professionalism Hypos

Various Locations

3:15p.m. - 3:30p.m.

Break

TBA

3:30p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Professionalism Remarks and Oath

Tull Auditorium/1D and 1E

4:00p.m. to 5:45p.m.

Reception

Bacardi Plaza