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Welcome to Emory Law! We are looking forward to seeing you on campus and introducing you to all that Emory Law offers.
This page provides information about Orientation the week of August 11, 2025, and will be updated with information regarding what to expect during your first week at Emory Law.
If you have any questions, please email jdadmission@emory.edu.
Please note:
- Attendance: All sessions are in-person and required.
- Attire: We recommend dressing in business casual attire for Orientation (i.e. no jeans, shorts, loungewear, or flip flops). However, please wear professional attire on Thursday for your scheduled headshots and the Professionalism program.
- 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.
- 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.
Tuesday, August 12
| Time | Session | Location |
| 4:00 p.m. | SBA Recess, EPIC Book Sale (Optional) | Bacardi Plaza |
Wednesday, August 13
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:30 a.m. | Check-in | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 10:05 a.m. | Intro to Center for Public Service | Tull Auditorium |
| 10:20 a.m. | Intro to Academic Support | Tull Auditorium |
| 10:50 a.m. | Intro to Career Center and Judicial Clerkships | Tull Auditorium |
| 11:05 a.m. | Intro to Alumni Board | Tull Auditorium |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch with Alumni Board | Hunter Atrium, Student Commons |
| 1:15 p.m. | ILARC | Various Locations |
| 2:45 p.m. | Student Resource Fair | Hunter Atrium |
| 4:15 p.m. | Affinity Group Sessions | 1B: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), 1C: Disabled Law Students Association (DLSA), 1D: Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA), 1E: Black Law Students Association (BLSA), 1F: South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA), 5B: Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA), 5E: Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), 5F: OUTLaw |
Thursday, August 14
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Check-in, Headshots (Dress Professionally) | 2nd Floor Connector, Hunter Atrium |
| 12:00 p.m. | Professionalism Speakers | Tull Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Professionalism Hypos | Various Locations |
| 3:30 p.m. | Professionalism Remarks and Oath | Tull Auditorium |
| 4:00 p.m. | Reception | Bacardi Plaza |
Friday, August 15
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. | Check-in | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 9:30 a.m. | DEI Session | Tull Auditorium |
| 11:15 a.m. | Financial Literacy with AccessLex | Tull Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. | Closing | Tull Auditorium |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch, House Tours | Hunter Atrium, Student Commons |