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Welcome to Emory Law! We are looking forward to seeing you on campus and introducing you to all the Emory Law offers.
This page provides information about Orientation, August 12-16, 2024, including the schedule and 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.
- International Students: If you have an F-1 visa, you are also required to attend an additional ISSS session on Thursday, August 15.
- 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.
Monday, August 12
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. | Check-in, Breakfast | 2nd Floor Connector, Student Commons |
| 10:30 a.m. | Welcome | Tull Auditorium |
| 11:10 a.m. | Law School Expectations | Tull Auditorium |
| 12:10 p.m. | Lunch, House Intro | Various Locations |
| 1:30 p.m. | How Law School is Different | Tull Auditorium |
| 2:45 p.m. | Professional Excellence | Tull Auditorium |
Tuesday, August 13
| Time | Session | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. | Check-in for Students Who Have NOT Taken Language of the Law Prior to Orientation | 2nd Floor Connector |
| 9:35 a.m. | Language of the Law | Tull Auditorium |
| 11:05 a.m. | Check-in for Students Who Completed Language of the Law Prior to Orientation | 2nd Floor Connector, Student Commons |
| 11:25 a.m. | Critical Reading | Tull Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch with Faculty | Hunter Atrium, Student Commons |
| 2:30 p.m. | Note Taking and Case Briefing | Tull Auditorium |
| 4:00 p.m. | SBA Recess, EPIC Book Sale | Bacardi Plaza |
Wednesday, August 14
| 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 15
| 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 16
| 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 |