These first-year JD orientation sessions are live and remotely held through Zoom. All sessions are mandatory. The live sessions will not be recorded. Some sessions include all incoming students and others are sorted by mods. Please see the schedule below for more details.
All Orientation sessions can be accessed through bCourses. The links to the live sessions for the day will be posted each morning.
There are three parts to Orientation:
- Pre-recorded sessions to complete by August 12 at 9:00 am PT
- Pre-recorded sessions to complete by August 14 at 5:00 pm PT
- Live sessions via Zoom on August 12-14 (see below).
Please complete all these mandatory sessions.
Orientation Live Sessions
August 12
When | What | Who |
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9:00 am (PT) |
Welcome, Roadmap, and Ice Breaker |
Kristin Alvarez Erwin Chemerinsky Annik Hirshen Tiara Brown, Ray Durham |
10:30 am
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Law School 101 – Mods 1, 2, 3 |
Kristen Holmquist |
Goals of the 1L Curriculum – Mods 4, 5, 6 |
First-Year Faculty |
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12:30 pm |
Law School 101 – Mods 4, 5, 6 (60 minutes) |
Kristen Holmquist |
Goals of the 1L Curriculum – Mods 1, 2, 3 (30 minutes) |
First-Year Faculty |
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1:00 pm |
Goals of the 1L Curriculum – Mods 7, 8, 9 |
First-Year Faculty |
2:00 pm |
Law School 101 – Mods 7,8,9 |
Kristen Holmquist |
August 13
When | What | Who |
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9:30 am (PT) |
Student Life Panel with 2Ls and 3Ls |
Jessica Williams, Dallas Lopez, Tempestt Edward, Jasjit Mundh Kyle Valenti |
11:30 am (Mods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) 12:00 pm (Mod 3) 12:30 pm (Mod 9) 3:30 pm (Mod 1) |
Mod Meetings |
1L Faculty |
August 14
When | What | Who |
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9:00 am (PT) |
Tools for 21st Century Lawyering |
Emily Bruce Rachel Godsil Aya Taveras |
11:00 am (Lab Sections A, E, I, M, Q, U, Y, CC, GG) 11:45 am (Lab Sections B, F, J, N, R, V, Z, DD, HH) 12:30 pm (Lab Section AA) 1:00 pm (Lab Sections C, K, EE) 1:15 pm (Lab Section BB) 1:30 pm (Lab Sections G, S, W) 1:45 pm (Lab Sections D, L, FF) 2:00 pm (Lab Sections O, II) 2:15 pm (Lab Sections H, T, X) 2:45 pm (Lab Sections P, JJ) |
Legal Research and Writing (LRW) Meetings (30 minutes) |
LRW Faculty |
If you need accommodations for Orientation, please contact Kyle Kate Dudley at kylekatedudley@law.berkeley.edu.