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 divided by Mod, Legal Research and Writing Section, or other group. Please see the schedule below for more details.
All Orientation sessions can be accessed through the First-Year J.D. Class of 2024 Orientation bCourses site. 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 11 at 9:00 am PT
- Pre-recorded sessions to complete by August 13 at 5:00 pm PT
- Live sessions via Zoom on August 11-13 (see below)
Please attend all these required sessions.
Orientation Live Sessions
Wednesday, August 11
When | What | Who |
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9:00 am |
Welcome and Roadmap |
Alice Young Joseph Lindsay Erwin Chemerinsky Annik Hirshen Yara Slaton, Ximena Velazquez-Arenas |
9:30 am
|
Oath of Professionalism |
Judge Jennifer Madden |
10:15 am |
Law School 101 (60 minutes) |
Kristen Holmquist |
11:30 am |
1L Curriculum (6o minutes) |
First-Year Faculty |
1: 30 pm (Mod 3 ONLY) |
Mod 3 Meeting (50 minutes) |
Faculty |
Thursday, August 12
When | What | Who |
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9:00 am (AM 1, AM 2, and AM 3)* |
Equity & Inclusion Workshop: A Time for Conscious Action |
Fletcher Consulting |
1:00 pm (PM 1, PM 2, and PM 3)* |
Equity & Inclusion Workshop: A Time for Conscious Action |
Fletcher Consulting |
10:00 am (Mod 4, 7, and 9) 11:00 am (Mod 5 and 8 [8.1 and 8.5 are both Mod 8]) 1:00 pm (Mod 1 and 2) 2:00 pm (Mod 6) |
Mod Meetings |
Faculty |
Friday, August 13
When | What | Who |
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9:30 am |
Student Life Panel |
Kyle Valenti Emily Bruce |
10:45 am (Sections E/F, M/N, U/V, Y/Z, OO/PP) 11:00 am (Sections A/B, I/ J, Q/R, CC/DD, KK/LL) 11:30 am (Section GG/HH) 11:45 am (Sections G/H, O/P) 12:00 pm (Sections C/D, K/L, S/T, AA/BB, EE/FF, MM/NN, QQ/RR) 1:00 pm (Sections W/X) 1:30 pm (Sections II/JJ) |
Legal Research and Writing (LRW) Meetings (45 minutes) |
LRW Faculty |
If you need accommodations for Orientation, please contact Kyle Kate Dudley at kylekatedudley@law.berkeley.edu.