Mandatory orientation for the J.D. Class of 2024 will be held on August 16 and 17, 2021.
Summer Zoom Programming
June 9, Noon
Getting Started at UVA
June 16, Noon
Who Does What, Where: An Introduction to the Different Kinds of Legal Practice and the Different Venues
June 23, Noon
Introduction to Law School Systems
June 30, Noon
Managing Stress for Success
July 7, Noon
Law School Finances 101: Strategies for Bills, Books, Budgets, and Financial Aid
July 14, Noon
Reading, Note-taking and Briefing
July 21, Noon
Speaking Up in Law School
July 28, Noon
Studying, Outlining, and Taking Exams
August 4, Noon
Setting Goals and Managing Time/Schedule
Tuesday, August 10-Thursday August 12
Community Fellows Program
The UVA Law Community Fellows Program fosters the values of collegiality, cooperation and belonging each year by selecting first-year students to serve as ambassadors to their peers throughout their time in Law School and later in the professional world. Participating students gain insight and develop skills that benefit them personally, from leadership to negotiation.
The application is due June 25.
Orientation Schedule
Sunday, August 15 (Optional)
PILA Day of Service
Get-Together With Peer Advisors
Monday, August 16 (Required Unless Otherwise Noted)
8:30-9:30 a.m., WB126, WB128, WB152
Registration
8:30-9:30 a.m., Caplin Auditorium Lobby
Continental Breakfast (Optional)
9:30-10:30 a.m., Caplin Auditorium
Welcome
Dean Risa Goluboff
Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer ’08
Student Bar Association President Niko Orfanedes ’22
Orientation Address by Grace Fu ’09, General Counsel, KAYAK and OpenTable
10:30-11 a.m., Caplin Auditorium
Honor Committee and Judiciary Committee Orientation
Meghan Wingert ’22 and Adam Younger ’23
11-11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15-11:45 a.m., Caplin Auditorium
Law School Policies and Procedures
Vice Dean Michael Gilbert
Assistant Dean Jason Dugas ’01
Assistant Dean Sarah Davies ’91
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Various Locations
Lunch With Peer Advisors
1-2:30 p.m.
J.D. Sections A-D: Implicit Bias Workshop, Caplin Auditorium
J.D. Sections E-H: Implicit Bias Workshop, WB152
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break (Cookies and Coffee)
2:45-4:15 p.m.
Meetings With Peer Advisors
- Section A, WB105
- Section B, WB126
- Section C, WB128
- Section D, WB152
- Section E, WB101
- Section F, WB104
- Section G, SL258
- Section H, SL262
- LL.M., SL278
4:15-4:45 p.m.
Meetings With Small-Section Professors
- Section A, WB105
- Section B, WB126
- Section C, WB128
- Section D, WB152
- Section E, WB101
- Section F, WB104
- Section G, SL258
- Section H, SL262
4:45-5 p.m.
Break
5-7 p.m., Pick Up Food in Caplin Pavilion
Welcome Dinner
Tuesday, August 17 (Required Unless Otherwise Noted)
8:30-10 a.m., Caplin Auditorium Lobby
Continental Breakfast (Optional)
8:30 a.m.-Noon, Various Locations
The Balancing Act – Activities
Noon-12:30 p.m., Caplin Auditorium
Break
12:30-2 p.m., Various Locations
Lunch With Student Organizations
2-3 p.m., Caplin Auditorium
Welcome to Your Legal Career (Optional)
UVA ID Cards
Each student must secure a photo ID card from the University. Students may submit a passport-style photo online by July 21, 2021. We will distribute ID cards after August 9 at the Law School.
You must present an original valid, government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license or passport) in order to pick up your ID card.
Your ID photo will be used in the Law School’s photo directory and seating charts. You will need your ID to enter the Law School building when it is locked, use University Transit, and check out exams in your second semester.
