Case Western Reserve University School of Law is among the eight Legal education schools in Cleveland, Ohio. The CWRU School of Law Academic Calendar for 2023 and 2024 years has been featured below.
Fall 2023 Law School Academic Calendar
| Monday, Aug. 28 | Classes Begin |
| Tuesday, Aug. 29 | Late registration fee ($25) begins |
| Friday, Sept. 1 | Deadline for registration and all schedule assignments |
| Monday, Sept. 4 | Labor Day holiday – no classes; school closed |
| Friday, Sept. 8 | Tuition payment deadline |
| Monday, Sept. 25 | Deadline to declare JD Writing Requirement |
| Monday, Sept. 25 | Deadline to apply for January 2024 graduation |
| Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 23-24 | No classes (fall break) |
| Thursday-Friday, Nov. 23-24 | No classes (university closed for Thanksgiving) |
| Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 28-30 | Monday 11/27 and Tuesday 11/28 replace the days missed for Fall Break; Wednesday 11/29 replaces day missed for Labor Day (follow Monday class schedule on Wednesday, November 29) |
| Friday, Dec. 1 | Last day of law classes |
| Saturday-Wednesday, Dec. 2-6 | Reading period |
| Thursday-Wednesday, Dec. 7-20 | Final Exams |
| Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 21-Jan. 15 | Winter Break |
| Friday, Jan. 12 | Deadline for submitting grades for January grads (all other grades are due 25 days from the exam administration date or last day of class) |
| Friday, Jan. 19 | Degrees conferred for fall 2023 graduates |
Spring 2024 Law School Academic Calendar
| Monday, Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King holiday–no classes; school closed |
| Tuesday, Jan. 16 | Classes begin |
| Wednesday, Jan. 17 | Late Registration fee ($25) begins |
| Monday, Jan. 22 | Deadline for registration and all schedule adjustments |
| Friday, Jan. 26 | Tuition payment deadline |
| Monday, Feb. 12 | Deadline to declare JD Writing Requirement |
| Monday, Feb. 12 | Deadline to apply for May 2024 graduation |
| March 11-15 | No classes (spring break) |
| Monday, April 22 | Last day of law classes |
| Tuesday-Sunday, April 23-28 | Reading period* |
| Monday-Friday, April 29 – May 10 | Final exams |
| Friday, May 10 | Deadline for submitting grades for May graduates |
| Friday, May 17 | Spring 2024 degrees conferred |
| TBD (May 16-19) | Law Diploma Ceremony |
*If needed, April 23 and 28 will be used as class make-up days for any snow days taken during the semester