Duke University School of Law is the law school Academic Calendar 2023-2024 highlights important dates for students and Faculty staff on convocation, Thanksgiving break, add and drop deadlines, exams schedule etc.
Summer Term 2023
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only)
Monday, May 8 – Friday, June 2 Durham, North Carolina
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only)
Monday, May 22 First Day of Class Friday, June 16 Last Day of Class
Leiden Summer Institute
Monday, June 19 First Day of Class Friday, July 14 Last Day of Class Monday, July 17 – Weds, July 19 Reading and Examination Period
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only)
Tuesday, July 11 Orientation Wednesday, July 12 First Day of Classes Friday, August 4 Last Day of Classes
Fall Term 2023
CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Upper Level JD Students)
Tuesday, August 1 – Friday, August 4 On-Campus Interviewing (Virtual)
LEAD Week / Orientation (incoming students)
Thursday, August 10 – Friday, August 18 International LLM Students Tuesday, August 15 – Friday, August 18 1L JD Students Wednesday, August 16 LARW classes begin (times and rooms TBA) Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins (International LLM Students) Thursday, August 17 LARWINT classes begin (times and rooms TBA)
Regular Semester
Monday, August 21 1L Classes begin and Upper Level classes begin Friday, August 25 Clinic Intensive Training Tuesday, August 29 Drop Add ends at 11:59 pm Monday, September 4 Labor Day (no classes) Friday, September 22 Designated make-up day Friday, October 6 Designated make-up day Monday, October 9 End of 7th week of classes Monday, October 16 – Friday, October 20 Fall Break (1L Writing Week) Friday, November 17 Designated make-up day Tuesday, November 21 * Friday classes meet Wednesday. Nov. 22 – Friday, Nov. 24 Thanksgiving break Thursday, November 30 Last day of Classes Friday, December 1 Reading period begins Friday, December 1 Drop Add ends for Wintersession at 11:59PM Tuesday, December 5 Examination Period Begins Friday, December 15 Examination Period Ends
Wintersession Term 2024
Friday, January 5, to Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
Spring Term 2024
Wednesday, January 10 LARW Writing Classes Meet (lunch hour) Thursday, January 11 First Day of Classes Friday, January 12 Clinic Intensive Training Thursday, January 11 – Sunday, January 14 Intensive Trial Practice Weekend Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) Monday, January 22 Drop Add period ends at 11:59 pm Thursday, February 29 End of 7th Week of classes Monday, March 11 – Friday, March 15 Spring Break (no classes) Thursday, April 18 Last day of class (Monday classes meet) Friday, April 19 Reading period begins Tuesday, April 23 Examination period begins Friday, May 3 Reading and Examination period ends Tuesday, May 7 Graduating students clearing deadline at Noon Saturday, May 11 Law School Convocation, diploma distribution Sunday, May 12 University Commencement
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