August 2021
Legal Foundations is the first in-person residency and is required prior to starting online live class sessions. If you are unable to make this residency in person, due to our ABA guidelines, you will be asked to defer to the following year.
This intensive, five-day, 25-hour course provides an introduction to the legal system of the United States and an introduction to the study of law. By the end of this week, you will understand the structure of the US government and legal system and its provisions, laws, statutes, and agencies. You will know the basic structure of the court systems and understand study methods and skills utilized in law school. This week also includes meeting and networking with your new classmates along with the staff, faculty and alumni of Syracuse Law. You will be officially welcomed into the Syracuse Law community along with the JDresidential 1L incoming class. It is a busy and very eventful week in Syracuse!
You will arrive in Syracuse on Sunday evening or early Monday morning and depart after lunch on Friday. We have set up blocks of hotels nearby and you can either drive and park at the law school or use our included transportation between the hotel and your classes and events. Most of your meals and all program events will be covered by your residency fee. Hotel and airfare are not included.
Legal Applications is the second residency week and takes place at the beginning of your second semester of law school, in early January. It is held on the Syracuse Campus and is a six-day, 38-hour course. You should plan to arrive in Syracuse 2-3 days after the new year, however these days may change from year to year due to the holiday. Generally, classes will be held Sunday through Friday or Monday through Saturday, the first full week of January.
In 2021, due to COVID, Legal Applications was postponed until August 2021. It is therefore offered to the class of 2024 this August and will be held from Sunday, August 15 through Friday, August 20, 2021. You will arrive in Syracuse on Sunday morning and depart after lunch on Friday. We have set up blocks of hotels nearby and you can either drive and park at the law school, walk from the nearby hotels, or use our included transportation between the hotels and your classes and events. Most of your meals and all program events will be covered by your residency fee. Hotel and airfare are not included.