Law School Calendar
2023-2024 Academic Calendar
The Law School operates on a semester calendar, with optional terms during the Winter and Summer break periods. The Law School reserves the right to make changes in this calendar. A detailed current calendar can be found at https://www.law.northwestern.edu/academics/acad_calendar/
Fall Semester 2023
Date | Event |
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August 2023 | |
1 | Fall bidding - round 1 (July 28-Aug1) |
4-8 | Fall bidding - round 2 |
11 | Summer classes end |
11-14 | Last chance to cancel Fall bids |
14-17 | Orientation week |
14-18 | Summer term exams |
17 | Fall open enrollment (through Sep 1) |
21 | Fall semester classes begin |
25 | Last day to drop a clinic |
September 2023 | |
1 | Last day to add any law course; last day to drop any law course other than clinic |
4 | Labor Day Holiday - no classes |
8 | Summer grades post |
October 2023 | |
3 | Follow Thursday schedule |
4 | Follow Friday schedule |
5-6 | Fall Break - no classes |
17-18 | Winter Intersession bidding |
20-23 | Last chance to cancel Winter bids |
November 2023 | |
3-7 | Spring bidding - round 1 |
10-14 | Spring bidding - round 2 |
22 | Fall semester classes end |
23-24 | Thanksgiving Holiday - no classes |
27 | Reading period starts (Nov 27-Dec 1) |
December 2023 | |
1 | Reading Period ends (Nov 27-Dec 1) |
2-14 | Fall semester exams |
Winter Intersession 2024
Intersession offers 2L, 3L, and LLM students the option to enroll in one class during the Winter break. 1L and Tax students are not eligible for Intersession courses. Intersession is an optional term that does not count toward the residence requirement.
Date | Event |
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December 2023 | |
15-Jan 7 | Winter Break |
16 | Winter Intersession courses begin |
January 2024 | |
7 | Winter Intersession courses end |
Spring Semester 2024
Date | Event |
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January 2024 | |
3-19 | Spring open enrollment |
8 | Spring semester classes begin |
12 | Fall grades post |
12 | Last day to drop clinic |
15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no classes |
19 | Last day to add any law course; last day to drop any law course other than clinic |
February 2024 | |
9 | Winter grades post |
March 2024 | |
16-24 | Spring Break - no classes |
25 | Northwestern Monday - no classes |
26 | Spring semester classes resume (follow Monday schedule) |
April 2024 | |
16 | Spring classes end |
17-19 | Review sessions and reading period |
20 - May 2 | Spring semester exams |
Summer Term 2024
Summer Term offers 1L and 2L students the option of enrolling in up to two courses during the break. Summer is an optional term that does not count toward the JD residence requirement.
Date | Event |
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May 2024 | |
2 | Spring semester exams end |
10 | Law School Convocation ceremony |
31 | Spring grades post |
June 2024 | |
14 | Degree conferral |
17 | Summer term classes begin |
19 | Juneteenth Holiday - no classes |
July 2024 | |
4 | Independence Day Holiday - no classes |
August 2024 | |
9 | Summer term classes end |
12-16 | Summer term exams |
26 | Fall semester classes begin |