Orientation 2025:
Joy & Meaning: Last Week's Events Set Tone for Entering and Clinic Students
A range of Orientation activities last week provided guidance for new and clinic students in the prelude to today's start of the fall 2025 semester.
"I hope that what you find at Loyola is that while we are engaging in the hard work, you are also feeling the joy, you are feeling the meaning, and you are feeling the reward," said Dean Brietta Clark in her welcome address to new students.
While new students attended a range of sessions led by faculty, upper-division students, alumni, and judges interpersed with social hours, clinic students went into the field, visiting the East L.A. Courthouse, as well as partner organizations like Dolores Mission Church and Homeboy Industries.
Many students shared their #LLSOrientation experiences for the school's social media contest, including Ben Reese (pictured). Winners will be notified this week about how to pick up their new LLS swag! More>>
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Mark Your Calendar: Constitution Day with Prof. Justin Levitt on Sept. 17
Professor Justin Levitt studies the Constitution’s commitment to democracy and has put it into practice in positions outside of school, working with nonprofits, at the Department of Justice, and in the White House. On the eve of the country’s 250th birthday, join us for a Constitution Day conversation that couldn’t be more timely. The discussion will run 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Robinson Courtroom. Lunch will be provided.
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Summer Job Diaries:
First-Year Nabs Law in Tech Diversity Internship
Michelle Mar ’27 spent the summer in the highly coveted Law in Technology Diversity (LiTD) Collaborative fellowship, which places first-year law students in paid summer associate position split between a legal department at a major technology company and a leading law firm in the San Francisco Bay, Los Angeles, or Boston area. She spent hers working with Snap and Skadden. More>>
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Binational Migrant Advocacy Project to Celebrate Launch in Mexico
The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC) invites all members of the Loyola Law School community to attend events commemorating the launch of its Binational Migrant Advocacy Project (BMAP) in Guadalajara, Mexico. The official inauguration of the clinic, housed at Jesuit partner university ITESO, will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Related activities from Aug. 31-Sept. 3 will include an art exhibit, immigration services roundtable, and screening of the film "Voces Inocentes," featuring renowned director Luis Mandoki and screenwriter Oscar Torres. BMAP is the first binational clinic of its kind based at a U.S. law school, fostering cross-border partnerships that enhance legal education and advance justice on an international scale.
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| Key LLS Academic Dates & Deadlines
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8/18
8/21
- End of open registration (Tax LLM)
8/25
8/29
9/5
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Official law school events are noted above or summarized in the space below. Student-organization and related events are listed on the LEO Engage events calendar (select LLS under Branches). Questions? Email us!
Upcoming event summary:
8/219/19
- Roundtable discussion on IP law (details forthcoming)
10/4
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Regular Mass Times (during academic year)- Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12-12:30 p.m, Chapel of the Advocate
- Special Feast Days: visit LLS Calendar.
- LLS Ministry calendar
8/188/20
9/12- Mass & Breakfast Conversation with Professor Marissa Montes, Director of the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, 8-9:30 a.m., Chapel of the Advocate and Burns Lounge
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