The Law School welcomed first-year students with a variety of orientation events.

The Law School Class of 2020 has lived or worked in 32 countries, speaks 27 languages, and hails from 37 states and 92 undergraduate institutions. Among them are 22 congressional interns, 14 collegiate varsity athletes, 13 business founders, nine Eagle Scouts, four Fulbright Scholars, three martial arts blackbelts, and one orchestral and movie score composer.

New law students attended the Entering Students' Dinner, which began with cocktails by the Levin Reflecting Pool.

At the reception, Dean Thomas J. Miles welcomed new students.

Students had a chance to meet many other members of the faculty, including Professor Emily Buss.

Deputy Dean Daniel Abebe also chatted with students.

Professor John Rappaport delivered a welcome speech about the development of legal reasoning.

During orientation, students had a chance to get to know their classmates.

Students also participated in the Kapnick Leadership Development Initiative, which included both classroom sessions and team-building exercises on an outdoor ropes course. The Kapnick Initiative, now in it's fourth year, is designed to help students develop leadership, interpersonal communication, and teamwork skills that will help them succeed in law school and the workplace.

Welcome new students!