Duke Law Academic Calendar 2023

No classes on this day.

Lunch with Professors Alina Das, Radhika Coomaraswamy, and Bijal Shah. 

You are invited to participate in an Emotional Intelligence (EQ) training led by Vice Dean Jeannie Forrest. The workshop will include all material covered in previous EQ sessions (Parts I & II) ...

PRESENTATION BY PROF. ROGER OSTERMAN AND PROF PETER MELZ (STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN):  “Nordic Dual Income Taxes and Value-Added Taxes.”  Click here to RSVP.

Topic: Corruption and Development; Presenter: Professor Kevin Davis, Vice Dean, New York University School of Law  Click here to view colloquium details,

Colloquium on Legal & Constitutional History - Norman Williams

2:00 PM - 3:50 PM  |  Vanderbilt Hall, 201

Topic: “Nominating the President: Malapportionment and Political Equality”;   Presenter: Norman Williams, Ken & Claudia Peterson Professor of Law, Willamette University ...

Colloquium on the Law, Economics and Politics of Urban Affairs

2:00 PM - 3:50 PM  |  Vanderbilt Hall 202

Melissa J. Marschall, Professor of Political Science, Rice UniversityPaper Topic: The Parental Involvement Gap

2L To Do: Choices and Strategies for Public Interest Rising 2Ls (including whether public interest students should do EIW)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  |  Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South

Third-year students will provide advice about the rich array of choice NYU offers to second-year students and how to choose among them. Topics include: clinics, classes, journals, internships, and ...

How Money Walks

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM  |  Smart Classroom 214, Vanderbilt Hall

Between 1995 and 2010, over 43 million Americans moved states, taking nearly $2 trillion with them. This panel will explore the causes and effects of how money walks from one state to ...

50 Years Later: The New York Times v. Sullivan

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  |  Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

March 9, 2014, marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision on the freedom of the press in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.  In the decision, the Supreme ...

Book Launch and Lecture: “The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM  |  Vanderbilt Hall

CHRGJ and ESCR-Net are pleased to invite you to the launch of an important new publication, The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases and Materials (Oxford ...

Crafting Killer Oral Arguments: Employment Experts’ Take on Effective Legal Advocacy

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  |  Smart Classroom 220, Vanderbilt Hall

Refine your UAC skills and get prepped for your Lawyering Oral Arguments! Please join the Unemployment Action Center (UAC) for a program on all elements of the argument process, from drafting to ...

Legal Mandarin Class

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM  |  Seminar Room 118, Furman Hall

The Hauser Global Law School has funded the Asia Law Society’s Mandarin Language Program since the 2012-2013 academic year. This offering has drawn high student attendance consistently and has ...

LSRJ Roe at Risk Screening & Panel Discussion

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM  |  Smart Classroom 206, Vanderbilt Hall

Join LSRJ for a Roe at Risk documetnary screening followed by a panel discussion! 

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Clinic Application Period

Applications for all 2014-15 clinics will be accepted online using CAMS beginning Monday, March 24, 2014, and ending at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014. The URL for CAMS is

Spring Break - NYU Law Study Abroad Buenos Aires

No classes on this day.

2014 China Symposium - Promoting Human Rights in China: Domestic and International Levers for Change

9:00 AM - 6:30 PM  |  Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall

 The U.S.-Asia Law Institute and Human Rights in China (HRIC) cordially invite you to a symposium "Promoting Human Rights in China: Domestic and International Levers for Change", on Thursday, ...

OCS: 2014 Strike A Match (1L)

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM  |  Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium

OCS counselors present confidential data about law firm hiring practices in connection with NYU Law School's Early Interview Week (EIW) program and provide advice regarding the EIW firm selection ...

Christian Legal Fellowship Large Group meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  |  Seminar Room 202, Vanderbilt Hall

Come have a free home cooked dinner and fellowship with other law school students on Thursday nights. We spend the first hour eating and talking (and taking a break from law school), and spend the ...

5th Annual Tax Movie Night!

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM  |  Smart Classroom 204, Vanderbilt Hall

5TH ANNUAL TAX MOVIE NIGHT! Please join us for this annual event, which will also feature a presentation by Professor Lawrence Zelenak (Duke Law School).  Movie to be announced. Popcorn and ...