First Year Mandatory Dates

First Year Students: 2025- 2026 Mandatory and In-Person Course Participation Dates

Location for all sessions: Moot Court Room (J250)

Fall 2025 Sessions

Date	Session
Friday, September 26	Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Legal Practice 9:00 am to 3:30 PM
Monday, October 6	Legal Research 12:40 to 2:00 PM: Diane Shnier, Judicial Research Lawyer at the Court of Appeal for Ontario Bora Laskin Law Librarians John Bolan and Alexia Loumankis John & Alexia's presentation
Wednesday, October 8	Legal Writing 12:40 to 2:00 PM Samuel Greene, Crown Law Office-Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General
Friday, October 17	Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Legal Practice 9:00 am to 3:30 PM Breakout Room Assigments
Tuesday, October 21	Exam Preparation: Best practices for studying for and writing law school exams. 12:40 to 2:00 pm Professor Jim Phillips, Professor Malcolm Thorburn, and Professor John Borrows

Reading Week - all years

No classes or other programming will be scheduled during the following times:

First Term: October 27 - 31, 2025
Second Term: February 17 - 20, 2026