The registration materials for the Fall (including Summer) 2021 semester are posted on the Academic Services page of the TLS Intranet under the COURSE DOCUMENTS heading.     

A message regarding instructions for seminar and directed research applications as well as the simulation course preference process will follow shortly.    The deadline to submit these applications (directed research, seminar and simulation course preferences) will be Friday, April 16, 2021.

Senior Fellow Applications Now Available

Applications for the Legal Writing Senior Fellow program are now available. Interested second-year students, with a record of excellence in legal writing, are encouraged to apply. Please complete the application and e-mail to Ms. Charlene Washington by Monday, March 29, at 9:00 a.m.  You may submit your answers in a separate Word document. Be sure to attach a current CV with your application. Contact Prof. Donelon by email with any questions.

LRW Senior Fellows will earn four credit hours upon successful completion of the course. Two credits will be applied in the fall, and two credits will be applied in the spring. The credit will be posted at the conclusion of the academic year.

You may also submit an application to serve as a Senior Fellow in the International L.L.M. program. Any questions relating to the international program should be directed to Professor Herb Larson.

NOTE:  Students must accept a Senior Fellow position if offered.

Erin A. Donelon

Director of Legal Research & Writing

Tulane Law School

(504) 865-5921

Please mark the following dates on your calendars:

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 – 1L Selecting Courses Program, 5:00 pm - https://tulane.zoom.us/j/98904867014

Friday, March 26, 2021- Deadline for upper-class JD students to select pass/D/fail option for the spring semester.

Monday, April 5, 2021 - Rescheduling of exams due to exam conflict begins (students will contact Academic Services at lawacademicservices@tulane.edu to reschedule an exam b/c of exam conflict). The deadline to reschedule an exam due to conflict is April 27, 2021.

Friday, April 9, 2021- 3:00 pm CST - Exam Q&A Session - https://tulane.zoom.us/j/96151225981

Friday, April 16, 2021- Deadline to submit seminar, Directed Research and simulation course applications for fall semester (summer/fall registration materials will be released at the end March). Selections for seminars, directed research and simulation courses will be posted by April 26^th.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021- rising 3L and continuing LLM/SJD students may begin registration for the Summer/Fall 2021 terms starting at 8:00 am.  Last day of classes for Spring semester

Wednesday, April 28, 2021- rising 2L students may begin registration for the Summer/Fall 2020 terms beginning at 8:00 am.

Monday, May 3, 2021- Exam period begins

*Note that all grades and other requirements are due for graduating students on May 15^th. 

All other grades for the spring semester will be due the week of June 1 – 4^th.

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New York Board of Law Examiners has announced the July 2021 bar exam will be administered remotely, and will be limited to the first 10,000 applicants.   You may see this announcement posted at BOLE- OFFICIAL PAGE NEW YORK STATE BAR EXAMINATION (nybarexam.org).

The application period for the July exam is April 1-30, 2021.  The July exam will be held on July 27-28, 2021.   If you are intending to apply to the New York bar, is to your advantage to apply as early as possible, beginning April 1^st, given the intention to cap the number of applicants.  

Colleen Timmons

Assistant Dean, Academic Services

Tulane University School of Law

6329 Freret St., Suite 204

New Orleans, LA  70118

504-862-8835

504-862-8373 (fax)

ctimmons@tulane.edu

Here's my calendar link to schedule an appointment.