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Fall 2018 Orientation at Cincinnati Law
FROM DEAN WAGNER As you prepare to join the University of Cincinnati College of Law’s LL.M. Class of 2019, I am writing to provide you with some important updates to help make your transition more successful. Your first day at Cincinnati Law will be August 6. Please arrive at the College of Law by 9:00 A.M. As you already know, LLM Welcome Week will run from August 6 to the 10th. All new LLM students will participate in LLM Welcome Week. The following week, all new UC Law students (in both the LLM and JD programs) will participate in orientation programming titled “Week One.” A detailed schedule of events for these week-long activities will be sent to you in July. However, for now, please commit 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on your calendar Monday through Friday. We also expect to have one or two events during the evenings or on the weekend. To prepare, please purchase or access the three books included on the enclosed reading list. You may wish to read or skim these books in advance, particularly if English is not your native language. The first book listed (Whose Monet) is of particular importance as it will provide you an introduction to the American legal system. Strengths Finder is an on-line tool which can be utilized in your native language. If you have questions after reviewing all of the information in this packet, please contact the LLM Office at uclawllm@uc.edu or (513) 556-0938. We look forward to your arrival on campus later this summer! Sincerely, Nora Burke Wagner Assistant Dean of Student International Programs & LL.M. Director
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Summer TIMELINE MAY/JUNE • Secure Visa/I-20 • Make Housing Arrangements • Make Travel Arrangements • Buy books for Intro to Law (see enclosed list) • Work with Nora Burke Wagner to select classes JULY • You will receive a mailing from Cincinnati Law with detailed information about the start of the semester. • Finalize arrival plans. Note that UC International offers airport pick-up and other services. Sign-up on your iBearcatsGlobal account. AUGUST (All Welcome Week and Week One Events are Mandatory) • August 6 – 10: LLM Welcome Week • Before August 20: Complete the UC International Online Orientation at: www.uc.edu/international/services/orientation.html • August 17: UC International Services Check-In Day (We recommend scheduling an afternoon appointment). • August 13 – 17: All Class Orientation • August 20: Classes Begin
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IT’S NOT WHERE YOU COME FROM THAT MATTERS,
BUT WHERE YOU’RE
ORIENTATION LLM WELCOME WEEK
Aug. 6 - 10, 2018
LLM Welcome Week will prepare you for a successful start to your year at Cincinnati Law 1 Introductions to Cincinnati Law faculty, staff, and support services 2 Acclimation to U.S. etiquette and the U.S. law school and university culture 3 Visits to local law firms and court houses
ALL CLASS ORIENTATION
Aug. 13 - 17, 2018
Your orientation experience will be different than that of other law schools. Three components comprise Orientation Week: 1 FOUNDATIONS OF LAW — A series of plenary lectures presented by faculty on the sources and functions of law 2 LEGAL STUDY SKILLS — Interactive skills development sessions 3 PEERS to PROFESSIONALS — Programming to introduce you to the law school community, campus resources, Cincinnati, and the practicing Bar 3
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ORIENTATION READING LIST >> Whose Monet? An Introduction to the American
Legal System (Second Edition)
ISBN-13: 978-1454873150 ISBN-10: 1454873159 Author: John Humbach Publisher: Aspen Publishers Amazon: Paperback - $24.49 (New)
>> Expert Learning for Law Students (second edition) ISBN-13: 978-1594605451 ISBN-10: 1594605459 Author: Michael Hunter Schwartz Publisher: Carolina Academic Press Barnes & Noble: $30.60 (New) Amazon: Paperback - $30.01 (New) E-Book: Available through Lexis Overdrive:
https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteid=100755&titleid=2759456
You will use your UC credentials to login
>> StrengthsFinder - Top 5 CliftonStrengths Access Must be purchased digitally at: https://bit.ly/2J0e3E8 Online: $19.99
E-versions for all books noted above may be used. Listed prices as of 6-10 and may change.
NOTICE Effective July 1, 2018, all communications will be sent to your UC student email account. If you are not able to access your student account at this time, please contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@law.uc.edu. 4
ASSISTANT DEAN FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS & BAR PROGRAMS CONGRATULATIONS on your admission to the University of Cincinnati College of Law. I am excited to welcome you to our innovative Fall Orientation program. I look forward to meeting you all in person on August 13th.
THE QUESTION I'M ALWAYS ASKED What should I be doing the summer before law school begins?
My Advice for this Summer: The Three "R's" RELAX Law school is hard work. In fact, law school and preparing for the bar exam, and practicing law are all tough work. Take some time now to relax and appreciate your summer. Note the activities, places, and people that reliably put you at ease – you will need them to decompress. READ One of the most striking components of legal study is the quantity of reading required of law students and the quality of the reading task expected of a law student. There is a benefit to training yourself now to read for sustained periods of time. Try sitting for one-hour periods, preferably a few consecutively, to read. Read anything: a novel, a newspaper. Read printed texts, on paper. While reading, notice the urge to check your phone or move on to another task. Overcome that urge and continue reading. Legal study and practice require long uninterrupted periods of reading, writing, and complex thinking. Take time this summer to develop this discipline. REMEMBER Legal analysis utilizes inductive reasoning. Crudely described, this means that prior stories and their outcomes determine what the truth of a current story ought to be. We look to cases that have spoken to an idea or dilemma, these cases then empower us to assert how a present idea or dilemma should be categorized or resolved. Challenge yourself to review your story and take note of it. Your three years of legal training will press you into boxes and categories as it molds you to think and act like an attorney. By looking to your past – the people, experiences, and choices that have brought you to law school – you will be better equipped to discern the right outcome for yourself after law school. This summer, contact the people who have helped you arrive where you are today. Recall the experiences that most altered your trajectory. Assess the choices you have made and the bases of your decisions. Envision your life up to, during, and after law school. Equipped with this story, work to follow the narrative thread that best resolves your past experiences with your professional identity.
JOEL CHANVISANURUK, (‘06), J.D., MPA Assistant Dean for Academic Success and Bar Programs joel.chanvisanuruk@uc.edu
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“Work Smarter, Not Harder” Any time there is a lawyer on campus you should be there. You will often hear me say that attending a fifty-minute program on campus is the equivalent of six to eight hours of independent job research – work smarter, not harder by attending the variety of events that bring professionals to campus. I do not expect you to sort through the programs on your own. The CPD takes the guesswork out of what is happening by advertising events in its weekly newsletter and announcements on Symplicity, the online network that CPD uses to post employment opportunities, programs, and networking events. Regardless of whether you intend to remain in the region immediately after graduation, for the next three years you will be here and should participate in Cincinnati’s vibrant young professional community. The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce has a group just for you - HYPE (Harnessing Young Professional Energy). What you do off-campus will greatly enhance your job search. Take advantage of HYPE’s program and networking options while you are here. You can learn more at HYPECincinnati.com.
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See you in August!