NOTE: This calendar does not apply to the first-year Evening JD class entering in Fall 2026.
| Monday, July 13 | 7:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) - Fall 2026 Priority Registration Begins |
| Friday, July 17 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Fall 2026 Priority Registration Ends |
| Friday, July 17 | Deadline to apply for units (paid placements) |
| Saturday, July 18 | 12:00 AM (PT) - Fall 2026 Open Registration for All Students Begins |
| Friday, July 31 | Deadline to apply for units (unpaid placements) |
| Monday, August 17 | Classes Begin |
| Monday, August 24 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Add a Class (End of Open Registration) |
| Tuesday, August 25 | Drop Only Period Begins (without a "W") |
| Friday, September 4 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Drop a Class without a "W" (Drop Only Period Ends) |
| Saturday, September 5 | Withdraw Only Period Begins (With a grade of "W") |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day Holiday – No Classes * |
| Thursday, September 17 | Application Receipt Deadline for November 2026 Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) |
| Monday, September 21 | Yom Kippur – No Classes |
| Sunday, September 27 | 6:00 PM (PT) - Major Legal Writing Graded I Assignments Due |
| Monday, October 5 | First Year Midterm Examinations ** |
| Monday & Tuesday, October 5 & 6 | Open Class Days ** |
| Monday, October 26 | 7:00 AM (PT) - First Year Electives Course Selection Begins |
| To Be Determined | First Day to Apply Online for the February 2027 California Bar Examination |
| Friday, October 30 | 11:00 PM (PT) - First Year Electives Course Selection Ends |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Last Wednesday Day Class |
| Thursday, November 12 | Last Thursday Class |
| Thursday, November 12 or Friday, November 13 | November 2026 MPRE |
| Friday, November 13 | Last Friday Class |
| Sunday, November 15 | 6:00 PM (PT) - Major Legal Writing Graded II Assignments Due |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Last Tuesday Class |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Monday Classes Meet |
| Thursday, November 19 | Monday Classes Meet (Last Monday Class) |
| Monday, November 23 | Flex Day for Day and Evening Classes *** |
| Tuesday, November 24 | Flex Day for Day and Evening Classes *** |
| Tuesday, November 24 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Withdraw from a Class |
| Wednesday, November 25 | Reading Period Begins |
| Thursday, November 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed – No Classes * |
| Friday, November 27 | Day after Thanksgiving – No Classes * |
| Monday, November 30 | Reading Period Ends |
| Tuesday, December 1 | First Day of Examination Period**** |
| Thursday, December 17 | Last Day of Examination Period |
| Wednesday, December 23 | Winter Break Begins * |
* Administrative offices are closed and auxiliary services are not available. For Library hours/schedule, please go to www.lls.edu/library.
** Advanced day and evening students may meet at the faculty member's discretion, and students are required to be available to participate in class-related academic activities, e.g., class session, review, examination. First-year day and evening classes will not meet on open class days as they are designated for first year day and first year evening mid-term examinations.
*** Designated for make-up classes, review sessions, and other such academic activities.
**** While we make every endeavor to restrict exam dates for hybrid evening students to Mondays or Wednesdays during the examination period, please be advised that, due to space and other limitations, in-class exams administered in 3E and 4E hybrid courses may fall on days other than Mondays or Wednesdays.