NOTE: This calendar does not apply to the first-year Evening JD class entering in Fall 2026.
| Monday, October 19 | 7:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) - Spring 2027 Priority Registration Begins |
| Friday, October 23 | 11:59 PM (PT)- Spring 2027 Priority Registration Ends |
| Saturday, October 24 | 12:00 AM (PT) - Spring 2027 Open Registration for All Students Begins |
| To Be Determined | Final Filing Deadline for the February 2027 California Bar Exam |
| Monday, November 30 | Deadline to apply for units (paid placements) |
| Monday, December 14 | Deadline to apply for units (unpaid placements) |
| Monday, January 4 | Intersession Begins |
| Friday, January 8 | Intersession Ends |
| Monday, January 11 | Classes Begin |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed – No Classes* |
| To Be Determined | Application Receipt Deadline for March 2027 Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) |
| Wednesday, January 20 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Add a Class (End of Open Registration) |
| Thursday, January 21 | Drop Only Period Begins |
| Sunday, January 24 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Drop a Class Without a "W" (Drop Only Period Ends) |
| Monday, January 25 | Withdraw Only Period Begins (with a grade of "W") |
| Sunday, February 21 | 6:00 PM (PT) - Major Legal Writing Graded III Assignments Due |
| To Be Determined | Application Opens for July 2027 California Bar Examination |
| Monday, March 1 | First Year Midterm Examinations** |
| Monday, March 1 & Tuesday, March 2 | Open Class Days** |
| Wednesday, March 3 – Friday, March 5 | Spring Break – No Classes |
| To Be Determined | Legal Research & Writing Oral Arguments |
| To Be Determined | March 2027 MPRE |
| Friday, March 26 | Good Friday – No Classes* |
| To Be Determined | Timely Filing Deadline for July 2027 California Bar Examination |
| Wednesday, March 31 | Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed – No Classes* |
| Tuesday, April 13 | Last Tuesday Class |
| Thursday, April 15 | Last Thursday Class |
| Monday, April 19 | Last Monday Class |
| Tuesday, April 20 | Wednesday Classes Meet; Last Wednesday Class |
| Wednesday, April 21 | Friday Classes Meet; Last Friday Class |
| Thursday, April 22 | Flex Day for Day and Evening Classes*** |
| Friday, April 23 | Flex Day for Day and Evening Classes*** |
| Friday, April 23 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Withdraw from a Class |
| Saturday, April 24 | Reading Period Begins |
| Tuesday, April 27 | Reading Period Ends |
| Wednesday, April 28 | First Day of Examination Period |
| Thursday, May 13 | Last Day of Examination Period |
| Saturday, May 15 or Sunday, May 16 | Graduation |
| To Be Determined | Final Filing Deadline for the July 2027 California Bar Exam |
* 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.