NOTE: This calendar does not apply to the first-year Evening JD class entering in Fall 2027.
| Monday, October 18, 2027 | 7:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) - Spring 2028 Priority Registration Begins |
| Friday, October 22, 2027 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Spring 2028 Priority Registration Ends |
| Saturday, October 23, 2027 | 12:00 AM (PT) - Spring 2028 Open Registration for All Students Begins |
| To Be Determined | Final Filing Deadline for the February 2028 California Bar Exam |
| Monday, November 29, 2027 | Deadline to apply for units (paid placements) |
| Monday, December 13, 2027 | Deadline to apply for units (unpaid placements) |
| Monday, January 3, 2028 | Intersession Begins |
| Friday, January 7, 2028 | Intersession Ends |
| Monday, January 10, 2028 | Classes Begin |
| Monday, January 17, 2028 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed - No Classes* |
| To Be Determined | Application Receipt Deadline for the March 2028 Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) |
| Wednesday, January 19, 2028 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Add a Class (End of Open Registration) |
| Thursday, January 20, 2028 | Drop Only Period Begins |
| Sunday, January 23, 2028 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Drop a Class Without a "W" (Drop Only Period Ends) |
| Monday, January 24, 2028 | Withdraw Only Period Begins (with a grade of "W") |
| Sunday, February 27, 2028 | 6:00 PM (PT) - Major Legal Writing Graded III Assignments Due |
| To Be Determined | Application Opens for July 2028 California Bar Examination |
| Monday & Tuesday, February 28 & 29, 2028 | Open Class Days** |
| Wednesday - Friday, March 1 - 3, 2028 | Spring Break - No Classes |
| To Be Determined | Legal Research & Writing Oral Arguments |
| To Be Determined | March 2028 MPRE |
| Friday, March 31, 2028 | Farmworkers’ Day Holiday Observed - No Classes* |
| To Be Determined | Timely Filing Deadline for July 2028 California Bar Examination |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2028 | Last Tuesday Class |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2028 | Last Wednesday Class |
| Thursday, April 13, 2028 | Last Thursday Class |
| Friday, April 14, 2028 | Good Friday - No Classes* |
| Monday, April 17, 2028 | Last Monday Class |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2028 | Friday Classes Meet |
| Wednesday, April 19, 2028 | Flex Day for Day and Evening Classes*** |
| Thursday, April 20, 2028 | Flex Day for Day and Evening Classes*** |
| Friday, April 21, 2028 | Last Friday Class |
| Friday, April 21, 2028 | 11:59 PM (PT) - Deadline to Withdraw from a Class |
| Saturday, April 22, 2028 | Reading Period Begins |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2028 | Reading Period Ends |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2028 | First Day of Examination Period |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2028 | Last Day of Examination Period |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2028 | First Day of Reschedule Examination Period |
| Friday, May 12, 2028 | Last Day of Reschedule Examination Period |
| Sunday, May 14, 2028 | Graduation |
| To Be Determined | Final Filing Deadline for the July 2028 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.