2026 Law School Orientations on Professionalism
2026 Law School Orientations Information
Each year, the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism and the State Bar of Georgia Committee on Professionalism hold Law School Orientations at each of Georgia’s five law schools. The orientations are designed to provide incoming 1Ls with their first introduction to professionalism. Georgia lawyers and judges are invited to serve as “Group Leaders” during the orientations to help students learn the meaning of professionalism and why it is important for them as law students.
If you are a Group Leader and you need the password, please email kygrier@cjcpga.org.
Group Leaders who attend the Group Leader Training will receive 2 general CLE hours, including 1 professionalism CLE hour (as part of the 2 overall hours).
2026 Law School Orientation Dates and APPROXIMATE Times
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PLEASE PUT A HOLD ON YOUR CALENDARS ON THE DATE FOR THE SCHOOLS AT WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING TO SERVE.
Please check back for confirmed times as we get closer to the dates. The times listed below are based on the 2025 agendas for planning purposes so you can SAVE THE DATE and block off these time frames on your calendars. Don’t forget to add travel time when you block off time on your calendars.
| Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School | Saturday, August 8, 2026 | APPROXIMATE
9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. (lunch to follow)
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| Emory University School of Law | Thursday, August 13, 2026 | APPROXIMATE
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (with a reception to follow) |
| Georgia State University College of Law | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | APPROXIMATE
3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (with a reception to follow)
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| Mercer University School of Law | Friday, August 7, 2026 | APPROXIMATE
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (with reception to follow)
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| University of Georgia School of Law | WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2026
(YES, it is on a NEW DAY for 2026) |
APPROXIMATE
12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. (lunch begins at 12:30 p.m.) |
