Congratulations on being admitted to Syracuse Law!

Please see below for your next steps.


For Admitted Online JDinteractive Students:
Please continue to the JDi Admitted Students Page for information specific to the JDinteractive admitted students.


For Admitted On-Campus J.D. Residential and LL.M. Students:

On-campus Admitted Student Days

RSVP

We invite you to join us on-campus for a two-day admitted student event on Thursday, March 21st and Friday, March 22nd.

Tentative schedule

Mock class reading

Admitted students are welcome to attend a Syracuse Crunch game on Friday, March 22nd at 7 pm. Discounted tickets are available using the code SULAW.

 

Admitted Student Webinars

All sessions are 12-1 pm eastern, and unless otherwise noted, will be recorded for those who cannot attend live.

3/1/2024   1L Faculty Panel with Professors Abbott-Hill, Johnson & Lape     Recording

3/8/2024   Alumni Panel                                                                                                        Recording

3/15/2024  Financial Aid Presentation with Kristin Shea & Elle Boone          RSVP

3/29/2024  Current Student Panel*                                                                                     RSVP

*session will not be recorded.

View Your Schedule & Account Holds

MySlice is Syracuse University’s online portal to critical information resources for applicants, students, faculty, and staff. You will need your NetID and password to log in.

Viewing your class schedule in MySlice – available in early August

  1. After logging into MySlice, locate the “Student Services” section; under the “Enrollment” heading, choose “view my class schedule”
  2. Select “Fall 2024” and click “Continue”
  3. Your course selections for Fall 2024 will be registered by the Office of Online Education, after completing a survey mid-July.

Viewing account holds in MySlice

  1. After logging into MySlice, locate the “Student Services” section; under the “Finances” heading, choose “View Holds”
  2. If there are any holds on your account, a list will appear stating what the hold is and what department to contact to resolve the issue.

As an admitted student, you are welcome to attend Syracuse Law Alumni Receptions and other off-campus events.
  • March 14, 2024 – Syracuse Law Alumni Night (Los Angeles)
  • April 26, 2024 – Syracuse Law Alumni Night (Washington, D.C.)
  • May 8, 2024 – Syracuse Law Alumni Night (Syracuse, NY)

To attend these events, please email Adrienne Graves, Director of Alumni Relations. Please be sure to let her know you are an admitted student.

Many of our incoming first year students have requested suggestions for summer reading that would help prepare them for law school this fall. It is that very enthusiasm and interest in the law that makes the first year of law school so exciting, and we look forward to sharing that enthusiasm with you. We have listed below a collection of books on the profession, jurisprudence, legal history and legal writing that may be of interest to you as you begin to think about the study of law. None of these books contains the “key” to success in your first year of law school. We offer most merely as suggestions for summer reading about law-related topics.

Highly Recommended

  • Binder, David, Paul Bergman & Susan Price. Lawyers as Counselors (1990)
  • Cappalli, Richard B. The American Common Law Method (1997)
  • Fischl, Richard & Jeremy Paul. Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams (1999)
  • Friedman, Barry & John C.P. Goldberg. Open Book: Succeeding on Exams from the First Day of Law School (2011)
  • Gallacher, Ian. Coming to Law School: How to Prepare Yourself for the Next Three Years (2010)
  • Gidi & Weihofen, Legal Writing Style (2018)
  • Irons, Peter. A People’s History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution (1999)
  • Irons, Peter. The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way to the Supreme Court (1990)
  • Levit, Nancy & Douglas O. Linder. The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law (2010)
  • McKinney, Ruth Ann. Reading Like a Lawyer: Time Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert (2005)
  • Sherwin, Richard K. When Law Goes Pop: The Vanishing Line Between Law and Popular Culture (2002)
  • Toobin, Jeffrey. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (2008)

Recommended 

  • Banks, Russell. The Sweet Hereafter (1992)
  • Farnsworth, Edward. An Introduction to the Legal System of the United States (1983)
  • Harrington, Mona. Woman Lawyers: Rewriting the Rules (1994)
  • Hegland, Kenney. Introduction to the Study and Practice of Law (1983)
  • Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
  • Levi, Edward H. An Introduction to Legal Reasoning (1949)
  • Lewis, Anthony. Gideon’s Trumpet (1966)
  • Lewis, Anthony. Make No Law (1992)
  • Miller, Robert H. Law School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience By Students, For Students (2000)
  • Stropus & Taylor. Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School (2001)