New Students Welcomed to USF
Thomas Brandi ’72, speaker at Aug. 19 orientation dinner.Orientation will start with an overview to the JD program on Tuesday. Tuesday evening, first-year students are invited to join faculty and staff at the orientation dinner in McLaren Hall. The dinner will feature Thomas Brandi '72, head of the Brandi Law Firm in San Francisco and adjunct professor at the law school. Brandi has represented clients throughout the state and country, and received numerous awards, including resolutions from the California State Senate and Assembly.
Throughout orientation week, students will meet for an introduction to the Tort Law and Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis courses; to participate in an academic skills workshop; and to discuss bias in the study and practice of law. On Thursday, meetings with second- and third-year student leaders will provide new students the opportunity to ask questions and familiarize themselves with the law school.
On Friday new students are
encouraged to attend the Information Fair in McLaren 250. The relaxed gathering
allows first-year students to socialize together, as well as meet upper
division law students and members of the law school community. Law school
administrative offices, student organizations, and several main campus offices
will be present to provide information and answer questions.
The week concludes
with various community volunteer opportunities, organized by USF's Law In
Motion (LIM) program. Activities include serving meals at St. Anthony's
Foundation, habitat restoration and landscape maintenance in local parks, and
food sorting and packing at the San Francisco Food Bank. To learn more about
these LIM events, contact mdejesus@usfca.edu.
