This week marks the start of the 2025-2026 school year at BC Law, and things are already in full swing! After a jam-packed schedule with the LAHANAS retreat, three days of Orientation, capped off by the inaugural 1L Bar Preview, the 1Ls are now ready for casebooks and cold calls. But before getting too engrossed in Civ Pro or Torts or Contracts, let’s get involved! The Student Involvement Fair will be held this Wednesday, August 27 on Stuart Lawn and will be the who’s who of all that BC Law has to offer. Being a 1L rep—whether it be for an affinity group or professional organization—helps build leadership experience early on in law school. But if you just want to figure out when each org will be having free lunch, that’s honorable, too. 

As for the rest of us, including my washed-up 3L self, Welcome Week can still be fun. On Thursday, August 28, we have the Welcome Back Reception from 4:30-6:00 pm on Stuart Lawn, where you can savor the final moments of summer warmth here in Newton with your classmates and professors. What’s not to love about that? And of course, this Friday, August 29 from 7-10 pm, the first Bar Review will be held at the swanky Rooftop at Revere, which is actually in Boston, not Revere, just so we’re clear.

This year is poised to be a good one here at BC Law, and for us over here at Impact too. Student spotlights, advice articles, musings, and more—we’ve got a lot in store. And with that, welcome (or welcome back) my fellow Legal Eagles. Talk soon!

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Sangeeta Kishore is a third-year student at BC Law and president of the Impact blog. Contact her at kishorsa@bc.edu.