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<p>The long-awaited day for the newest students at Delaware Law School has arrived.</p>
<p>We are delighted to welcome the regular-division class of 2018 and the extended-division class of 2019 as they arrive today for the start of their law school careers.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I am especially excited to meet this incoming class because we have a unique connection,&rdquo; said Dean Rod Smolla, who began his tenure July 1. &ldquo;We are all at the same starting point with Delaware Law School. I look forward to crossing into this new future with them.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Students will attend the Welcome to the Profession event at 6 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom today. In addition to the dean, they will hear from Alumni Association President Renae Axelrod &rsquo;91, Student Bar Association President Brian J. Panella and alumnus Charles M. Gibbs &rsquo;10.</p>
<p>Orientation week includes instruction designed to help students achieve success in law school. Topics include note taking and outlining, and taking essay exams &ndash; all which can be different in law school. Students attend a session on American courts and legal processes and are also instructed on the character and fitness requirements for admission to the profession.</p>
<p>&ldquo;This is a special time at Delaware Law,&rdquo; Assistant Dean for Admissions Barbara Ayars said. &ldquo;We spend the year assembling this class and it is a pleasure to see them all gathered together as we officially welcome them. There is a lot of positive energy from the students and from the faculty and staff who are eager to get the new academic year underway.&rdquo;</p>