Welcome to the Lawyers Club

As you make a decision about housing for the upcoming academic year, consider living in the residential section of the Law Quadrangle. Convenience, camaraderie, and safety are only a few of the attractions of the historic and newly renovated Lawyers Club.

Housing JD and LLM students, the Lawyers Club provides a built-in network of friends and a diverse set of neighbors. You will be able to take easy advantage of the Law School's resources as well as enjoy the community of 227 fellow law students.

Room Images	Social Areas
Around the Lawyers Club	Historical Images

In addition to the advantages of proximity and tradition, the Lawyers Club offers a lease concurrent with your academic calendar. This means that your air-conditioned, fully furnished, private-bathroom space is not your obligation to sublet over the summer months. A Lawyers Club lease includes onsite dining with a 12-meal per week board contract. All rooms include full utilities and wireless internet connection. By choosing a Lawyers Club lease, your yearly housing costs are fixed; there will be no unknowns for your budget.

About Rooms & Policies

The Lawyers Club is managed through an agreement between the Lawyers Club Board of Governors and University Housing, a unit of the Division of Student Life. Contracts for residential living are made between the student and University Housing. Residents must comply with all terms of the contract and all rules, regulations, and policies as outlined in the Community Living at Michigan Handbook.

Lawyers Club residential and community spaces are all smoke free, as is the entirety of the University of Michigan Campus. Rooms are let for the full academic year only, and a Lawyers Club contract includes room and board in the form of a 12-meal-per-week plan for meals taken exclusively within the Lawyers Club.

Lawyers Club residential rooms are let furnished; the Club lacks the ability to store furnishings from the rooms. Please review the student room facts and what to bring.

To ensure the health and safety of all residents, the Lawyers Club prohibits pets (with the exception of documented service animals), the building of lofts, items containing a flame such as candles and burning incense, waterbeds, firearms, and explosives including fireworks.

Application for Residence

Download the application for residence.

Please note: This application is not a lease, nor does it guarantee you a space in the Lawyers Club. Application to the Club may be made after admission, but before deposit. Housing assignments are made on a first-received, first-assigned basis.

Return completed application to:

The Lawyers Club
551 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1208
Phone: 734.764.1116
Fax: 734.763.6732
Diane Nafranowicz, Lawyers Club Director
Email: nafrano@umich.edu

Fees/Lease

Each Lawyers Club space is assigned to incoming students on the basis of the date we receive your Lawyers Club application. You may apply as soon as you are offered admission; you do not have to wait until the submission of your enrollment deposit. The timely submission of an application will increase the likelihood of receiving a lease and your preferred room type. All spaces in the Lawyers Club provide a single, private room. Your choice of a private or semi-private bathroom will slightly impact the lease fee. The entirety of the Lawyers Club is smoke-free, as is the University of Michigan campus.

Students requiring specific accommodations for mobility limitation or other health needs can easily be accommodated within the Club's design. Please contact the Director so that we have the opportunity to meet your specific needs. Dining is a required part of the Lawyers Club lease. The annual lease fee includes 12 meals per week, with lunch and dinner served Sunday through Friday. The Club offers a diverse menu selection which includes many vegetarian entrees. Students with special therapeutic diets should consult with our dietetics staff before signing a lease.

Leases are written for the entire academic year and include furnished room, 12 meals per  week, utilities, and wireless connectivity.

Rates for 2014-2015 are listed below:

Budget Information:

Private single room with private en-suite bathroom and 12 meals/week: $12,890
8.5 months = $1500/month
Room portion is approximately $1000/month
Board portion is approximately $500/month
Translates to: $9.75/meal with no need to shop, cook or clean up

*Save $100 per month by selecting a SINGLE room with SEMI-PRIVATE bath. You'll share with only one other student. There are 36 spaces of this room type.

Important Dates

WINTER 2014

Official Opening
Saturday, Jan. 11: 8 a.m.
Lawyers Club opens

Monday, Jan. 13:
Meals begin with lunch

Wednesday, Jan. 15:
Classes begin

Friday through Saturday, March 1–9:
Spring recess; classes suspended; meals suspended (The Lawyers Club is open for occupancy.)

Monday, March 10:
Classes resume; meals resume with lunch

Wednesday, April 23:
Classes end

Tuesday, April 29:
Exams begin

Thursday, May 8:
Exams end; Lawyers Club meals end with dinner

Official Closing
Saturday, May 10:
Senior Day reception; Lawyers Club lease ends at 4 p.m. for all but graduating JD and LLM residents who have a lease extension until 4 p.m. on May 11, 2014.

Occupancy
8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013
8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014

Board
Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, through Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013
Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, through Friday, Dec. 20, 2013
Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, through Friday, February 28, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014, through Thursday, May 8, 2014

FALL 2014

Official Opening
Friday August 22: 8am
Lawyers Club lease begins

Wednesday August 27:  1pm
1L orientation Kick-off

Friday August 29:
Meals begin at Lawyers Club with lunch

Tuesday September 2:
Classes begin

Monday & Tuesday, Oct 13-14:
Fall recess; classes suspended; meals continue

Thursday & Friday, November 27-28:
Thanksgiving recess; classes suspended; meals suspended

Friday December 19:
December Senior Day; exams end; meals end with dinner

Official Closing
Saturday December 20 at 4:00pm:
Lawyers Club closes; leases end at 4pm
Residents must vacate but their belongings may remain.

WINTER 2015

Official Opening
Saturday January 10 at 8:00am:
Lawyers Club opens

Monday January 12:
Meals begin with lunch

Wednesday January 14:
Classes begin

Friday through Saturday February 28-March 8:
Spring recess; classes suspended; meals suspended;
Lawyers Club open for occupancy

Monday March 9:
Classes resume; meals resume with lunch

Thursday May 7:
Exams end; Lawyers Club meals end with dinner.

Official Closing
Saturday May 9:
Senior Day; Lawyers Club lease ends at 4pm.

Lawyers Club Lease Dates 2014/15

Occupancy           
8am Friday August 22, 2014 to 4pm Saturday December 20, 2014
8am Saturday January 10, 2015 to 4pm Saturday May 9, 2015

Board*   
Friday August 29, 2014 through Wednesday November 26, 2014
Monday December 1, 2014 through Friday December 19, 2014
Monday January 12, 2015 through Friday February 27, 2015
Monday March 9, 2015 through Thursday May 7, 2015
*Meals Served Sunday through Friday