Last week the Communications staff got our first hands-on experience with the Law School's new website, as we received training on how to use our new content management system from our web developers at Palantir.net. The site looks great, and has now been set up on the Law School's server, clearing the way for us to begin migrating content from the current site.
While we could probably launch the new site within a matter of weeks, we've opted to be cautious with the launch. There are a lot of important events going on in spring quarter, from Admitted Students Weekend to Reunion to Graduation, and they all make heavy use of the website in order to keep people informed, register them for events, and so on. And since migrating content will require us to keep staff from making changes to certain areas of the website for up to a week, it makes sense to wait until the academic year has ended to ensure that our website's users have access to the most up-to-date information for all of the aforementioned events. As a result, we are now planning to launch the new site by the end of June. This plan also provides the added advantage of allowing extended beta testing, to ensure the best possible experience for all of our users.
We are all very excited about the new site and are looking forward to sharing it with you!
