Visiting the Law School
What better way to understand what
it is like to be a law student at the University of Washington School of Law
than to visit us at William H. Gates Hall. We invite you to take a tour of the building, visit and observe a law
school class, meet with the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid staff, and get
a real taste of law student life by spending time with our Student Ambassadors.
Planning Your Visit
The building is open to the public on weekdays during regular business hours
(9am to 5pm). Visits and tours are scheduled through the Office of Admissions &
Financial Aid. For directions to William H. Gates Hall and information about
parking on campus, please click
here.
You will get the most out of your experience if you visit during the academic
year when classes are in session. We recommend scheduling your visit around
lunchtime or in coordination with our guided tours and designated law school
class schedules (see below). The tours are scheduled to allow the opportunity to
visit a class- either before or after your tour. During lunch hours from 12:30pm
to 1:20 pm, we encourage you to walk around the first floor and Marian Gould
Gallagher Law Library to get a sense of our law school community as we host
various student organization meetings, guest speakers, and workshops taught
throughout the quarter.
Building Tours
Guided Tours: A guided tour of our law school building is
offered at 12:30pm each weekday.
Between May 30, 2012 to October 2012, guided tours will be available on
Wednesdays and Fridays only. Guided tours are by appointment only, scheduled in advance, and last approximately thirty (30) minutes. Tours can be scheduled
in advance by submitting a
Visit Request Form.
Self-Guided Tours: Visitors who wish to tour the building
on their own may pick up a Self-Guided Tour booklet at the Office of Admissions
& Financial Aid.
Visit a Law School Class
If you wish to visit and observe a class, please indicate which class you wish to visit on
the
Visit Request Form. The following
courses are available for Spring Quarter 2012:
Spring 2012
March 24 - May 30 (May 18 for Upper-Level Courses)
Please note: Due to Spring Quarter finals and summer break, there
will be no class visits from May 30,
2012 to October 1, 2012. Please plan your visits to the law school accordingly.
| First Year Course | Schedule | Time | Instructor | Room |
|---|
| Criminal Law | T/Th | 9:15am- 11:20am | Prof. Fan | 117 |
| Comparative and International Law Survey | M/W/F | 11:30am - 12:20pm | Prof. Lombardi | 138 |
| Constitutional Law I: Constitutional Structures of Government | M/W/F | 1:30pm - 3:20pm | Prof. Manheim | 117 |
| Constitutional Law I: Constitutional Structures of Government | T/Th | 1:30pm - 3:20pm | Prof. Watts | 138 |
| Second Year Course | Schedule | Time | Instructor | Room |
|---|
| Wildlife Law | M/W | 10:30am - 12:00pm | Prof. Anderson | 133 |
| American Indian Law | T/Th/F | 10:30am - 12:20pm | Prof. Anderson | 133 |
| GLBT Rights and the Constitution | T/Th/F | 10:30am - 11:20pm | Prof. Nicolas | 441 |
Class Visitor Conduct: Please arrive early, take an available
seat in the back of the class, and be sure to silence your cell phones. To avoid
disrupting the learning process, please plan to attend the entire class. If the
professor offers a break, you may choose to leave at that time. Feel free to
introduce yourself to the professor, but please do so at the end
of class.
Scheduling Your Visit
To schedule your visit and guided tour, please submit a
Visit Request Form
Please note that the law school will be closed on the following dates in
observance with national holidays:
Walk-in Visits
While we encourage you to schedule a visit in
advance, we also welcome walk-in visitors.
Please stop by the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid, Room 231, to
pick up a Self-Guided Tour booklet. We would be
happy to answer any questions about the School of Law and our admissions
process. If you plan to visit a law
school class during a walk-in visit, please arrive fifteen (15) to twenty (20)
minutes prior to the start of class to confirm seating availability.
We will do our best to accommodate
walk-in requests, but please note that we cannot guarantee a
guided tour without prior scheduling.
Visiting During the Summer or Interim Periods
Although
the above guided tour and designated law school class schedules are not
available during the summer and interim periods, we still welcome your visit to
the School of Law. We will do our
best to accommodate summer or interim period requests for guided tours if
scheduled in advance, but please note that we cannot guarantee a guided tour
without prior scheduling.
We sincerely hope you enjoy your
visit at the University of Washington School of Law.