Events
The University of Washington School of Law hosts a number of seminars, symposiums
and conferences designed to update the legal community and others on recent
developments in the law, to assist in increased understanding of substantive areas
of the law, and to provide opportunities to enhance legal skills for constituents
of both the public and private sectors.
Event Planning
The Office of Event Management works to support all law school community members
in producing high-quality, cost-effective events. Below are guidelines for
submitting your event request.
- Faculty or staff members:
Submit your request (restricted).
- Students or student organizations:
Submit your request (restricted).
- General public: Groups from outside the School
of Law may reserve designated spaces in the building, on a case-by-case basis only. Submit a request.
External reservations are accepted on a space available basis and are handled through the Office of Event Management & Donor Relations. Should you have any questions, please contact Jessica Dickinson at 206-221-1290 or .
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Office of Event Management & Donor Relations
W.H. Gates Hall, Room 385
Monday, January 7
Instruction begins for Winter quarter
William H. Gates Hall
Friday, January 11
This basic skills course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.
Please note, total program is 4.5 days in length, January 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 2013.
Online registration is now available here.
Room 138 - main room for training, William H. Gates Hall
Saturday, January 12
This basic skills course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.
Please note, total program is 4.5 days in length, January 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 2013.
Online registration is now available here.
Various first floor classrooms, William H. Gates Hall
Sunday, January 13
This basic skills course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.
Please note, total program is 4.5 days in length, January 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 2013.
Online registration is now available here.
Various first floor classrooms, William H. Gates Hall
Monday, January 14
UW Law Dean Kellye Y. Testy invites you to celebrate the installation of
Kathryn A. Watts
Garvey Schubert Barer Professor of Law
The program will include Professor Watts's lecture The Tug-of-War Between Expertise and Politics in Agency Rulemaking.
UW School of Law, William H. Gates Hall
Room 138 at 4:30 p.m.
The law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer recognizes that recruiting and
maintaining an outstanding faculty is crucial to the future quality of
UW Law. Their purpose in establishing this endowed professorship was to enhance the law school’s ability to attract, retain, and support first-rate faculty in any field of law. This endowment was made possible by the firm, its three named partners, Michael D. Garvey ’64, Kenneth L. Schubert, Jr. ’64, and Stanley Barer ’63, and a large number of other partners and associates.
RSVP Online here by January 11, 2013. Installation to be held in Room 138, Reception to immediately follow in Room 115., William H. Gates Hallhttp://www.law.washington.edu/lectureseries
Wednesday, January 16
UW Moot Court Honor Board is pleased to announce its annual Contract Negotiation Competition. MCHB will hold one training session hosted by Julia Gold to help you improve your skills in advance of the competition.
William H. Gates HallFor more information
Wednesday, January 23
UW Moot Court Honor Board is pleased to announce its annual Contract Negotiation Competition. The competition provides an interactive setting where students role-play as advocates for a client’s interests. MCHB will hold one information session with last year's finalists.
William H. Gates HallFor more information
This presentation will compare the United States health care system with that of the United Kingdom. The speaker, Tom Luce, will particularly focus on some of the emerging similarities in approaches to paying for and providing health care in the two countries as they face similar challenges. The presentation is open to all.
William H. Gates Hall
Saturday, January 26
This basic skills course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.
Please note, total program is 4.5 days in length, January 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 2013.
Online registration is now available here.
Various first and second floor classrooms, William H. Gates Hall
Sunday, January 27
This basic skills course will locate mediation among the array of dispute resolution processes, and examine the differences between facilitative and evaluative mediation. Participants will learn a step-by-step process to assist parties in conflict to find mutually agreeable solutions.
Please note, total program is 4.5 days in length, January 11, 12, 13, 26, 27, 2013.
Online registration is now available here.
Various first and second floor classrooms, William H. Gates Hall
Monday, January 28
UW Moot Court Honor Board Presents the Annual Contract Negotiation Competition
January 28-February 4, 2013
UW Moot Court Honor Board is pleased to announce its annual Contract Negotiation Competition. The competition provides an interactive setting where students role-play as advocates for a client’s interests. In the qualifying round, you and a teammate will negotiate with two other teams. After the qualifying round, the best teams will advance and tackle shorter scenarios in the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds.
No specialized knowledge of negotiation is required. Those who participate and/or advance in the competition will earn points for use when applying to become members of the Moot Court Honor Board for the purposes of Cumulative Selection invitations.
William H. Gates HallFor more information
UW Moot Court Honor Board welcomes our judges for the annual MCHB Contracts Competition.
William H. Gates HallFor more information
Tuesday, January 29
Please join Dean Kellye Testy and the Stoebuck Family to celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus William Stoebuck. Several of Professor Stoebuck’s colleagues and former students will offer remarks on the great impact he had on the UW Law Community.
Please visit this online memorial page the Stoebuck Family has established to share your memories, read the published obituary and view family photos.
Please RSVP online here by January 25.
Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 Hamlin Street
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Office of Event Management & Donor Relations
W.H. Gates Hall, Room 385