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
Friday, October 5
General attendance (no CLE credit) is free.
CLE Credit registration is $50.00.
Room 133, William H. Gates HallThis is the first in a series of Academic Support Program workshops designed for first-year law students. Prof. Kaltsounis will moderate a panel of 2L and 3L students as they discuss methods for taking notes, briefing cases, and participating in law school classes.
138, William H. Gates Hall
Wednesday, October 10
1L Professional Mentor-Mentee Reception - by invitation
William H. Gates Hall
Saturday, October 13
Registration and program details will be available soon. Thank you for your patience.
Various Classrooms, William H. Gates Hall
Sunday, October 14
Registration and program details will be available soon. Thank you for your patience.
Various Classrooms, William H. Gates Hall
Monday, October 15
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U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
WILLIAM H. GATES HALL, ROOM 138, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW
CO-SPONSORED BY THE GATES PUBLIC SERVICE LAW PROGRAM, UW CHAPTER OF THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY AND UW CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY
Reception follows
RSVP Online today! |
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Panelists |
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Justice Goodwin Liu Associate Justice, California Supreme Court |
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Tony Mauro Journalist, National Law Journal |
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Professor Eric Schnapper University of Washington School of Law |
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Eric Miller Partner, Perkins Coie, and former Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States |
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Moderator |
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Associate Dean Kathryn Watts University of Washington School of Law |
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Room 138, William H. Gates Hall
Thursday, October 18
Panel presentation to include the following speakers:
- Neal Stephenson
- Greg Lastowka
- Tadayoshi Kohno
- Bethan Cantrell
- Moderated by Professor Ryan Calo.
Reception to preceed the panel presentation and will be held in Room 115, beginning at 5pm.
William H. Gates Hall
Friday, October 19
The Immigrant Families Advocacy Project is a partnership between the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project & the University of Washington School of Law.
Immigration Options for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence:
U-Visa under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
Friday, October 19, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Law Offices of Perkins Coie
1201 3rd Avenue #4900
Seattle, Washington 98101
Approved for 4.25 CLE Credits including .75 Ethics Credits
More information and registration can be found here.
Law Offices of Perkins Coie, 1201 3rd Ave #4900, Seattle WA 98101
Monday, October 22
Reunion Dinner in Tokyo, Japan
ワシントン大学ロースクール同窓会
Fee to attend the dinner is 4,000 JPY. Payment will be taken at the door. Please register to attend the dinner online here. Waseda University, RESTAURANT SHEIHOKU-NO-KAZE IN BUILDING NO. 27, Tokyo, Japan
Festschrift Conference in honor of Professor John Haley
ヘイリー教授叙勲シンポジウム
Features:
- Prof. John Haley
- Dean Kellye Testy
- Justice Emeritus Itsuo Sonobe, UW Asian Law faculty member
- Leading Japanese and Asian law scholars from U.S., Japan and China.
There is no fee to attend the conference. Please register online at the links provided below:
Registration information in Japanese
Registration information in English
WASEDA UNIVERSITY, Ono Auditorium in Building No. 27, Tokyo, Japan
Monday, October 29
UW Law Dean Kellye Y. Testy invites you to celebrate the installation of
Eric Schnapper
Betts Patterson Mines Professor of Law
The program will include Professor Schnapper’s lecture The Art of Summary Judgment. During the lecture, Schnapper will explore how the summary judgment motion practice
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Poses tactical opportunities and pitfalls unlike trials
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May require a distinctive approach to discover
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Presents opportunities to shape the judgment through procedural devices not established (or forbidden) by Rule 56
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Raises a number of unresolved procedural and evidentiary legal questions.
UW School of Law, William H. Gates Hall
Room 138 at 4:30 p.m.
Created by Frederick V. Betts ’33 and Betts, Patterson & Mines, a highly respected Seattle litigation law firm, this professorship honors the work of Betts, his firm and the establishment as one of the finest litigation firms in the state of Washington.
RSVP Online here by October 23, 2012.
Installation to be held in Room 138, Reception in Room 115 , William H. Gates Hall
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Office of Event Management & Donor Relations
W.H. Gates Hall, Room 385