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 Requests

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Thursday, September 6

• 25th Annual UW Indian Law Symposium

  Please register online to attend the Symposium today! 

   

  Please click herefor program details and schedule. 

   

   

   

  
  William H. Gates Hall

Friday, September 7

• 25th Annual UW Indian Law Symposium

  Please register online to attend the Symposium today! 

   

  Please click herefor program details and schedule. 

   

   

   

  
  William H. Gates Hall

Thursday, September 13

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

Friday, September 14

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

• Critical Perspectives on Tax Policy Workshop

  This workshop will be open to the public at no charge to attend.  A reception with keynote speaker Dorothy Brown, will be held on Friday 9/14/12 in Room 115 at apprxominately 5:30 p.m.

   

  Call for Papers:

   

  Critical tax scholars ask why the tax structure is the way it is and what impact tax policies, politics and rhetoric have on historically disempowered groups.  Particularly in an election year, attention to the interdisciplinary ways in which social meaning is created through tax policy and inclusion of "outsider" perspectives on the study of public finance are crucial.  This is a call for individual paper presentations or incubator ideas that look at taxation from a critical perspective. Critical perspectives on tax policy for this workshop will be limited to a focus on at least one of the following topics: race, ethnicity or immigration status, socio-economic status, gender or gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, family status, or disability.  Those examining tax policy in a critical way from a legal, social science, humanities, or comparative/international perspective are all encouraged to participate.  This second annual workshop will connect scholars working on problems of inequality and public finance across the academy, welcome new members into the critical perspectives community, provide collaborative support for our research, and transmit our ideas to a wider audience.  Professor Dorothy Brown of Emory Law School will be the conference's keynote speaker.

   

  Abstracts no longer than 500 words including name, affiliation, and contact information should be submitted no later than June 30, 2011 via e-mail to Camille Walsh at camwalsh@uw.edu.  Participants will be notified whether their proposal was accepted no later than July 15, 2011.

  
  Room 117, William H. Gates Hall

Saturday, September 15

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

• Critical Perspectives on Tax Policy Workshop

  This workshop will be open to the public at no charge to attend.  A reception with keynote speaker Dorothy Brown, will be held on Friday 9/14/12 in Room 115 at apprxominately 5:30 p.m.

   

  Call for Papers:

   

  Critical tax scholars ask why the tax structure is the way it is and what impact tax policies, politics and rhetoric have on historically disempowered groups.  Particularly in an election year, attention to the interdisciplinary ways in which social meaning is created through tax policy and inclusion of "outsider" perspectives on the study of public finance are crucial.  This is a call for individual paper presentations or incubator ideas that look at taxation from a critical perspective. Critical perspectives on tax policy for this workshop will be limited to a focus on at least one of the following topics: race, ethnicity or immigration status, socio-economic status, gender or gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, family status, or disability.  Those examining tax policy in a critical way from a legal, social science, humanities, or comparative/international perspective are all encouraged to participate.  This second annual workshop will connect scholars working on problems of inequality and public finance across the academy, welcome new members into the critical perspectives community, provide collaborative support for our research, and transmit our ideas to a wider audience.  Professor Dorothy Brown of Emory Law School will be the conference's keynote speaker.

   

  Abstracts no longer than 500 words including name, affiliation, and contact information should be submitted no later than June 30, 2011 via e-mail to Camille Walsh at camwalsh@uw.edu.  Participants will be notified whether their proposal was accepted no later than July 15, 2011.

  
  Room 117, William H. Gates Hall

Sunday, September 16

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

Monday, September 17

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

Tuesday, September 18

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

Wednesday, September 19

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

Thursday, September 20

• Foundations for Legal Study

  Foundations for Legal Study will introduce the study of law and provide practice of the tools you need to be a successful law student. More information here.
  William H. Gates Hall

Saturday, September 22

• Whole Person Leadership Seminar Work/Life:Balance or Blend Presented by the Center for APA Women

  You are invited to attend the

  Whole Person Leadership Seminar

  Work/Life: Balance or Blend

  Presented by the Center for APA Women

   

  September 22, 2012

  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

  University of Washington School of Law

  William H. Gates Hall

  4293 Memorial Way

   

  Keynote Speaker King County Superior Court Judge Mary I. Yu

   

  Featured Panelists:

  Mari Watanabe, Executive Director Partners in Diversity, Director Leadership Portland—Portland Business Alliance, Oregon

  Susan Hacker, VP, Legal Affairs-Sales, Distribution & Sales Operations at T-Mobile

  Liani Reeves, Chief Legal Advisor Oregon Governor John Al. Kitzhaber, M.D.

  Heidi Park, Community Liaison District Office Congressman Jim McDermott

  Merisa Heu-Weller, Employment Attorney Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle

  Jill Nishi, Deputy Director, Strategy, Management & Planning and Special Initiatives Post-Secondary Success-US Program

   

  Key Sponsors

  Southwest Airlines

  State Farm

  Nordstrom

  University of Washington School of Law

   

  Community Sponsors

  Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness

   

  Register on-line: http://2012seattleregional.eventbrite.com/

  For additional information about The Center for APA Women

  info@apawomen.org or www.apawomen.org

   

  
  UW Law School Library, William H. Gates Hall

Monday, September 24

• First day of classes

  
  William H. Gates Hall

Friday, September 28

• Professional Mediation Skills Training Program

  Registration is now open.  Priority registration is available through 9/14/12. 

   

  Program details and schedule can be viewed in the online brochure, available here.

  
  Various Classrooms, William H. Gates Hall

• UW School of Law Celebration of Distinction

   

  UW School of Law Dean Kellye Y. Testy and the Law School Alumni Association

  Invite you and your guest to join us in a

  Celebration of DISTINCTION

  Honoring Our Alumni Leaders for the Global Common Good

  THE ANNIVERSARY CLASSES OF 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992 and 2002

  and our Award Recipients:

  RECENT GRADUATE AWARD - Jill Mullins '08 

  SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD - Mike Wampold '96

  DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD - The Honorable Dow Constantine '88

  5:00 p.m. - Reception and Anniversary Class Gatherings

  6:15 p.m. - Dinner and Program

  Online registration is avaialble until September 19th. 

   

  
  Four Seasons Hotel, 99 Union Street, Seattle

Saturday, September 29

• Professional Mediation Skills Training Program

  Registration is now open.  Priority registration is available through 9/14/12. 

   

  Program details and schedule can be viewed in the online brochure, available here.

  
  Various Classrooms, William H. Gates Hall

Sunday, September 30

• Professional Mediation Skills Training Program

  Registration is now open.  Priority registration is available through 9/14/12. 

   

  Program details and schedule can be viewed in the online brochure, available here.

  
  Various Classrooms, William H. Gates Hall

Contact Us

Office of Event Management & Donor Relations
W.H. Gates Hall, Room 385

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 .

Contact Us

Office of Event Management & Donor Relations
W.H. Gates Hall, Room 385