8/23/11 FLS Outline Schedule

All sessions in Room 138 unless otherwise noted

Time Wednesday, September 14
Noon – 1:00pm Registration
1:00pm – 1:05pm Welcome to Foundations for Legal Study (FLS)
1:05pm – 1:30pm FLS & the First-Year Experience
1:35pm – 2:25 pm Anatomy of a Lawsuit
2:25pm – 2:30pm Break
2:30pm – 3:50pm Reading & Briefing Cases – A Core Skill
3:50pm – 4:00pm Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm Welcome from Dean Kellye Testy
A Panel Presentation: Leaders for the Global Common Good
5:00pm – 5:05pm Brief Welcome from the Law School Alumni Association
5:00pm – 6:00pm Opening Reception – Sponsored by the Law School Alumni Association
 
Time Thursday, September 15
9:00am- 9:05am Overview & Announcements
9:05am - 9:30am Debriefing Your First Case
9:30am-10:20am A Real Case Study: The Client Interview
10:20am -10:30am Break
10:30am -11:30am The Lawyer’s Role in Assessing a Course of Action
11:30am–12:15pm How the Pieces Fit Together: Making the Most of Your First-Year Experience
12:15pm–12:20pm The Student Bar Association’s Peer Mentor Program
12:20pm- 1:20pm Meet & Eat with Peer Mentors (Lunch will be provided)
  • Walter Beals Group – Room 138
  • Takuji Yamashita Group – Room 133
  • James Phillips Group – Room 127
  • Solie Ringold Group – Room 119
  • Lucile Lomen Group – Room 117
  • Carl Maxey Group – Room 207
1:30pm- 2:20pm Elements of a Claim: Drafting a Complaint
2:30pm - 3:00pm Laying the Groundwork for Analyzing the Complaint in the Real Case Study
3:00pm -3:10pm Break
3:10pm - 4:00pm Student Engagement through Public Service
4:00pm – 4:10pm Service Opportunities for September 16
  • 4:10pm- 5:00pm
  • Student Activities Fair (optional) - Brotman Galleria (First Floor)
  • Library Tours (optional) - Meet by Circulation Desk (Lower Level)
5:00pm-6:00pm SBA No-Host Happy Hour (optional) – Meet in the café area
 
Time Friday, September 16 – Constitution & Citizenship Day
Various times Optional Service Projects – IFAP, Sylaw, SBA, etc
 
Time Monday, September 19
8:00am Supreme Cup Café Open
9:00am – 9:05am Overview & Announcements
9:05am-9:50am WSBA Panel: Day One in Law School is Day One in the Profession
9:50am-10:00am Break
10:00am-10:50am The Big Picture: Structures of Government & Sources of Law
10:50am-11:30am Identifying the Parties in the Real Case Study: Whom to Sue and Why
10:30am-11:40am Break
11:40am-12:20pm Researching Causes of Action: An Introduction to Legal Research & Analysis (please bring laptops)
12:30pm-1:20pm Lunch - Hosted by the Gallagher Law Library in the library
1:30pm-2:20pm Tools for Practice – Hands-on Research Lab (please bring laptops)
  • Groups Beals & Yamashita in Room 138
  • Groups Phillips & Ringold in Room 133
  • Groups Lomen & Maxey in Room 127
2:20pm– 2:30pm Break
2:30pm –3:00pm Examining the Complaint
3:00pm-3:50 pm What Happens Next: Discovery, Pre-Trial Motions, and Trial
3:50pm- 4:20pm Reading Statutes and Court Rules – Another Core Skill
4:20pm -4:30pm Affirmative Defenses: Voluntary Intoxication
4:40pm– 5:15 pm Curriculum B Meeting – Room 117
 
Time Tuesday, September 20
8:00am Supreme Cup Café Open
9:00am – 9:05am Overview & Announcements
9:05am – 10:30am The Real Case: Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
10:30am -10:40am Break
10:40am-12:20pm The Verdict and What Followed: Insights About the Case
12:30pm-1:20pm Lunch
1:30pm – 1:45pm Dean Testy: The Importance of a Collaborative, Diverse Community
1:45pm-3:00pm Controversial Cases: Race and Public Education
3:00pm-3:10pm Break
3:10pm-3:50pm Appellate Advocacy – Another Core Skill
3:50pm-4:30pm Mock Appellate Argument: Parents in Community Schools v. Seattle School Board
4:30pm – 5:00pm A Plurality of Opinions: Preparing to Deliberate
 
Time Wednesday, September 21
8:00am Supreme Cup Café Open
9:00am – 9:10am Overview & announcements
9:10am-10:00am The Justices Confer: Student Panels Deliberate About the PICS case
  • Groups Lomen & Maxey in Room 127
  • Groups Beals & Yamashita in Room 138
  • Groups Phillips & Ringold in Room 133
10:00am-10:30am Post-Conference Debriefing
10:30am-Noon Lessons Learned – Attorneys Share Insights About the PICS Case
Noon-1:30pm Lunch – on your own
1:30pm-2:20pm Honor and Integrity: Rules Governing Law Students and Lawyers
2:20pm –2:30pm Break
2:30pm- 3:00pm Work-Life Balance in Law School
3:00pm-4:20pm Blueprint for Fall Quarter: Small Section Meetings
  • Section 1 – Room 116
  • Section 2 – Room 117
  • Section 3 – Room118
  • Section 4 – Room 119
  • Section 5 – Room 127
  • Sections 6 & 7 – Room 133
4:20pm –4:30pm Break
4:30pm -5:00pm Connecting with Mentors from the Bench and Bar
5:00pm-5:10pm Dean Testy’s Closing Remarks
5:15pm- 7:00pm Professional Mentor-Mentee Reception at the Burke Museum
 
Time Thursday, September 22
9:00 a.m.- Noon & 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 1L Lexis and Westlaw Training Sessions available
(Training will also be offered during the first two weeks of classes)
Afternoon CHRJ Bookstore Open
 
Time Friday, September 23
All Day Personal Day – Taking Care of Business (banking; financial aid questions; bike registration; parking permits; joining the IMA; settling in, etc.)
Afternoon CHRJ Bookstore Open

On-campus Dining Available this Summer

Housing and Food Services provides a number of cafes, restaurants, and cafeterias that are open during the summer.

HFS Summer Dining Options

Last updated 9/14/2011