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2012 FLS Schedule

All sessions in Room 138 unless otherwise noted

Time Thursday, September 13
9:00a.m. – 9:30a.m. Registration
9:30am – 9:45am Welcome to Foundations for Legal Study & the First-Year Experience
9:45am – 10:20am Contracts Class
10:20am – 10:30am Break
10:30am – 11:20am Case-Briefing and Note-Taking Techniques
11:20am – 11:30am Break
11:30am-Noon Joining a Collaborative, Diverse Community
Noon-1:20pm Student Bar Association – Introduction to the Peer Mentor Program

Meet & Eat with 2L and 3L Peer Mentors (Lunch will be provided):
  • Walter Beals Group – Room 133
  • Takuji Yamashita Group – Room 127
  • James Phillips Group – Room 117
  • Solie Ringold Group – Room 217
  • Lucile Lomen Group – Room 213
  • Carl Maxey Group – Room 207
1:30pm-2:20pm The Language of the Law: Reading Like a Lawyer Distribute Reading & Briefing Assignment for Friday
2:20pm – 2:30pm Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm Student Engagement Through Public Service
3:30pm Closing Remarks. Please note that the Husky Card Account & ID Center (Odegaard Undergraduate Library, ground floor) is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday-Friday. The U-Pass chip will be activated on Monday, September 17.
Time Friday, September 14
9:30am-9:40am Overview & Announcements
9:40am-10:20am Washington State Bar Association Professionalism Panel
10:20am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:00am Rules Governing Law Students: The Honor Code & Student Conduct Code
11:00am-11:20am DebriefingReading Assignment
11:20am-11:30am Break
11:30am –12:20pm Introduction to Legal Research – Hands-on Lab (please bring laptops) –Groups Beals & Yamashita in Room 138 –Groups Phillips & Ringold in Room 133 –Groups Lomen & Maxey in Room 127
12:20pm- 1:30pm Lunch Provided – Hosted by the Gallagher Law Library
1:30pm- 2:00pm Financial Aid 101
2:00pm - 3:00pm Introduction to Civil Litigation Weekend Reading Assignment Distributed
3:00pm Brief Closing Remarks< Free time – Please note that the Husky Card Account & ID Center (Odegaard Undergraduate Library, ground floor) is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday-Friday. The U-Pass chip will be activated on Monday, September 17.
Time Monday, September 17 – Constitution & Citizenship Day
Various times Optional Service Projects or Student Activities – IFAP, Sylaw, SBA, etc.
9:00 a.m.- Noon & 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 1L Lexis and Westlaw Training Sessions available (Training will also be offered on September 20 and during the first week of classes)
Time Tuesday, September 18
9:30am – 9:35am Overview & Announcements
9:35am-10:20am A Real Case Study: The Client Interview
10:20am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:00am The Lawyer’s Role in Assessing a Course of Action
11:00am-12:20pm Trial Strategies: Framing the Plaintiff’s Story, Responding to the Defendant
12:30pm-1:20pm Small Section Meetings: Making the Most of the First-Year  Experience

Meet & Eat with Small Section Mentors (Lunch will be provided

  • Section 1 – Room 127
  • Section 2 – Room 116
  • Section 3– Room118
  • Section 4 – Room 119
  • Section 5 – Room 117
  • Section 6 – Room  217
  • Section 7 – Room 213
  • Section 8 – Room 207
1:30pm-3:20pm 1L Professional Development: Career Pathways and Career Search Tools
3:20pm– 3:30pm Break
3:30pm -4:00pm Trial Strategies: Motion for Summary Judgment
Distribute Summary Judgment Exercise & Reading Assignment
4:00pm– 5:00 pm Student Org Fair – Brotman Galleria
After 5:00pm Optional SBA No-Host Happy Hour – details to be distributed at the Org Fair
Time Wednesday, September 19
9:30am – 9:35am Overview & Announcements
9:35am-10:05am Summary Judgment Exercise
10:05am -10:15am Break
10:15am – 12:20pm The Verdict & Changing the Law
12:30pm – 1:20pm Buffet Lunch Provided
1:20pm –3:00pm Controversial Cases and Complex Litigation
3:00pm-3:10pm Break
3:10pm-3:45pm Appellate Argument – Role Play
3:45pm-4:00pm Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm Welcome from Dean Kellye Testy & Recognition of Alumni Leaders Leaders for the Global Common Good – A Panel Presentation
5:00pm – 6:00pm Reception – Sponsored by the Law School Alumni Association
Time Thursday, September 20
9:30am-9:32am Overview & Announcements
9:32am-10:20am 1L Professional Development: Your Career Starts Now
10:20am-10:30am Break
10:30am – 11:00am Balance & Perspective: Remembering Why You’re in Law School
11:00am-Noon How to Create Yourself As a Lawyer
Noon Closing Remarks
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 1L Lexis and Westlaw Training Sessions available
Time Friday, September 21
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 week of class)

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 9/12/2012