| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 5:00pm-6:00pm |
SBA No-Host Happy Hour (optional) – Meet in the café area |
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| Time |
Friday, September 16 – Constitution & Citizenship Day |
| Various times |
Optional Service Projects – IFAP, Sylaw, SBA, etc |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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)
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| Afternoon |
CHRJ Bookstore Open |
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| 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 |