Inn of Court Student Membership

WILLIAM L. DWYER INN OF COURT STUDENT MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS Current 2Ls are invited to apply for 2023-24 membership in the William L. Dwyer Inn of Court. One of the Inn of Court’s functions is to serve as an educational and mentoring organization to law students who are dedicated to the pursuit of high-quality, ethical lawyering. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Applications for membership in the William L. Dwyer Inn of Court are due Friday, April 7 at 12 pm. A resume and letter of interest detailing why you would like to join the Inn should be addressed and emailed to Deans Deborah Ahrens and Erin Fullner. ABOUT THE INN The general Inn membership is made up of judges, professors, law firm partners, prosecutors, defenders, and other lawyers with varying levels of practice experience. The Inn meets on the Seattle U campus the second Tuesday night of each of the nine months of the school year for dinner, networking, and a continuing legal education (CLE) presentation. Students are expected to attend all of the Tuesday evening meetings and are each assigned to one of seven sub-groups, called pupilages. Students work with the judges and lawyers in their pupilages to develop and help lead CLEs (each pupilage presents one CLE for the year). SELECTION CRITERIA This is a competitive process. There are seven spots available for Seattle University law students who will be 3Ls during the 2023-24 academic year. Selection criteria include a demonstrated interest in litigation and dispute resolution, participation in activities supporting that interest, and a thoughtful and compelling cover letter. MEMBERSHIP DUES Student dues for 2023-24 will be covered by the Office of the Dean.

William L. Dwyer Inn of Court

The William L. Dwyer Inn of Court is part of the American Inns of Court, a national organization comprised of around 320 chapters and over 23,000 members.

Seattle U Law's ADR Board Presents: Arbitration Demystified

 This event is open to Seattle University School of Law students, staff, and faculty.

Mediation Training Program with Tony Piazza

Mediated Negotiations will be hosting a mediation training program with Tony Piazza in San Francisco on Saturday, April 15, 2017, beginning at 9:30 am.

This one-day training program is open to Seattle U students and will provide the opportunity for individuals to learn what a real mediation process looks like in the context of complex commercial litigation.

Students will engage in an intensive one day experiential training in negotiation and mediation. Participants are provided with the opportunity to apply, analyze, and evaluate in a supervised setting the results of applying mediation processes to actual cases that have been mediated.

Participants will develop and refine mediation techniques and skills through participation and observation of exercises and case studies and can witness first-hand how to transform the process from dialectic to dialogue. If you'll be in the Bay Area on April 15 and are interested in the training, please contact Stephanie Chow for additional information.

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Board Invites You to Compete in the Client Counseling Competion

The Client Counseling Competition simulates a real client counseling session. Teams of two (both students act as attorneys) counsel a client through a legal issue. The goal is to demonstrate the team’s client counseling skills to a panel of judges comprised of attorneys from the community.

• The competition will be held on Friday, October 14, from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm
• Top teams from ADR Board competitions win the opportunity to travel and compete in ABA regional competitions later this year
• There will be two training sessions providing more information on the competition; to compete you must attend one:
• Monday, October 3, noon to 1:00 pm in C6 (cookies provided); or
• Tuesday, October 4, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in C7 (cookies provided)

The ADR Board is recruiting teams of two to compete and individuals to act as clients. The deadline to sign up is this Friday, Oct. 7th. Competitor and client sign-up sheets are posted outside the ADR Board office (Room 108) and on the ADRB TWEN page.

If you want to compete but do not have a partner, or if you have questions, reach out to Vice President of In-House Competitions, Colleen Mriglot.

Dinner will be provided for competitors and clients. Food and drinks are also provided at the competition reception.

KCBA Young Lawyers Division and Judicial Dispute Resolution Present a FREE Happy Hour, August 20

The KCBA Young Lawyers Division and JDR are proud to present

The Annual JDR Happy Hour

Wednesday August 20, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Judicial Dispute Resolution's office, 1425 4^th Ave., Ste. 300, Seattle

Join in for an evening of food, drinks, and discussion with former and sitting judges.  

There will be nametags for this event, so please RSVP  to Chelsea at chelseah@kcba.org.

This event is free for everyone thanks to JDR’s generous sponsorship!