Subject: Volunteering During Week One, Jan. 5-9, 2015
From: "Dean William M. Treanor" <[email-masked]>
To: Law Faculty and Visitors <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:06:37 +0000

Georgetown University Law Center Office Memorandum

Date:              November 17, 2014
To:                  Law Faculty and Visitors
From:              Bill Treanor
Re:                  Volunteering During Week One, Jan. 5-9, 2015

As I do each year, I am writing to ask for your help in implementing our first-year course, Week One: Law in a Global Context (“Week One”), which will take place January 5-9, 2015.  Students continue to tell us that one of the most rewarding experiences of the Week One program for them is their participation in the small-group sessions, where they are able to put their newly acquired legal knowledge and lawyering skills to work.  Faculty facilitation of and feedback during those sessions are critical to the formation of that experience.  We will need faculty volunteers again this year, and I invite you to participate.  Quite simply, the ongoing success of the program depends on the continued support of the faculty beyond those who have helped prepare and teach the problems.

This year, Sonia Rolland, Mary DeRosa and David Stewart (co-teaching), and Marty Lederman will lead Sections 1, 2, and 3, respectively, through the “Terrorism, Extradition, and Abduction” problem, one of our long-standing Week One problems.  There are 16 oral arguments (for the Terrorism, Extradition, and Abduction problem) needing coverage from faculty during the course of the week.  Your involvement will ensure the best possible student experience and the continued success of Week One.

Julie Ross and Josh Teitelbaum (co-teaching), Michael Cedrone, and Sue McMahon will lead Sections 4, 5, and 7, respectively, through the “Anti-Corruption and International M&A,” problem, which was developed and piloted in Section 7 last year.  For these three Sections, we will be asking practicing attorneys from our alumni network to serve as general counsel during the students’ client presentations.  We would welcome your referrals of alumni who you believe would be particularly strong in this role, and we are also in need of several faculty volunteers who would be willing to serve as back-ups in the role of general counsel in case any of our alumni volunteers are faced with last-minute scheduling conflicts.

A brief description of the problems and our volunteer needs follow this letter.  For those willing to volunteer, you will be provided with written guidance on you role.

Please email or call Margaret Gerety at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> or 661-6606 to let her know of your interest in participating.

Best regards,

Bill

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