{"id":8505,"date":"2018-01-04T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T18:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/experiential-learning\/simulations\/first-year-week-one-simulations\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:19:07","slug":"first-year-week-one-simulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/experiential-learning\/simulations\/first-year-week-one-simulations\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Year Week One Simulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

In these Week One<\/a> courses, students engage in scenarios that have been developed by Georgetown Law faculty to mirror situations that lawyers face in the real world, allowing students to practice critical legal skills such as conflict resolution, trial skills, interviewing, client counseling, legislative drafting, advocacy, strategic planning, problem solving, teambuilding, presentation skills, professionalism, and emotional intelligence. You can find a complete list of current First-Year Week One 2026 offerings on the Week One 2026 Course Sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Simulation courses are structured to permit for mistakes and provide opportunities for immediate feedback and reflection, giving students the supportive space to hone these legal skills before they need to rely on them in practice. For first-year students, the Week One courses are not only an introduction to experiential learning and the Law Center’s experiential education programming<\/a>, but a first-hand view into lawyering competencies and law in practice. Week One 2026 will take place from Monday, January 5 through Thursday, January 8, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week One courses are optional, 1-credit courses that are graded pass\/fail and count toward the 6 credits of experiential coursework required of students matriculating as first-year students in Fall 2016 or later. Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory. Explore our current offerings on the online Curriculum Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Week One 2026 Information Session: Tuesday, October 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m.<\/h2>\n

Link to Zoom Meeting<\/a><\/h3>\n

Key Dates<\/h2>\n

The key dates for the 2026 First-Year Week One Simulations are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
First-Year Week One 2026 Information Session via Zoom<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTuesday, October 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First-Year Week One Registration Opens in GU Experience<\/strong><\/td>\nMonday, October 27, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Waitlist Lottery Runs<\/strong><\/td>\nThursday, October 30, 2025 after 4:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Waitlist Lottery Runs<\/strong><\/td>\nFriday, November 21, 2025 after 4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First-Year Week One Drop Deadline<\/strong><\/td>\nMonday, November 24, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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