Facilities
See also: William H. Gates Hall (Seattle)William H. Gates Hall opened in September 2003. The building houses classrooms, student lounge, a coffee/snack kiosk, locker areas, the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, and faculty, administration and student organization offices. The building itself is fully accessible to people with disabilities and is equipped with Braille identifiers.
The law school offers:
- Wireless internet access throughout the building
- Outlets in each classroom seat
- Classrooms equipped with audio/visual equipment including CD/DVD players and recording equipment
- Podiums wired for internet access (most with built-in computers)
- Computer labs with 28 PCs for general use
The Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library houses a collection of more than 650,000 volumes establishing it as one of the largest university law collections on the West Coast.
In addition to an extensive research collection, it supports the Asian Law, Sustainable International Development Law, and tax graduate programs and serves as a federal depository for selected U.S. government documents. A highly-trained staff of 38 facilitates access to a wide variety of legal information resources and services.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the law librarianship program at the School at #1 in the country for the past three years.
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