1. Golden Gate University
SF Remodel Project - Objective 6: Litigation Skills Center 06.13.12
2. Discovery
E xi st in g Co nd it io ns
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3. Discovery
Room 6224 - Moot Courtroom
ROOF
6300
11,287 S.F.
684
245 S.F.
683
LOBBY
683
1247 S.F.
OUTDOOR
679
6200 254 S.F.
Office of the
Vice President
of
Academic
Affairs
CORRIDOR
OUTDOOR 682 OUTDOOR
682
681 934 S.F. 680
278 S.F. 693 S.F.
6203
Office of the President
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4. Discovery
Inventory of Room 6224 - Moot Courtroom
P h ys i c a l C o n d it i on s
Seating and Furniture Technology
• Fixed Seating - 72 • Network Connection
• WIFI
Assets
• Telephone Line
• Storage Closet - 1
• Cable Line
• Wall Outlets - 12
• Floor Outlets - 0 Lighting
• Desk Outlets - 0 • No Windows
• No Variable Lighting
Tools Control Dim
• White Board • No Variable Lighting
• PA System Control Zones
ROOF
6300
11,287 S.F.
684
245 S.F.
683
LOBBY
683
1247 S.F.
OUTDOOR
679
6200 254 S.F.
Office of the
Vice President
of
Academic
Affairs
CORRIDOR
OUTDOOR 682 OUTDOOR
682
681 934 S.F. 680
278 S.F. 693 S.F.
6203
Office of the President
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5. Discovery
Inventory of Room 6224 - Moot Courtroom
Qu a l it a t iv e O b se r v a t io n s
• Poor Natural Light Quality - No
Windows
• Clean
• Good Acoustic Quality
• Fair Operable Light Quality - Slightly
Dark
• Poor Power Access - Few
accessible outlets
• Good temperature/climate
• Strong Network Access and Signal
ROOF
6300
11,287 S.F.
684
245 S.F.
683
LOBBY
683
1247 S.F.
OUTDOOR
679
6200 254 S.F.
Office of the
Vice President
of
Academic
Affairs
CORRIDOR
OUTDOOR 682 OUTDOOR
682
681 934 S.F. 680
278 S.F. 693 S.F.
6203
Office of the President
proprietary and confidential
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6. Discovery
Inventory of Room 6224 - Moot Courtroom
Inventory
Room 6224
Building 536 Mission
Floor 6
SF 1177 ROOF
6300
11,287 S.F.
Size Class L
684
245 S.F.
Room Type Classroom LOBBY
683
1247 S.F.
683
Occupancy Spring 2012 Fall 2011
OUTDOOR
679
6200 254 S.F.
Office of the
Ave Used 14.2 13 Vice President
of
Academic
Affairs
CORRIDOR
Ave Occupancy 23.7% 21.7%
OUTDOOR 682 OUTDOOR
682
681 934 S.F. 680
278 S.F. 693 S.F.
6203
Utilization Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Office of the President
Weekly Room Use 18.2 hrs 19.7 hrs
Pct Law 100% 100%
Pct Graduate 0% 0%
Pct Undergraduate 0% 0%
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7. Discovery
Room 3208 - Classroom used for Moot Court
CIRCULATION THROUGH
THIS DOOR ONLY
Physi cal Conditions
Seating and Furniture
• Fixed Seating - 64 PROFESSOR/JUDGE WITNESS
• Integrated Presentation Podium
Assets
WITNESS DESK
• Wall Outlets - 14 INTEGRATED
NO STUDENTS SEATED PODIUM
IN THIS SECTION
• Desk Outlets - 64
Tools
• White Board STUDENTS IN SCATTERED SEATING
• Digital Projector
• Projection Screen LAWYER
EXAMINES / QUESTIONS
• Computer
WITNESS FROM TOWARDS
THE BACK OF THE ROOM
• DVD Player
• PA System
• Variable Lighting Control - ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Dim and Zoned
TRIAL EVIDENCE AND ADVOCACY
CLASSROOM 3208 (1,307 SF)
SITE VISIT - 06.12.12
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8. Discovery
Room 2314 - Classroom used for Moot Court
WINDOW ALONG ENTIRE WALL
Physi cal Conditions
Seating and Furniture TEACHING ASSISTANT
• Seating - ?
PROFESSOR/JUDGE
• Large Conference Table
Assets
OTHER STUDENTS
• Wall Outlets - ? WITNESS
OBSERVE AND OBJECT
FROM THE OTHER SIDE
• Desk Outlets - ? OF THE TABLE
Tools
• White Board
• Computer
Lighting
• Large Window
• No Variable Lighting LAWYER
Control - Dim and Zoned
TRIAL EVIDENCE AND ADVOCACY
CLASSROOM 2314 (487 SF)
SITE VISIT - 06.19.12
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9. Discovery
Room 6224 - Classroom used for Moot Court
Physi cal Conditions
Seating and Furniture
JURY BOX
• Fixed Tiered Seating - 72 FIVE WOODEN SEATS
• Wooden Judge’s Bench RAMP UP
• Wooden Witness Box LAWYER
STORAGE CLOSET FIXED TIERED SEATING
• Wooden Counsel Tables - 2
WITNESS
Assets SEATED IN FORMAL
WITNESS BOX
• Storage Closet
• Wall Outlets - 12
GLASS PARTITION
PROFESSOR/JUDGE NO STUDENTS SEATED
IN THIS SECTION
Tools (PROFESSOR SAYS
NEVER SEATED HERE)
STUDENTS SEATED
AT COUNSEL TABLES CIRCULATION THROUGH
• White Board THESE DOUBLE DOORS
ONLY
• PA System TEACHING ASSISTANT
Lighting
• No Windows
• No Variable Lighting RAMP UP
Control - Dim and Zoned
Other TRIAL EVIDENCE AND ADVOCACY
CLASSROOM 6224 (1,177 SF)
• Moot Court classes never SITE VISIT - 06.19.12
use the fixed seats
• Hallway Noise (ELS
students) distracting
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10. Benchmarking Study
Lawyering & Litigation Skills Facilities
B e nc hmar ki ng
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11. Benchmarking Study
Law School Lawyering and Litigation Skills Benchmarks
1. Stetson
2. Quinnipiac
3. South Texas
4. Baylor
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12. Benchmarking Study
Lawyering & Litigation Skills Facilities
Ste t so n
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13. Benchmarking Study
Stetson Law School
Door
• Eleazer Courtroom
• 8,900 SF
• Cost: $719,325
• First courtroom in the nation designed to
Podium
address the needs of the elderly or
ELEAZER COURTROOM
disabled
Desk
• Florin Roebig Courtroom
• AV, tiered seating, jury room, judge’s chambers
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14. Benchmarking Study
Lawyering & Litigation Skills Facilities
Qui n ni piac
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15. Benchmarking Study
Quinnipiac Law School
• School of Law Center
• 130,000 SF
• Law library (50,000 SF), informal gathering
places, Grand Courtroom, Silver, Golub &
Teitell Trial Practice Room
• Grand Courtroom
• 225 seat mock courtroom
• state-of-the-art technology
• Trial Practice Room
• Furnished like a trial courtroom
• Areas for judge and jury
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16. Benchmarking Study
Lawyering & Litigation Skills Facilities
So uth Tex as
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17. Benchmarking Study
South Texas Law School
• Treece Courtroom
• 8,000 SF
• Completed: November 2003
• Nine-seat judges bench, witness stand, court clerk’s table,
court reporter’s table, attorney’s tables, spectator area,
two jury boxes
• Limestone and marble entryway lobby space
• James Baldwin Brown Jury Room
• Jury room when facility is being used for actual trials
• Robing room for appellate judges
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18. Benchmarking Study
Lawyering & Litigation Skills Facilities
B aylo r
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19. Benchmarking Study
Baylor Law School
• Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center
• 128,000 SF
• Cost: $33 million
• Completed: August 2001
• Includes classrooms, courtrooms, law library, computer labs, seminar and meeting
rooms, faculty and administrative offices, common areas
• Rex Houston Practice Courtroom
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20. Benchmarking Study
Law School Benchmarking Statistics
School GGU Stetson Quinnipiac South Texas Baylor
Median GPA 3.10 3.36 3.33 3.06-3.55 3.75
Median LSAT 153 NA 156 152-158 163
Number of Students 1067 442 1278 445
Full-time 842 NA 973 NA
Part-time 225 NA 305 NA
Percent Female 54% 44.5% 52% 43% 52%
Percent Minority 38% 25 15 26 18
Full-time Faculty 52 35 NA NA
Student/Faculty Ratio NA 13:1 20:1 NA
Tuition $35,146 $44,270 $26,850 $48,910
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21. Benchmarking Study
Moot Courtrooms Arrangements
Stetson (Traditional Moot Court Arrangement)
Cumberland (similar to current GGU facilities)
Quinnipiac (Large Lecture Hall Arrangement)
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22. Benchmarking Study
Typical Law Skills Centers
• Formal Entrance
• Decorated entryway designed to attract and highlight skill center
• Lobby space adjacent to courtroom for congregation and informal learning
• Moot Courtroom
• Main entrance/circulation leads into gallery seating
• Judge’s desk, jury box, and counsel tables at the opposite end
• Smaller study, research, and seminar rooms often adjacent to courtroom, typically
accessed from the judge, jury, and counsel end
• Size ranges from large, tiered lecture hall style to flat, more condensed classroom style
• Conference Rooms
• Smaller rooms for study, research, and seminars adjacent to the Moot Courtroom
• Rooms often equipped with high-end AV technology
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23. Benchmarking Study
Typical Moot Courtroom Features
• Physical Assets
• Judge’s Bench (elevated off of the ground)
• Jury Box
• Integrated Podium
• Counsel Tables
• Gallery Seating (approx. 25 to several hundred)
• Wood-paneled walls and furniture (partially or completely)
• Technology
• TV’s
Eleazer Courtroom, Stetson Law
• DVD players
• Video Cameras (Mounted and Freestanding)
• Document Projection Video Cameras (Freestanding or integrated into desk)
• Microphones
• Audio/Visual Inputs
• Interactive Whiteboards
• Accessible Outlets
• Variable Control Lighting
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