Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The Law School is located on the GW campus in the downtown Washington, D.C., area familiarly known as Foggy Bottom. The main Law School complex is at 2000 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20052. Telephone 202.994.6260.

Student Body

The Law School has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students. Approximately 1,395 students are in the full-time day division for the J.D. degree and 285 are enrolled in the part-time evening division; 320 students, many from abroad, are enrolled in graduate law degree programs.

Degree Programs

• JD full-time (three years); part-time (evening, four years)
• LL.M. in Environmental Law
• LL.M. in Government Procurement Law
• LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
• LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law
• LL.M. in Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• LL.M. in National Security Law & U.S. Foreign Relations
• General LL.M.
• S.J.D. in various fields

Joint Degree Programs

• J.D./Master of Business Administration
• J.D./Master of Public Administration
• J.D./Master of Public Policy
• M.A. in International Affairs
• M.A. in International Development Studies
• M.A. in International Trade and Investment Policy
• M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy
• M.A. in Security Policy Studies
• M.A. in Asian Studies
• M.A. in European and Eurasian Studies
• M.A. in Latin American & Hemispheric Studies
• J.D./M.A. in Women's Studies
• J.D./M.A. in Public Policy with a concentration in Women's Studies
• J.D./M.A. in History with a concentration in U.S. Legal History
• J.D./Master of Public Health
• LL.M./Master of Public Health
• LL.M../M.A. in History with a concentration in U.S. Legal History

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Curriculum

The Curriculum consists of the first-year required curriculum for J.D. candidates, and more than 250 elective courses that include numerous live-client clinics and courses that teach a range of lawyering skills.

Journals

• The George Washington Law Review
• The George Washington International Law Review
• Federal Circuit Bar Journal
• The Public Contract Law Journal
• The American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal
• International Law in Domestic Courts
• The Journal of Energy and Environmental Law

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Summer Study Abroad & Exchange Programs

• Oxford-GW Program in International Human Rights Law
• Munich Summer Intellectual Property Program
• GW-Augsburg Summer Exchange Program
• North American Consortium on Legal Education (NACLE)

Special Programs

• Munich Intellectual Property Law Center LLM Program 

Research Centers

• Creative and Innovative Economy Center  
• Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property Studies
• The India Project
• Institute for Constitutional Studies
• International Rule of Law Center
• International Institute for Corporate Governance and
  Accountability (IICGA)
• James F. Humphreys Complex Litigation Center 

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The University

The Law School's home institution, The George Washington University, is a private, nonsectarian institution founded in 1821 by charter of Congress. Other GW academic divisions include:

• College of Professional Studies
  • Graduate School of Political Management
• Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA)
  • Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (SPPPA)
• Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA)
• Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD)
• School of Business (GWSB)
• School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)
• School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
• School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS)