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The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics (GW Law Clinic) represents individuals and organizations worldwide that otherwise would not be able to afford legal services. We routinely share client interviews, media, achievements, and experiences to keep alumni, practitioners, scholars, and students in the field informed about recent GW Law Clinic news and community developments.

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Small Business & Community Economic Development Clinic

Dana Tai Soon Burgess
Founding Director, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

Brandon Zimmerman, PhD
Optical Physicist

Serena Ferguson, Greyson Mann, and Patricia Stamper
Friends of the DC Streetcar

Recent Clinic News Stories

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The Civil Access to Justice Clinic (CAJC) – Employment Law Division

The Civil Access to Justice Clinic (CAJC) – Employment Law Division is a 2-credit clinic that focuses on providing legal...

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The Public Justice Advocacy Clinic Helps Client Access Long-Term Supportive Housing Benefits from DC’s Rapid Rehousing Program

The Public Justice Advocacy Clinic (PJAC), directed by Professor...

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The Prisoner & Reentry Clinic is Reuniting Families through Compassionate Release Cases

This year, student attorneys in the Prisoner & Reentry Clinic (PARC) led by...

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GW Law’s Joan Meier Is Installed in Newly Endowed Professorship Supporting Family Violence Survivors

A $2.75 million gift from an anonymous donor endowed the new GW Law National Family Violence Law Center Professorship.

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GW Law Clinic Lehrman Scholarship Recipient and Student Director, Brittany Gault (Class of ‘22), Soon Passes the Baton

Each year, the Law School’s Clinical Program (GW Law Clinics) selects a third-year law student to receive the prestigious...

Unlocking the Power of Pandemic Partnerships: New Clinic Collaborations Addressing Critical Needs in Underserved Communities

GW Law Clinics seized the opportunity to strengthen community partnerships and develop long-term collaborations to address the...

Clinics Newsletters

Over the years, Clinic News has been published by GW Law to keep alumni, practitioners, scholars, and students in the field informed about the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics news and developments. Clinic News and Newsletters from previous academic years are available below.

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