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TaxProf Blog Ranks GW Law No. 5 for Employment Rate

May 2, 2025

TaxProf Blog ranked GW Law No. 5 out of all law schools for 10-month employment rate in 2024. GW Law's employment rate was 99.3 percent.

Nkechi Taifa

GW Law Alumna Receives DC Bar Brennan Award

April 29, 2025

The D.C. Bar has named Nkechi Taifa, founder, principal, and CEO of The Taifa Group, LLC, as the recipient of its 2025 William J. Brennan Jr. Award for her significant contributions to improving access to justice.

Trey Donathan and Will Shorter pose for a photo at the Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition.

GW Law Students Win Moot Court Competitions

April 29, 2025

Two teams of GW Law students won at moot court competitions earlier this year.

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GW Law Faculty to Present at 2025 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education

April 25, 2025

GW Law faculty are proud to represent at this year's AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education.

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GW Law Professor Spencer Overton Publishes Article in Utah Law Review

April 24, 2025

GW Law Professor and Director of the Multiracial Democracy Project Spencer Overton published an article "Analyzing the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence to Racially Inclusive Democracy" in the Utah Law Review.

Iselin Gambert

Fundamentals of Lawyering 101 with Iselin Gambert

April 22, 2025

GW Law Director of the Fundamentals of Lawyering Program explains what sets the GW Law 1L experience apart.

Steven Charnovitz

In Memoriam: Steve Charnovitz

April 17, 2025

Honoring the life and legacy of Professor Steve Charnovitz, remembered for his scholarship, service, and impact.

GW Law students in the Access to Justice-Prisoner Rights Division Clinic pose at the Aberdeen VA court house after participating in a trial.

GW Law Student Attorneys in Access to Justice Clinic Participate in Prisoner Rights Trial

April 17, 2025

GW Law students in the prisoner civil rights division of the Access to Justice clinic had the unique experience of going to trial in a prisoner rights case.

Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Judges (Colonel) Alison Daly, (Captain) Nathaniel Gross, and (Lieutenant Colonel) Keaton Harrell sit in the judges bench in Burns Moot Court Room.

The United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Appellate Hearing at GW Law

April 15, 2025

On April 2nd, the National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program along with the Military Law Society and National Security Law Association hosted the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals for an oral argument.

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GW Competition Law Center Launches Antitrust Discussion Group

April 8, 2025

The GW Competition Law Center hosted the first meeting of the Antitrust Discussion Group on February 20, 2025.

People pose after the International and Comparative Law program hearing with the U.S. Court of International Trade.

GW Law Hosts US Court of International Trade Hearing

April 2, 2025

On Monday, March 17th , 2025, the GW Law International and Comparative Law program hosted a hearing of the US Court of International Trade.

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GW Law Hosts Fireside Chat with Renn Gade on Intelligence Community Lawyering

April 1, 2025

Renn Gade gave GW Law Students insight into his long and successful career as a lawyer serving in several roles within the U.S. intelligence community.