Alumni Careers Content
Alumni Mentoring Program
Alumni can get involved by volunteering to mentor a current student.* Please click here to register for the GW Law Alumni Mentoring Program. As mentors, alumni are in a position to give real-world advice that can be invaluable to students as they enter the legal field. We encourage our alumni mentors to schedule in-person meetings or calls with their mentee and to consider connecting at GW Law events that are held throughout the year.
*2Ls, 3Ls, and alumni who are less than one year after graduation are invited to register as mentees using the registration form linked above.
Career Consultations
ACDM counsels JD alumni who are at least one year after graduation. ACDM's staff members are available to meet in person or to speak with graduates by phone. We are happy to discuss resume and cover letter preparation, interviewing tips and preparation, job search and career-related resources, job search strategies, networking, informational interviewing, and any other issues of interest to graduates.
Job Postings
Job notices for graduates are posted online through CORE. These regularly updated listings include openings received directly from employers and vacancies from selected legal newspapers, periodicals, job newsletters, and various websites.
If you would like to post a job for a current student or GW Law graduate, please contact the Career Center at postjobs
law [dot] gwu [dot] edu (postjobs[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu).
Judicial Clerkships
The Clerkship Office (within the Career Center) assists alumni who are interested in pursuing post-graduate judicial clerkships. For additional information, please visit the Career Center's webpage.
Networking Events
Every GW Law Alumni Event is an opportunity to network, and they are a lot of fun, too! Check out GW Law's Alumni Event Calendar to see what is coming up. If you are interested in helping to coordinate an alumni event in your area, please click here. If you would like to post a job for a current student or GW Law graduate, please contact the Career Center at postjobslaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu.
Online Alumni Community
The Online Community includes a searchable Alumni Directory that allows alumni to reconnect with classmates and find new contacts within the GW Law alumni family. Click here to login to the Online Alumni Community.
Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (202) 994-7166 or alumnilaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu with questions regarding the Online Alumni Community.
Reciprocity
The Career Center manages GW Law’s Reciprocity Program. Reciprocity permits students and graduates of other participating law schools to visit their career services offices and/or to subscribe to their job boards. Schools that grant reciprocity may offer it only during certain times of the year (typically between December and July). In addition, reciprocity may only be offered for a finite period of a few months or less, and other restrictions may be imposed. View GW Law's Reciprocity Policy. To request reciprocity, please contact the Career Center at careerslaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu or (202) 994-7340.
Westlaw and Lexis Advance
Westlaw and Lexis Advance services remain available to alumni for a limited time after graduation. Please visit the Jacob Burns Law Library’s Database Access page for details. Westlaw has a Careers tab, with a number of links to advice on managing your career. Lexis Advance offers extensive online databases for job hunters, including Martindale-Hubbell.