Extracurricular Opportunities

Journals

Students may apply for membership in one of nine student-run journals. Many are produced in collaboration with national bar associations.

• The George Washington Law Review • The George Washington International

Law Review • The George Washington Business and

Finance Law Review • The American Intellectual Property Law

Association Quarterly Journal • Federal Circuit Bar Journal • Federal Communications Law Journal • International Law in Domestic Courts • The Journal of Energy and Environmental Law • The Public Contract Law Journal

Student Organizations

Our students develop leadership skills and broaden their understanding of the law in practice by participating in the more than 60 active student organizations at the law school. The variety of organizations reflects the diverse interests of our energetic student body. For example, Lambda Law co-hosts a networking event in combination with the Career Center; the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund holds charity events, hosts a speakers’ series, and participates in national animal law competitions; and the J. Reuben Clark Society hosts the National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition on campus. Here's a sampling of our organizations.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) American Constitution Society Anti-Corruption and

Compliance Association Antitrust Law Association Art Law and Entertainment Society Asian/Pacific American Law Student

Association (APALSA) Atypical Student Society Banking and Securities Law Society Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Christian Legal Society Corporate and Business Law

Society (CBLS) Criminal Law Society Cyberlaw Students Association (CYLSA) East Asian Law Society (EALS) Entertainment and Sports Law

Association (ESPLA) Entrepreunership and Law Society Environmental and Energy Law Association Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) European Community of Justice Evening Law Student Association (ELSA) The Federalist Society The Feminist Forum Government Contracts Students

Association (GCSA) Gulf Recovery Network (GRN) GW African Law Association GW Defenders GW Law Running Club GW Law Soccer GW Law Softball Club Human Rights Law Society (HRLS) If/When?How (Law Students for

Reproductive Justice) Immigration Law Association (ILA) International Arbitration

Student Association International Law Society (ILS) The International Refugee Assistance

Project (IRAP) Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) J. Reuben Clark Law Society Labor and Employment Law Society Lambda Law Latin American Law Students Association Law Association for Women (LAW) Law, Justice, and International

Development Society Law Revue Middle Eastern and North African Law

Society (MENA) Military Law Society Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) National Lawyers Guild National Security Law Association (NSLA) Nota Bene Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Phi Delta Phi (PDP) Political Law Society Promissory Notes (PN) Public Speaking and Debate Law Society The Settlement Agreements of Cataan Society of European Law Students (SELS) South Asian Law Student

Association (SALSA) Space Law Society (SLS) Street Law Student Animal Legal Defense

Fund (SALDF) Student Bar Association (SBA) Student Health Law Association (SHLA) Student Intellectual Property Law

Association (SIPLA) Tax Law Society (TLS) Veteran Law Students Association (VLSA)

The Hottest Ticket in Town

Each year, GW Law hosts a private reception for the graduating class at exciting venues, such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (pictured from 2019) and the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Our Student Bar Association received the American Bar Association's 2020 Diversity Award for its initiatives.

A Dynamic Community

The law school offers more than 60 student organizations representing the diverse professional and cultural interests of our student body.

Developing Your Strategy

Launching Your Career

Each student’s path from GW Law to professional life is aided by the tremendous support and resources that the law school provides, starting from a student’s first days at GW Law. The Career Center assists students at every stage, from helping them find summer job opportunities to counseling them about postgraduate career planning.

The Career Center helps each student develop an individualized job search strategy. We have one of the largest legal career counseling teams in the country, and our counselors have extensive experience working in both the public and private sectors. Our counselors are well-equipped to prepare students for a wide range of career options, including positions with government agencies, law firms, federal and state courts, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other employers. A dedicated counselor assists students who are seeking careers with public interest organizations, and we offer numerous opportunities tailored to a range of affinity groups. The Career Center is dedicated to helping students establish an individualized job search strategy. Many of our students enhance their marketability with externships through our Field Placement Program and through service in our clinics or in the Public Interest/Public Service Law Program.

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