Why GW Law?

The GW Law Advantage

GW Law offers students a legal education unlike any other— an education premised on law in action in Washington, D.C., the center of the most dynamic legal and policy activity in the United States.

GW Law’s campus is within close proximity of major international organizations and federal government agencies, law firms, nongovernmental organizations, courts, and international dispute settlement bodies. Proximity to these entities provides our students with myriad opportunities to address real-world problems and offer realworld solutions while gaining practical experience.

Our students benefit from a world-renowned faculty, degree programs that address society’s most debated legal and policy issues, a broad and in-depth curriculum, and strong academic and personal support. Simply put, there is no better place than GW Law to study and participate in the engaging life of the law.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (center) greets Associate Professor Robin Juni (left) and Professor Mary Cheh. Supreme Court justices regularly visit and interact with the law school community.