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Quality of Professors and their Expertise on their Subjects
Emphasis on Professional Development
Good Financial Package
DownersIncomplete Coverage of Curriculum due to Egalitarian Culture
Tenured Professors are Rarely Held Accountable for Poor Performance
Litigation Heavy Focus
Main OCIs Focus on DC Area
CommentsIf you are a student who plans to practice in one outside of DC, I would recommend seriously considering another school as most of the school's development is with regard to DC. Therefore, the career center can be unhelpful if you are looking at other markets, other than DC, NYC, or Philadelphia.
Would You RecommendYes
GW Law has a strong international law program and most of the faculty are top notch.
DownersThere is no focus on career development for jobs outside of Biglaw. Because of this, the Career Development Office (which has a ton of advisers who don't appear to do much) does not have any contacts with organizations that do good public service work. This will really affect your ability to land a public service job.
CommentsI would make sure you reach out to members of school faculty and clinics that specialize in areas of interest to you to get a better idea of how their future initiatives and ideas may align with your own.
Would You RecommendYes
Regular seminars and talks on patent and other IP law, teachers who are respected scholars in the field, and connections to get jobs at great local firms. So many IP classes you could take nothing but for the last two years if you wanted.
DownersLarge class sizes your first year; wish they had more female and diverse professors.
CommentsIt was a great experience going here for IP law.
Would You RecommendYes
Fantastic program for intellectual property law. I was an evening student and had access to a variety of IP courses from professors who are top in their field.
DownersAs an evening student, it would be nice to have more social events helping the evening students to feel more part of the mainstream law school community.
CommentsGreat school, great location, and great professors. If you are looking to study intellectual property law, this is the school for you.
Would You RecommendYes
great professors who are very nice and accessible, great location of the school, very convenient
Downersthe scholarship is not very transparent, career development support is not very helpful
Commentsreally depends on your area of focus, good for IP related work and regulatory work.
Would You RecommendYes
The faculty are outstanding. The school is able to attract impressive professors who are leaders in their field because of its location at the center of Washington, DC. I can only think of one professor that I've had who wasn't great. The school's on-campus recruiting program was a great opportunity for me; the school also has a diversity recruiting program that is very well attended by firms and other employers.
DownersThe facilities aren't as updated as the could be, and the law school can seem a bit crowded at times. This isn't a huge problem, because there are plenty of study spaces across campus, but it can be annoying.
CommentsI had success negotiating an increase in my scholarship at GW Law based on the amount of money I received from peer schools. Studying law in Washington, DC is a great experience. I highly recommend GW Law.
Would You RecommendYes
One of the best location to enjoy life in city and studying
DownersI think they need have more focus on foreign LLM students
CommentsGW law is a good place to study IP laws and know this before you apply.
Would You RecommendYes
The University is located smack dab in the middle of Washington, DC and therefore in the heart of the legal world. It is a large university, so you will be exposed to every different type of student, as well as have access to almost every different type of legal focused class you can imagine. The professors are outstanding, and unlike other Universities, the Professors at GW Law actually care about teaching as much as they care about their scholarship. I truly cannot say enough good things about my experience at GW Law.
DownersThe only negative is that I think law schools (GW included) admit too many students. There simply aren't enough jobs for all of the people they accept.
CommentsGo for it, just make sure you really want to practice law.
Would You RecommendYes
THE PROFESSORS ARE LIKE NONE OTHER. WORLD CLASS!!! GREAT JOB OUTLOOKS FOR STUDENTS
DownersFACILITIES ARE DRAB AND COULD USE SOME UPGRADES. I EXCPET MARBLE FLOORS FOR THE TUTION PRICE TAG
CommentsIF YOU GET A GOOD SCHOLARSHIP, THEN GO. OTHER THAN THAT, THINK HARD ABOUT GOING INTO THIS MUCH DEBT
Would You RecommendYes