Location - being in DC is great. The student body is very active and engaged.

The law school administration is grossly incompetent. The pandemic has shown just how unwilling the Law School is to meet the students in this time of upheaval. Their lack of communication has left the entire student body in the dark, most information that gets through to the student body comes from Facebook posts by Student Association members instead of administers. When it came to whether there would be in person class, they waitied until people had to sign leases to tell us it would be online, when it came to exam format during remote learning, they failed to instruct professors the discretion they had on timing and the deadlines to set the timing windows. When many professor asked the day after the deadline to add additional time to testing windows for students to accommodate any testing interruptions, the administration refused to be flexible and allow professors the timing they preferred.

Pick a different school. If you want to be in DC, take the LSAT again to get off the waitlist and into Georgetown or go to American. If you aren't bound by location, go to a comparatively ranked school in another city. You'll thank yourself!

No

Variety of coursework, professors are leaders in their field. Great nationwide alumni network.

Career center was not always very helpful. Facilities are older, so limited space to study.

I recommend GW Law if you think you want to be involved in any type of regulated industry - healthcare, energy, telecom, food and drugs, etc. or want to do administrative law. GW has a plethora of classes for these regulated industries and is heavy on national security law, so it's a great place to be if you know what niche you want to practice. Summer jobs and internship opportunities in DC are endless.

Yes

The only value they provide is free resources such as Vault and CORE. Disappointed I’ve paid such a big fee for lack of support. All the research on my career and which firms would be best for me came on my own.

Professors an not as great as the other schools in the area. Career services is the worst.

Look elsewhere. We go to school to get jobs at great firms. The school does not provide any assistance.

No

GWU Law has its professors, resources, and most of all location go for it

The expense relative to the prestige, the huge class sizes

Be prepared to find your own way to career resources, little guidance on the OCI process

No

It is the best law school in DC to attend with the most notable connections after law school. Professors are fantastic and you can get a job anywhere you want after graduation.

It is a very expensive school, but it is worth it because you will make more money in the long run to pay off your loans.

It has a fantastic location where you can literally walk to your job from school if you want.

Yes

Great location, nice prof's, excellent semester internship opportunities, great dean of student's office

massive 1L class, level of competition, career services is generally unhelpful outside of directing you to their website

it's a great choice, especially if you want to be in dc, but I highly suggest looking at class size and employment outcomes

Yes

GW Law has a strong international law program and most of the faculty are top notch.

There 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.

I 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.

Yes

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.

Large class sizes your first year; wish they had more female and diverse professors.

It was a great experience going here for IP law.

Yes

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.

As 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.

Great school, great location, and great professors. If you are looking to study intellectual property law, this is the school for you.

Yes