For the third consecutive year, our Clinical Program invited start-ups to take advantage of our expertise during during the @DCStartUp&TechnologyWeek events. Our entire Transactional Practice Group was thrilled to contribute to the local start-up ecosystem and strengthen our city as a technology powerhouse. #OnlyAtGW #SmallBusiness #CommunityEconomicDevelopmentClinic #NonProfitandEntreprenuershipDivision #IPandTechnologyLawClinic
The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics at The George Washington University Law School
Law Practice
Washington, DC 1,037 followers
GW Law offers over 20 dynamic legal clinics that provide an exciting and supportive space for student learning.
About us
Since 1971, the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics at GW Law (GW Law Clinics) have played a critical role in enabling students to develop vital skills and values, while providing direct legal services to clients seeking access to justice or access to economic opportunity. The GW Law Clinics is currently comprised of the dynamic offerings listed below: • Administrative Law Issues & Appeals Clinic • Access to Justice Clinic (Animal Law Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Immigration Policy Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Youth Justice Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Criminal Appellate Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Family Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Prisoner & Civil Rights Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Non-Profit & Entrepreneurship Division) • Access to Justice Clinic (Worker's Rights Division) • Civil and Human Rights Law Clinic • Criminal Appeals and Post-Conviction Services • Criminal Defense and Justice Clinic • Domestic Violence Project • Family Justice Litigation Clinic • Health Equity Policy & Advocacy Clinic • Immigration Clinic • Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic • Prisoner & Reentry Clinic • Public Justice Advocacy Clinic • Small Business & Community Economic Development Clinic • Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic Each clinic varies considerably in purpose, duration, requirements, and duties. The clinics also provide an exciting and supportive educational environment where law students have the opportunity to develop lawyering skills and gain insights into law and the legal profession.
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https://www.law.gwu.edu/clinics
External link for The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics at The George Washington University Law School
- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1971
- Specialties
- Immigration Law , Civil and Human Rights Law, Clinical Appeals and Post-Conviction Services, Domestic Violence Law, Family Justice Litigation, Vaccine Injury Litigation, Public Justice Advocacy, Small Business and Community Economic Development, Criminal Defense and Justice, Intellectual Property & Technology Law, Prisoner Civil Rights, Health Equity Policy & Advocacy, and Environmental Justice
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2000 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20052, US
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Updates
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Join us tonight from 6-7:30pm for an incredible panel of Latine academics across GW to learn more about careers in academia. This panel includes the Director of our Immigration Clinic, Paulina Vera. We hope to see you in the Jack Morton Auditorium then!
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D.C. Start-Up & Technology Week 2025 is off to an incredible start. For the third consecutive year, our Clinical Program at The George Washington University Law School has invited start-ups to take advantage of our expertise during the events. Tomorrow, between 1:30-3:30pm three teams of student-attorneys, directed by Jacqueline Lainez, Darryl Maxwell, and Patricia Campbell, will provide quick tips and general guidance to new start-ups and emerging organizations. Our teams are thrilled to contribute to the local start-up ecosystem and strengthen our city as a technology powerhouse. #OnlyAtGW #SmallBusinessandCommunityEconomicDevelopmentClinic #A2JNonprofitClinic #IntellectualPropertyandTechnologyClinic
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Kudos to Professor Renee Gentry, Director of our Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic, for a successful day hosting 60 MINUTES on campus! The Clinic’s live mock trial brought together alumni and current student-attorneys for an innovative learning experience while highlighting our commitment to educating the next generation of attorneys. The segment will air in the coming months.
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We had 8 all star Student Advisory Council members in leadership throughout Spring 2025! 4 of them shared their leadership experience with us. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/ewEaAUyy
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Kudos to Professor Renee Gentry, Director of our Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic, who was recently quoted in Mother Jones and Bloomberg Law. Check out the articles here: https://lnkd.in/en2HQ7r9 and https://lnkd.in/erAiGi9M.
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We are so proud of the Student-Attorneys in the Access to Justice Clinic's Prisoner Civil Rights Division, directed by Professor Stephen Saltzburg with the support of Professor Jonathan Gitlen. This semester they litigated a multi-day jury trial on behalf of their client in federal court. Check out our last newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/ewEaAUyy Pictured below from left to right: Abby Thomas, Sam Girioni, Henry Stewart-Wood, Ori Fedida, Professor Stephen Saltzburg, Professor Jonathan Gitlen, Nina B., Deborah Jaffe, and Navreet Kaur Toor
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