M. Elizabeth Magill, the former dean of Stanford Law School, provost of the University of Virginia and president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the executive vice president and dean of Georgetown Law.
With an eye toward identifying the advocates and strategies that will guide the next generation of climate justice work, on March 31, Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute (HRI) convened “Futures at Stake: Climate Change, Human Rights, and Youth Advocacy,” the 2026 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights.
The winner of the most recent season of “Big Brother,” the president and CEO of an artificial intelligence (AI) governance and literacy nonprofit and the chief of staff to a U.S. congresswoman were among the alumni who represented Georgetown Law at the 2026 Georgetown University Women’s Forum March 19-21.
On February 28, more than 180 Georgetown Law alumni, faculty, staff and guests gathered on campus for “OPICS30,” a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the school’s Office of Public Interest and Community Service (OPICS).
Five Georgetown Law 2Ls and three recent graduates have been selected to receive scholarships and fellowships to support their pursuit of public interest careers. They are the first to receive awards from the historic $10 million public interest fund…
Tackling such topics as federal employee layoffs, challenges to the National Labor Relations Board, and attacks on workplace diversity initiatives, 165 scholars, policymakers, advocates, and students gathered October 24 for The Georgetown Law Journal’s…
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers and alumni achievements to the work of students and faculty in clinics, courts and beyond. Join us in reflecting on this year’s milestones and memorable moments below.
Georgetown Law will offer a 30% reduction in tuition for Masters of Laws (LL.M.) degrees for U.S.-educated attorneys whose U.S. government jobs were affected by recent federal workforce reductions and reorganizations. The Law Center first made tuition…
For five years, "John" worked at a trade association, and all seemed to be fine with his bosses. But in the fall of 2024, he was fired.
WASHINGTON — Georgetown Law announced today that Agnieszka Fryszman, L'96, one of the nation’s preeminent human rights litigators and founder of the Human Rights practice at Cohen Milstein, has been appointed the 2025-2026 Robert F. Drinan, S.J, Chair…
DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF), an innovative nonprofit law firm operated in partnership with Georgetown Law and the University of the District of Columbia, celebrated its 10th anniversary last month. Dean Emeritus William M. Treanor, who helped launch…