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.
More than 1,000 spring graduates — including some 688 J.D. candidates, 373 LL.M. and 5 S.J.D. candidates — gathered with family and friends to celebrate commencement on Georgetown University’s historic Hilltop campus on Sunday, May 17.
With more than 2,500 students, faculty and staff working across a campus that spans three city blocks, the Georgetown Law community is vibrant and vast, offering abundant opportunities for learning and hands-on experience in the nation’s capital.
For the students who took part in this year’s National Security Crisis Law: Edge Technologies Simulation (“Sim”), time was of the essence. A foreign actor had attacked a U.S. satellite fleet — with potentially dire consequences. Gathered for a National Security Council meeting, the group had to weigh options such as diplomatic protest, trade sanctions and cyberattacks in deciding how to respond.
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…
This Valentine’s Day, we asked Hoya Lawya couples to share their love stories. From elevator rides to Con Law classes, meet five couples who found love on New Jersey Avenue.
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.
For Belle Minter Noralez, L’28, military service and legal advocacy share a common aim: serving others.