PRACTICAL PREPARATION With one foot inside the classroom and the other in the legal world, GW Law students take part in real and practical preparation for their legal careers. At The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics, our students represent actual clients in cases under faculty supervision. In fact, in the past few years, our students have successfully argued for asylum for clients, litigated human trafficking cases, and argued a winning case before the Maryland Court of Appeals that changed how criminal trials are conducted across the state. The Field Placement Office matches more than 600 students each year with dynamic, hands-on externships in government, public interest, and the judiciary. Students receive course credit, supervision from leading legal practitioners, and practical experience that helps jump-start their careers. GW Law’s pro bono activities can be traced back to 1914, but the Law School has recently expanded and re-energized its pro bono program. Headed by Alan Morrison, one of the legendary public interest lawyers in U.S. history, the program builds additional opportunities for engagement, with programs ranging from helping the wrongly convicted to writing legal documents for cancer patients to working with the Special Master in charge
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