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:
• Access to Justice Clinic (Education Access Division)
• Access to Justice Clinic - HEPA (Environmental Justice 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
• Health Rights Law Clinic
• Immigration Clinic
• Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic
• Public Justice Advocacy Clinic
• Rising for Justice (Housing 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.