News & Events

CEDLC and ELC student-attorneys assist small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia in the areas of corporate, commercial, and general transactional law. Strong existing relationships with local businesses and community organizations helped the clinics’ professors and student-attorneys quickly ascertain the many challenges COVID-19 presented.

On Oct. 13-15, American University Washington College of Law presented the 22nd Annual Hispanic Law Conference, welcoming Latinx advocates, scholars, and leaders to a three-day virtual discussion on inclusion, voting, migrant rights, COVID-19, and more.

On Oct. 15-16, the American University International Law Review (AUILR) hosted a two-day symposium, “The Age of Anthropocene,” welcoming guest speakers from the U.S. and abroad to share their expertise and insights on environmental justice, human rights, and climate change on a global scale.

American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is a leading law school preparing students to practice in all areas of the law. Our specialty programs ranked among the top in the nation by U.S. News and World Report – Clinical Program (#2), International Law (#4), Trial Advocacy (#4), Part-time JD program (#6), Intellectual Property (#10), and Health Law and Policy (#11) – are just some of our areas of excellence. AUWCL is also ranked #26 in the nation in the Criminal Law category and #37 in Environmental Law.

On Thursday, Oct. 22, join American University Washington College of Law for an interview on economic and financial regulatory policies with Gov. Sarah Bloom Raskin and AUWCL faculty.