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American University Washington College of Law Receives Top Rankings for Public Service from preLaw Magazine

American University Washington College of Law Receives Top Rankings for Public Service from preLaw Magazine

Winter 2020 edition of preLaw Magazine ranks AUWCL as the #2 Best Law School for Public Defenders, #5 Best Law School for Government, and #6 Best Law School for Public Interest.

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Two AUWCL Students Selected as 2020 Gallogly Public Interest Fellows

Two AUWCL Students Selected as 2020 Gallogly Public Interest Fellows

American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is proud to announce the selection of two 3L students as fellows for this year's Gallogly Family Foundation Public Interest Fellowship Program. Sahar Takshi and Hannah Yates are the fourth class from AUWCL to be selected for this prestigious fellowship.

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Two AUWCL Students Receive National Peggy Browning Fellowships

Two AUWCL Students Receive National Peggy Browning Fellowships

2L Christina Canalizo and 1L Ericka Cruz, two students at American University Washington College Law, have been awarded the national Peggy Browning Fellowship. The fellowship provides law students with unique, diverse and challenging opportunities to fight for social and economic justice, with the hope the experiences will inspire students to enter careers in public interest labor law.

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Events

2023 Poverty Law Conference

2023 Poverty Law Conference

27 Feb, 2023

The 2023 Poverty Law Conference brings together academics, advocates and activists for panels and discussions about work in the field of Poverty Law at Berkeley Law.

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