News & Events

Moot court teams from across North and South America traveled to American University Washington College of Law March 22 to compete in the All-American Regional Round of the 16th edition of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organization law.

In February, the American University Washington College of Law Women and the Law Program brought together a group of women lawyers to discuss concrete steps for change at “#MeToo: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Legal Workplace.” The evening event included a conversation about preventing sexual harassment in the workplace, and how practitioners could lead the way in demanding workplaces free from sex-based harassment, abuse, and discrimination for all women.

American University Washington College of Law is pleased to have five specialty programs recognized by our peer institutions – through voting in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings – as some of the top in the nation.

Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, a 2L Iranian-American student at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), will be the next chair of the Law Student Division of American Bar Association (ABA).

Going to law school in Washington, D.C., has many advantages – access to branches of government, hundreds of interesting externship opportunities, and being at a campus location that exposes you to top attorneys from D.C., regional, and international law firms and organizations. That exposure continues inside the classroom as students learn from our extended network of adjunct faculty who bring their day-to-day experience and drive, and share stories of current cases, law firm dynamics, and practicing internationally.