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Georgetown University Law Center, also called Georgetown Law or GULC, is Georgetown University's law school, located in Washington, D.C. Georgetown Law is considered one of the elite law schools in the nation making job placement nationally portable.[2] It is commonly referred to as a T-14 school, meaning that it is one of the 14 schools that are consistently ranked at the top of US News and World Report's annual rankings of law schools.[3] The second largest law school in the United States, Georgetown Law often emphasizes the advantages of its close proximity to federal agencies and courts, including the Supreme Court. The current dean of Georgetown Law is T. Alexander Aleinikoff. Dean Aleinikoff announced his resignation in an email to the student body and faculty on December 2, 2009.

 
Reputation

Because of Georgetown's reputation as one of the most prestigious law schools in the nation, its graduates are among the most sought-after by law firms and other employers.[2] In the 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report, Georgetown Law was ranked #14 law school in the nation overall, #1 in clinical programs, #4 in environmental law, #4 in trial advocacy, #6 in healthcare law, #4 in international law, #2 in tax law, and #1 part-time J.D. program. Law School 100, a ranking scheme that purports to use qualitative rather than quantitative criteria, ranks Georgetown Law 7th overall, tied with Cornell, Virginia and others, and Georgetown was ranked 2nd overall in the annual 2009 Judging the Law Schools rankings

Admissions

Georgetown Law is one of the most selective law schools in the country. It receives over 10,000 applications every year, more than any other law school in the U.S. Out of the nearly 11,000 applications received for the 2008–2009 academic year, about 21% were offered admission. Of those who were offered admission and enrolled, the median LSAT score was 170 and the median GPA was 3.67.[5

 

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