The first law school founded in the United States by a Jesuit institution of higher learning, Georgetown University Law Center has offered students the opportunity to flourish as they pursue their law degrees in one of the most prestigious schools in the world.

1. Law School Profile
Georgetown Law School
By Donna McGill
The first law school founded in the United States by a Jesuit institution of higher learning, Georgetown University Law Center has
offered students the opportunity to flourish as they pursue their law degrees in one of the most prestigious schools in the world.
Founded in 1870, the school offers something no other legal institution can: easy access to the U.S. Congress, the Supreme Court
and other agencies, administrative boards and of course, the United States Capitol Building. To be sure, it’s one of the most coveted
schools anywhere on the planet; naturally, competition is fierce.
With several halls, including the Bernard P. McDonough Hall, offices for Graduate Programs and International and Transnational
the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library, the Eric E. Hotung Programs. There are also student lounges on this floor.
International Law Building and the newly opened Sport &
Fitness Center, it’s a campus that offers everything a student Tuition and fees per semester for the 2010-2011 class were
needs with never having to leave the grounds. The beauty of around $22,550 for a full time JD student. For those wishing
the school in its entirety is breathtaking. to attend on a part time basis, a credit hour is approximately
$1,630. Summer courses for 2011 are the same as the current
The McDonough Hall is named for a 1925 graduate, Bernard P. credit hour fee. The school recently participated in a ‘’London
McDonough, and serves as one of the primary buildings that Program’’ that allowed Georgetown law students to study
houses classrooms and labs. The walls of this grand building abroad in London between July 11 and August 6. The program
have heard thousands of lectures, debates and oral arguments. was a huge success.
With impressive and state of the art facilities that house all
of the computer networks, the second floor of the building Housing costs at the Gewirz Center averaged around $7,300
is where many flock to throughout the year. A moot court per semester for a large single efficiency, while a single
auditorium is the ‘’heart of the building’’ and is named for Philip efficiency runs close to $7,000 per semester. A large 2 bedroom
A. Hart, a 1934 graduate. apartment runs $6,570. Of course, there are other layouts
available each semester. The school also offers a Premier
Refined, distinguished and regal - the five story law library on Student Health Plan, which on average costs $1,750 per
the campus is named for alumnus Edward Bennett Williams, student, per year.
who graduated in 1944. It’s the third largest law library in
the country and is home to more than one million volumes. Other fees associated with Georgetown Law include an $80
Computerized legal research terminals and access to personal application fee, a $5 per page transcript fee and a payment
computers for the students, the library offers more than 1,000 plan application fee of $50 per semester. The website has a
seats. The huge atrium is breathtaking as it allows natural light Fees and Costs page for those considering Georgetown.
into the library.
Georgetown is truly a beautiful campus that offers so much more
One of the newer buildings, the Eric E. Hotung International than just a legal education. It’s rich in history and tradition and
Law Building was unveiled in October, 2004. It offers 107,000 provides a challenge for all who attend. Honorable, noble and
volumes and both public and private international law as well as truly a once in a lifetime experience, those who graduate this
technologically advanced lecture halls and classrooms. Modeled prestigious facility are afforded a spectacular foundation from
on the layout of the U.S. Supreme Court, the top floor houses the which the rest of their lives are built from.
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