Founded in 1821 through an Act of Congress, the George Washington University has fulfilled George Washington’s vision of an institution in the nation’s capital dedicated to educating and preparing future leaders. The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) has been at the forefront of American legal education since its establishment as the first law school in the nation’s capital. Since enrolling its initial class in 1865, GW Law has produced some of the finest minds across the spectrum of legal scholarship. That tradition continues today as GW Law graduates continue to influence the critical legal conversations of our times.