<P> In April 2012, the D.C. Zoning Commission approved the plans for American University Washington College of Law to relocate from Spring Valley to American University's Tenley Campus . The approval of plans for further processing and zoning variances for the law school was handed down after American University's full campus plan was approved in March . Construction began in the summer of 2013, with relocation of the law school to the new campus completed in early 2016 . Spring 2016 semester classes began at the new campus on January 11, 2016 . </P> <P> WCL's Master of Laws (LL. M .) program ranks 13th nationally in the 2012 AUAP rankings . The Brian Leiter Law School rankings placed the WCL 47th in the 2012 Top 70 Law Faculties in Scholarly Impact . National Jurist ranked WCL the fifth best law school for Hispanic students in 2008 . It ranked WCL the fourth best public interest law school in the nation . </P> <P> U.S. News & World Report ranks WCL 71 in the nation among the 145 ranked schools . WCL is also well known for its clinical training, international law, intellectual property, and part - time programs, which are ranked 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 16th in the nation respectively . </P> <P> The school is well known for its strong programs in both human rights and public interest law . WCL's Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) provides scholarships to students who obtain unpaid summer internships with public interest organizations . </P>

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