Beth Nolan (born August 21, 1951 in New York City) was vice president and general counsel of the George Washington University. She was also Bill Clinton's final White House Counsel, as well as the first woman to hold the office. Prior to serving as White House Counsel, Nolan worked in other White House and Department of Justice positions, taught law, and worked in private practice. Personal Nolan was born in New York City, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Scripps College in 1973. Nolan earned her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, graduating magna cum laude in 1980. While studying at Georgetown, she was Editor in Chief of the Georgetown Law Journal. She was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1981. Career Nolan began her career in 1980, where she clerked for Collins J. Seitz, a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, until 1981. From 1981 to 1985, Nolan served as a staff attorney under then Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Theodore Olsen. From 1985 to 1993, Nolan taught at George Washington University Law School, earning tenure in 1992. At Georgetown, she taught constitutional law, government ethics, and professional responsibility. Nolan was also a professor at George Washington University Law School during the 1995-1996 school year. Nolan began working in the White house as Associate White House Counsel, serving from 1993 to 1995. From 1996 to 1999, she served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel. In 1997, Nolan became the nominee to serve as Assistant Attorney General of the United States for Office of Legal Counsel, although the Senate never voted on the nomination. From 1999 to 2001, Nolan served as White House Counsel, serving until Bill Clinton left office in January 2001. After leaving the White House, Nolan became a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics. In 2002, Nolan became a partner at Crowell & Moring. Nolan left the firm in 2007. From 2007 until 2021, Nolan was Vice President and General Counsel of George Washington University. Other She testified on March 5, 2001 before the House Government Reform Committee that Bill Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich did not advance President Clinton's financial interests, but that she had personally opposed it.<ref name="Time.com" /> President Clinton nominated her in 1997 to be Assistant Attorney General of the United States for the Office