{"id":2577,"date":"2017-05-15T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T19:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/local.georgetownlaw.edu\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:15:31","slug":"jd-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/jd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"J.D. Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Chance to Make a Difference<\/h2>\n

Imagine earning your Juris Doctor (J.D.) a short walk from the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court and the countless global firms, think tanks and NGOs that call Washington home. At Georgetown Law, your study of the law will include seeing it in action at the nation\u2019s highest levels. Our J.D. students are prepared to excel in fields touching on all aspects of domestic and international law \u2014 opening a future of limitless opportunities in public service and private practice.<\/p>\n

Pursue your interest in any career path you already envision, or let us help you discover your passion. After completing your first-year J.D. requirements, you can choose from some 500 courses each year. Your second and third years will also be distinguished by experiential learning<\/a> \u2014 through our prolific clinics, unique externships, and cutting-edge practicum and simulation courses.<\/p>\n

At the Center of Legal Debate in D.C.<\/h2>\n

Our campus is a bustling hub of legal debate and scholarship, where on any given day you may find world leaders and the nation\u2019s top legal authorities giving talks and exchanging views at timely conferences and events.<\/p>\n

As a Georgetown Law student, you\u2019ll experience the law first-hand \u2014 whether assisting in the drafting of actual legislation, helping a professor prepare oral arguments for a Supreme Court hearing or guiding clients through real legal challenges \u2014 all while earning a degree respected around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your Chance to Make a Difference Imagine earning your Juris Doctor (J.D.) a short walk from the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court and the countless global firms, think tanks and NGOs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-2577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24187,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577\/revisions\/24187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}