Students who will possess a U.S. baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or the equivalent from a foreign institution, prior to matriculation are eligible to apply for admission. First year J.D. applicants may apply to the full-time program, evening program, or both.
Students in the full-time program complete their degree in three academic years, with most classes held during the day. Students in the evening program typically complete their degree in four academic years, but can request a flexible, accelerated program of three-and-a-half or three years. Students in both programs may register for courses during the day or evening during their upper-class years.
Before submitting your application, please review our application requirements and upcoming deadlines.
Apply to the J.D. program using our online application through LSAC.
Learn more about the Early Decision application process.
Featured News
May 18, 2021
When Toni Deane (L’21) learned that she had been elected to the top position at The Georgetown Law Journal, she ran to the offices of Maura DeMouy and Nicole Llorenz — the heads of a program that supports students from underrepresented backgrounds in law school and the legal profession.
Deane, who plans to take on a pair of back-to-back federal clerkships in the coming years, attributes her path-breaking success to the leadership skills and lasting relationships she developed during the program, known as RISE. She said it gave her the courage to seek GLJ’s top spot and the confidence to overcome feelings of “imposter syndrome” during her tenure, which ended this spring. If it weren’t for RISE, “I wouldn’t have had the confidence to … dip my toe in every pond available.”
