Georgetown Law’s Evening Program is designed with students who have full-time jobs or other full-time commitments in mind, providing students with the flexibility to complete a J.D. in three to four years, with class times that fit a working schedule.
Evening students earn the same degree and study with the same world-class faculty as full-time students, fully supported by the Law Center’s career and academic support services. They take the same required courses, including experiential education requirements; participate in the same extracurricular activities, from our top-rated journals to mock trial competitions; and are equally successful in securing career and clerkship opportunities.
Join a cohort of students who bring a rich array of professional and life experience to their pursuit of the law.
Learn more about our evening students below and feel free to reach out if you have any questions about our top-ranked program. Our evening student ambassadors are here to answer any questions you have.
Georgetown's first-year program is designed to provide students with the foundation for upperclass studies by introducing the major areas of substantive law while developing the analytical, research and writing skills required of all lawyers.
Applications to Georgetown Law’s Evening Program receive the same personal, individual review as all other applications to the law school, and Georgetown remains committed to offering new pathways to admission for qualified non-traditional students, especially those working full-time or with other full-time commitments.
As part of these efforts, applicants seeking to enroll in the Evening Program who do not have a currently valid LSAT score may apply on a test-optional basis. For a complete list of all application requirements, please review our Application Requirements page. If you have any questions about applying on a test-optional basis, please contact the Office of Admissions for more information.
The fifth Georgetown Law graduate in nine years has secured a Supreme Court clerkship. Kate Hardiman Rhodes, L’22, will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the October 2025 term. A graduate of Georgetown Law’s evening program, Rhodes worked at a D.C. litigation firm while pursuing her law degree. She is the fourth evening student to clerk for the Supreme Court since 2016.
Recently, we spoke to four current evening program students to learn more about what brought them to the Law Center – and how they manage career, schoolwork and more.
