HLP students attend a regular first-year curriculum, participate in an intensive skills-focused summer session, and work at a full-time fall apprenticeship in a variety of practice areas and settings. In the spring, students return to full-time classes with a new appreciation for the application of law to practice. After that, students complete a second apprenticeship and have the option to enroll in additional, practice-based courses. Honors courses meet in small sections that integrate lawyering skills training with the substantive law curriculum. By the third week, students begin representing real clients under the guidance and supervision of the professors, who are themselves practicing attorneys. Students may apprentice in private law firms, companies, courts, government agencies, and public interest organizations.

A complete JD program application consists of the following: Completed and signed Application Form; Personal Statement; Current Résumé; Additional Statement of Interest (if applicable); Character and Fitness Addendum (if applicable); Letters of Recommendation; A current LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Law School Report including a valid LSAT score, all post-secondary transcripts, and any transfer and/or foreign-earned credits; and Non-U.S. applicants must submit additional documents JD Program applicants who received undergraduate instruction in a language other than English must satisfy the Admissions Committee of the proficiency of their English language abilities. An official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score report sent directly from the Education Testing Service (ETS) to the appropriate program at GGU Law satisfies this requirement.