The journals which are frequently cited by federal and state courts, textbooks, treatises, and other law reviews, follow the customary format with articles from leading scholars and practitioners comprising the bulk of the contents and another section consisting of student notes. The journals address the legal profession's need for legal treatises of the highest caliber, and provide selected students the opportunity to develop their legal analysis and writing skills beyond the classroom experience. Membership on the journals is limited to second and third-year students who have demonstrated outstanding writing and academic abilities. Georgia School of Law are governed by a standard of professional and personal conduct, the Honor Code. The code was unanimously adopted ad an initial matter in 1930 by the student body and remains a central part of UGA's principled approach to legal education.
Students are an integral part of the administration of the Honor Code.
Students elected by their fellow students participate in the determination of whether a violation has taken place and the assessment of punishment. Entering students take the Honor Code pledge during orientation, and are bound by its provisions while enrolled at the University of Georgia School of Law.