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School of Law

Carolina Law was founded in 1845 and is North Carolina’s oldest professional school. We prepare outstanding lawyers and leaders to serve the people and institutions of North Carolina, the nation and the world.

Students, faculty and staff gather in the law school rotunda.

Producing lawyers with a strong commitment to justice and service

UNC School of Law aspires to be a great and truly public law school. Toward this end, it pursues a fourfold mission:

  • To prepare outstanding lawyers and leaders for the bar, the bench, all public and private law settings and public service;
  • To make nationally and internationally significant legal and policy contributions through an ambitious agenda of research and scholarship;
  • To instill lifelong ethical values, dedication to the cause of justice and a lasting commitment to pro bono and public service; and
  • To serve the legal profession, the people and institutions of North Carolina, the nation and the world.
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  • Van Heche-Wettach Hall 60 Ridge RdChapel Hill27514

Facts & Figures

  • No. 20in reputation among lawyers and judges
  • 100+externship opportunities
  • 11,390alumni
  • 612JD students
  • 30+transition-to-practice courses
  • 68faculty members
  • 26%identify as students of color
  • 81%of students are in-state residents
  • 5journals

Around Campus

  • Kathleen Gray

    Kathleen Gray

    research associate professor and director of the Center for Public Engagement at the UNC Institute for the Environment,UNC Institute for the Environment

    Kathleen Gray, research associate professor and director of the Center for Public Engagement at the UNC Institute for the Environment

  • Tyler Ritter

    Tyler Ritter

    chief operating officer and director of professional education for digital and lifelong learning, Friday Center,Friday Center

    Tyler Ritter, chief operating officer and director of professional education for digital and lifelong learning

  • Angel Hsu

    Angel Hsu

    associate professor of public policy and environment, ecology and energy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab,UNC College of Arts and Sciences

    Angel Hsu, associate professor of public policy and environment, ecology and energy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab

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