College of Law

Our mission at UNT Dallas College of Law is to promote justice and advance human potential through the enterprise of legal education. At the heart of our mission are five key goals.

Access

Widen access to legal education for those who could be superb legal professionals but who lack realistic access to legal education given factors including cost, location, and the influence of current ranking formulas on admission and scholarships.

Preparation

Provide a legal education aimed at excellence in developing the full range of practice-related competencies, through:

• A curriculum mapped to practice-related competencies, drawing on the best insights of legal educators as well as on continuing input from legal practitioners.
• Instructional methods that reflect the best available practices, including frequent formative and summative assessment, experiential learning, collaborative learning, and engaged class design.
• Ongoing assessment as to the effectiveness of our legal education in developing practice-related competencies.

Value

Create opportunity for our students by:

• Keeping tuition and debt low, consistent with delivering an excellent legal education.
• Producing graduates with high value and ability in multiple segments of the market for legal services.

Innovation

Be a national leader in advancing understanding of best legal education practices, of professional formation, and of the relationship between legal education and the evolving practice and business of law.

Community

Be a valuable partner in dialogue and study with the legal profession and the Dallas-Fort Worth community.