Founded in 1845 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Carolina Law prepares outstanding lawyers and leaders to serve the people and institutions of North Carolina, the nation and the world. Home to numerous centers and initiatives, the school offers strong expertise in civil rights, banking, environmental law, intellectual property, entrepreneurial and securities law, critical studies, bankruptcy and constitutional inquiry.
UNC School of Law was founded in 1845 and is part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation's first state-supported university. The school has been approved by the American Bar Association since 1928.
UNC School of Law aspires to be a great 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.
