Seek truth

• Our nationally-recognized faculty engage in research and scholarship to promote democracy and advance the rule of law
• We teach students the critical thinking skills that are the necessary foundation of effective leadership
• We guide students to ask not only "what is the answer?" but "what should the answer be?"

Live your values

• We train ethical lawyers who are leaders of character
• Our legal clinics help the most vulnerable and underserved in our society through individual representation and advocacy to change law and policy
• Faculty are public intellectuals who frequently testify before Congressional committees and appear in media

Discover your potential

• We provide support through our student services and career services offices to enable every single student to discover their passion and become a life-long learner.
• Boasting one of the largest internship programs in the country, we expose students to a wide range of practice areas to enable them to discover their passion.

Act with compassion

• Our clinics protect and advance the rights of the elderly, poor, disabled, incarcerated, unjustly sentenced, and wrongly convicted
• Our students engage in pro bono work as a condition of graduation
• We have a robust commitment to diversity and inclusion, including a scholarship program for students who have faced significant challenges on the road to law school and first-generation college students

Transform our world for the better

• Our graduates are lawyers and leaders who (1) are creative problem solvers (2) are devoted to client service, and (3) lead with professionalism and strong ethical values
• Through scholarship, advocacy and representation of the most vulnerable in our society, our faculty advance the cause of justice for all