The Valparaiso University School of Law is dedicated to scholarship, integrity, community, and service. Our mission statement reads:

Valparaiso University School of Law empowers talented individuals to realize their potential and achieve success in their chosen careers. Our graduates, as leaders in the profession and their communities, make a difference. The School of Law is known for four distinctive traits; a truly personal manner of teaching and learning, enduring core competencies, exceptional legal research and writing, and a belief that law is a calling.

Valparaiso University is a private university located in Valparaiso, Indiana (55 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois). The University was founded in 1859 as the Valparaiso Male and Female College and rechartered in 1906 as Valparaiso University. In 1925, the University was purchased by the Lutheran University Association, an Indiana corporation comprised of persons affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and interested in actively promoting higher education in the Christian context. Valparaiso University continues to be the largest Lutheran-affiliated educational institution in the U.S. The University holds membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

The Valparaiso University School of Law was founded in 1879 as the Northern Indiana Law School. In 1905 it became part of Valparaiso University. Valparaiso Law received its American Bar Association accreditation in 1929 and was admitted into membership in the Association of American Law Schools in 1930. The degree of Juris Doctor, which is granted by the School, is approved by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The School of Law offers the traditional three-year full-time program, an accelerated two-and-a-half year program, and a five-year part-time program toward the Juris Doctor degree, a Master of Laws degree program, and the following dual degree programs; JD/MBA, JD/MALS, JD/MA (psychology), JD/MA (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), JD/MA (Chinese Studies), JD/MS (International Commerce & Policy), and JD/MS (Sports Administration).