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Advancing Legal Excellence for More Than 150 Years

WashU Law drives legal excellence.
For more than 150 years, our law school has provided outstanding legal education in an environment where intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving transforms business outcomes and legal practice.

Our mission is to equip students with knowledge and skills to ethically and effectively use their legal expertise to advance their careers and positively impact the world in a dynamic and globally interconnected environment.

We strive to foster a vibrant intellectual culture characterized by rigorous exchange of views and the production and dissemination of influential research. Our law school cultivates a collaborative and supportive community of students, faculty, staff and alumni that values connection to, and service in, broader civic and professional communities.

WashU Law has proven that excellence is the standard. We regularly receive top-50 and top-20 rankings, as well as specialized rankings in international law, tax law and our ability to provide a best-value education.

The official nondiscrimination statement, amended July 2007, is required in all academic bulletins and recommended in other recruitment materials:

WashU encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid and employment. The university does not discriminate in access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or genetic information. Inquiries about compliance should be addressed to the university’s Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University, CB 1184, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.

The School of Medicine adds the following to the end of the nondiscrimination statement: The School of Medicine is committed to recruiting, enrolling and educating a diverse student body.