The school encourages students to acquire a broad knowledge of law and a thorough understanding of the legal system.
Emphasis is placed on the development of analytical ability and other intellectual capabilities.
This kind of education is the best preparation not only for the variety of career opportunities available to law school graduates, but also for the changing character of American legal practice that can be expected in the future. Legal education at Vanderbilt allows a high degree of individual choice and adaptability, centered on a basic core of fundamental subject matter, intellectual development, and legal skills. The program of the first year is required. Courses in the second and third years are almost entirely elective. For purposes of the degree requirements, the standard of good moral character is understood to be the standard of personal and professional integrity traditionally associated with the profession of law.