The Texas Tech University School of Law recognizes the Rule of Law as the historical and theoretical foundation of our legal system and, hence, our society. Necessarily, therefore, the profession of law serves society and plays a significant role in eradicating individual and systemic injustices. The primary mission of the School of Law is to educate and to train men and women for the practice of law now and into the Twenty-First Century.
Lawyers serve in various capacities depending on context.
At times they are problem solvers, but on other occasions they are planners. At all times, however, they are leaders. The School of Law seeks to educate and to train men and women for all of these roles, whether as advocates, counselors, judges, or law teachers, in accordance with the highest traditions of professional responsibility. To that end, the School of Law seeks to provide its students with the intellectual and practical skills and resources to allow them to adjust to changing roles and circumstances and to utilize change, whether in substantive law, politics, economics, technology, or the human condition, in a manner that enhances our legal system and society. There are two separate but interrelated components to this primary mission.