To meet the demands of a rapidly changing legal and professional environment needs of today’s legal profession and in contributing to the advancement of our understanding of law, legal institutions, and society at large.

The fundamental mission of JCCL is to provide its students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical values needed for a career in the law. A well-rounded legal education exposes students to theory and legal doctrine, and gives them the practical skills that will be expected of them as lawyers. In order to achieve its mission, the college has created, and is continuing to create, a community of outstanding legal scholars, teachers and students who are among the best and the brightest.