It is approved by the Bar Council of India,[1] and it is a constituent college of CMR University, Bangalore.

The biennial national level moot court competition (2008, 2010) hosted by CMR Law School is one of the most widely contested moot court competitions, with law colleges from all over India participating in this event.

[3] Five Sitting Judges[4] of the High Court of Karnataka[5] preside over the finals of the moot court competition.

This is a biannual event that is held by CMR law school the first of its kind in India.

CMR University School of Legal Studies was ranked tenth in Outlook India's "Top 30 Private Law Colleges In India" of 2022.