[1][2] As of 2021, the university is headed by Sanjiv Sachdeva, the Acting chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court as the Chancellor and Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, as the Vice-Chancellor.

Until its development is completed, the university will function at the Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Telcom Training (BRBRAITT) in Jabalpur.

DNLU offers a five-year integrated BA-LLB course and one-year LLM programme.

[4] Dharmashastra National Law University launched a legal aid clinic named 'Vidhi Mitra' on 18 December 2020 with the aim to raise awareness and empower individuals regarding legal issues.

It also launched a program named 'Adhyapan' which provides educational aid for financially disadvantaged students.