[1] Since its establishment in 1912, the Escuela has had as its only mission the teaching of law, breeding from the principles of academic freedom, outside of any form of religiosity, or political ideology.

The building of the Escuela Libre de Derecho has an access from Doctor José María Vértiz street and another one from Arcos de Belén Avenue; said access has a hall with red walls that has transcribed in golden letters the article 6 of the schools regulation that states: "the order and discipline of the School are entrusted to the honor of its students and its teachers", emphasizing that the responsibility of the order inside and outside of the Institution rests in its student body and teachers, who always have in consideration that in Escuela Libre de Derecho everyone act in good faith.

Escuela Libre de Derecho is the only professional teaching institution in the country where courses last a full year and it counts with an evaluation system consisting in a unique final exam for every course, consisting in verbal replies presented upon a jury integrated by, at least, three synodal examiners who shall be able to practice law by having a lawyer degree.

Once all the courses required by the Institution are approved, the student shall present a grade exam in which a thesis is presented and a practical case solved, in case the examining jury considers the student is apt to approve this exam, the School, under the patronage of the Illustrious and National Bar Association of México will issue the corresponding diploma for the law studies in order to practice law, different from the rest of teaching institutions in Mexico that issue their degrees for bachelor of law; obtaining the alumni form Escuela Libre de Derecho by the Public Education Secretary a lawyer certification.

Escuela Libre de Derecho's faculty has included various prominent legal scholars and politicians, including Miguel Mancera, Manuel Borja Soriano, Felipe Tena Ramírez, Ramón Sánchez Medal, Carlos Sodi Serret, José Luis de la Peza, Manuel Herrera y Lasso, Carlos Müggenburg y Rodríguez-Vigil, Diego Martín del Campo y Souza, Fauzi Hamdan Amad, Mauricio Oropeza Segura, Loretta Ortíz Ahlf, Luis Ruiz Rueda, and Luis Ruiz Quiroz.