[3] The Dean and Head of School is Associate Professor Therese Wilson.

The Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching is Dr Kate Van Doore and the Deputy Dean of Research is Professor Elena Marchetti.

[1] Established in 1992 with just 75 students and 5 staff,[4] Griffith Law School was opened by former Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen on 24 February 1992.

One of the most notable legal clinics offered is the Innocence Project, a pro bono clinic where students and lawyers work to free innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted in Australia.

[11] Griffith Law School competes in the Phillip C Jessup Moot Court Competition[12] and the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.