The law department was founded and began its operation in 1930 during the premiership of Alexandros Papanastassiou.
In 1962 the graduate program (the first LLM in Greece) of the law school began its operation.
It is located on the third floor of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Science.
The law school has produced leaders in law, government, and society, including: «Σχολή Νομικών, Οικονομικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών: 75 χρόνια», Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, εκδ.
(Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Science: 75 years, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, A.U.Th.