[1] The university was established for the advancement of learning, teaching, research and diffusion of knowledge in the field of law.

[5][6] The idea for the establishment of a National Law University in every state was recommended by Justice Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi in his 1994 committee report as a way to improve the standard and quality of legal education in India.

[11][14] The first UG and PG batch of the university was admitted in 2001, with the Undergraduate batch passing out in 2006 and the first convocation of the university taking place in 2007, the same was attended by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat the then Vice-president of India and the then Governor of Rajasthan and former President of India Pratibha Patil.

)[29] Both are five year ten-semester courses with six subjects taught every semester and are open to students only on a fully residential basis.

[26] The selection for this program takes place through Common Law Admission Test (PG).

[27] The University offers a 1 Year/2 Semester Post-Graduate Diploma (PGDM) in Insurance Risk Management.

[34] The university with the help of students and faculty publishes many high quality academic journals, a full list of the various journals published by the NLUJ is here-under:[30][35] The university has signed many MOUs and collaborated with many different educational institutions and organisations, the list of various MOUs and Collaborations are:[39][40] National Law University, Jodhpur has established the following Centers with a view to facilitate students in understanding the intricacies of legal research, corporate work culture and develop insight in alternative forms of learning on academic and corporate subjects:[50][51] The university also conducts several short and medium-term orientations, training and refresher courses for NGOs, Government officials and public administrators, local self-Government, legal professionals including members of the bar and the bench, other administrative authorities and corporate officials.

Moot Courts are needed for legal education today and they are well integrated into the curriculum of the university.

Singhvi Bar Council of India Trust Moot Court Competition, organised to commemorate the memory of the late M.M.

The team subsequently represented India at the World finals of the Louis M. Brown Client Counseling Competition at Glasgow.

The team composed of Anil Raj ('07), Gauarav Solanki ('07), Reshma Khan ('08), Kunal Mehta ('08) and Riddhi Sancheti ('09) secured the first position and also the second-best memorial prize.

[53] The university has qualified six times to represent India at the Shearman and Sterling Rounds (White and Case Rounds since the 2009–10 edition) of the elite Jessup Moot Court Competition (2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2018–19) and was Octa-Finalist in most of these Editions, also winning various memorial and speaker citations.

In 2009, two members of the team representing the University at the Investment Law Arbitration Moot held at Frankfurt, Germany bagged honourable mentions for their speaking.

Teams from the university have received the Sarah Derrington Achievement Award twice at the International Maritime Law Moot Court Competition, Perth.

[56] Students from the university (teams comprising Joydeep Sarkar ('09), Kartikeya Saran ('09) and Nupur Kabra ('08) in 2008; Rishabh Chopra ('10), Shashank Prabhat Kumar ('10) and Meghana Sharafudeen ('11) in 2009; Arjun Mital ('13), Zara Kaiser ('13 and Gargi Mishra ('13) in 2012; Bharatendu Agarwal ('13), Preeti Chockalingam ('13) and Namrata Amarnath ('14) in 2013 and Ninni Thomas ('15), Aphune Kezo ('14) in 2014) have also been selected to represent India at five editions[57] of the Jean Pictet Competition on International Humanitarian Law.

Students are required to draft memorials and subsequently participate in oral proceedings in every law subject per semester.

[73] The Local Area Network (LAN) provides connectivity to the entire campus including the Halls of Residence.

Its primary objectives are to strengthen ties between graduates, provide opportunities for networking, support the professional development of alumni, and contribute to the growth of NLU Jodhpur.