Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukrainian: Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого) is a self-governing state higher law educational establishment of the IV level of accreditation, a national university, located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after Yaroslav the Wise.

The history of the school began in the 19th century by the order of Alexander I with the establishment of the Imperial Kharkiv University on 17 November [O.S.

It was the basis of the Law Institute which trained lawyers for state and economic bodies.

They were holding scientific and teaching positions for many years and made a great contribution into formation and development of law science, lawyers' education and training.

In 1937 for the purpose of improvement of lawyers' training it was rearranged into the Kharkiv Law Institute of Felix Dzerzhinsky.

267 the academy was given the status of the national self-governed (autonomous) state higher educational establishment and by decree of 4 November 1995 the name of Yaroslav the Wise.

457 21 May 2001 «The question of Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy of Ukraine», recognizing its considerable role in training specialists for bodies of state authorities, law enforcement organs, various fields of law practice, considering the necessity of keeping and further development of generated scientific schools in the academy, it was given additional rights with the approval of statute by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

796 29 July 2009, «The question of Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy of Ukraine» the academy was given the status of a self-governed (autonomous) scientific national higher educational establishment, which carried out their activity in accordance with its statute with the right to: In accordance with the decree of the president of Ukraine #1194/2010 24 December 2010 and the resolution of Cabinet of Ministers # 2213-p of 8 December 2010, Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy of Ukraine was renamed into National University "Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine".

The main academic premise is of 22,000.00 square meters, located in Kharkiv on Hryhorii Skovoroda Street, 77; architect Alexei Beketov built it in 1893.

Criminalistics Department building is of 3,000.00 square meters, located on Hryhorii Skovoroda Street, 84; it has 3 lecture halls, 4 photo-laboratories, 2 computer labs, Internet-studio video center, museum and forensic testing ground, These educational buildings are architectural monuments.

The educational building located on Hryhorii Skovoroda Street, 79/2 (2,700.00 square meters) has 5 lecture halls, classrooms, computer lab.

Total area of Poltava Law Institute premise is 13,917.00 square meters.

There are six lecture halls, classrooms, lab for distance education, two conference rooms, two computer labs, a library, museum of criminology, 9-storied hostel of 5,607.00 square meters adjacent to main building, etc.

Teaching, research and tutorial work are realized by 34 departments, employing more than 800 lecturers.

The university makes a major contribution to the perfection of a jural state in Ukraine, improvement of legislative and law enforcement processes.

The university's scholars took direct participation in the development of the Constitution of Ukraine currently in force and other laws and normative legal acts, are actively influencing law enforcement practice in the country.

Many of the university's scholars are consultants, members of consultative councils of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, Higher Economic Court, General Prosecutor's Office, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine and others government bodies.

It is confirmed by the results of Ukrainian rating of higher educational establishments «Compass», which taking into account the rating of employers and graduates, according to which, the university is the leader among legal educational establishments of Ukraine.

It established cooperation and signed agreements with educational establishments of Great Britain, Vietnam, Spain, Germany, Poland, Russia (until 2014), United States, Uzbekistan, France and other countries.