RGSL was founded as a private law school in 1998 through an international agreement between the Governments of Sweden and Latvia and the Soros Foundation.

The programmes are taught on site by an international faculty of resident and visiting professors, lecturers and practitioners from Europe and the USA.

Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) offers legal education at an advanced level.

Practitioners from institutions such as the European Court of Justice and the EU Trade Marks and Designs Office appear as guest speakers on courses.

The purpose is to train candidates aiming for positions within foreign ministries, international organisations and NGOs, as well as for journalistic work in the media sector.

The Law School's library hosts one of the prime legal collections in Central and Eastern Europe and is open to the public.

RGSL's premises are situated in Alberta iela, an important street for Art Nouveau architecture.

The premises were donated to the Law School by the Soros Foundation in 1998 and were officially inaugurated by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the President of the Republic of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, in 2001.