[4][5] Established in 2006, it offers Juris Doctor, LLM and Master of Legal Studies degrees and provides for its students to take part in a cooperative education program.

Due to a shortage of construction materials in 2006, caused in part by the need in the gulf coast due to Hurricane Katrina, construction on the building was delayed, resulting in classes being held on Drexel University's Main Campus and within the Jenkins Law Library and the auditorium of the National Constitution Center.

[3] The school offers Juris Doctor, LLM and Master of Legal Studies degrees, as well as joint-degree programs for those pursuing a degree through Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, School of Public Health, Department of Psychology and Center for Public Policy.

[27][28][29] During their first year at school students concentrate on basics such as legal writing and contracts before starting their first six-month co-op cycle.

[30] In order to be eligible to participate in the program students must complete their first year with a minimum GPA and satisfy any job orientation that is required.

[35] In July 2013, the School of Law had an 81.9% Pennsylvania Bar Examination passage rate for 1st time test takers.

[36] In July 2014, the School of Law had an 87.5% Pennsylvania Bar Examination passage rate for 1st time test takers.

[37] According to Drexel's official 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 80.6% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

[39] The National Law Journal ranked the school 30th in the U.S. for its employment outcomes, based on its placements for graduates in the Class of 2016.

[46] The law school also has a second building, the Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy located at 1200 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107.