Directorate of Legal Studies

The Directorate of Legal Studies Studies is the Premier Legal Institution which brought vital changes in the set up of Legal Education in the State of Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1953 with the twin objectives of administration of Law Colleges and improving the standard of Legal Education in the state of Tamil Nadu by framing new policies and rules. The creation of this Department paved the way for getting an advance Legal Education to poor and downtrodden people of the State of Tamil Nadu. With the sustained support of the Government of Tamil Nadu, The Judiciary, The Bar council of India, University Grants Commission and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, the Department has been able to scale greater heights in terms of qualitative as well as quantitative legal Education in the state.