The National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) has been established by the Government of Assam by way of enactment of the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam Act, 2009 (Assam Act No. XXV of 2009). The word 'School' was replaced by the word 'University' by amending the National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Hon'ble Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court is the Chancellor of the University. NLUJAA promotes and makes available modern legal education and research facilities to students and scholars drawn from across the country, including the North East, coming from different socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.

Vision of the Organisation
National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam is committed to inculcate academic excellence for preparing leaders of law who shape the country by their knowledge, wisdom, discovery, and creativity. We are also committed to provide an inclusive environment on its campus to students where academic distinction is celebrated, ideas are born and leaders are made to nurturing an academic culture that endeavors for excellence and aims at honing its students as leaders who would potentially contribute to the nation's growth by dint of their knowledge, sagacity, ingenuity and spirit of inquiry.