Dean, School of Law

Regent University invites applications and nominations for the position of Law School Dean. Regent University is the nation’s premier Christian university with over 13,000 students studying in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and around the world. The Law School began in 1986 and currently has 310 students in our Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. We also offer the following degrees: an LL.M. in American Legal Studies, an LL.M. in Human Rights, an M.A. in Law, and a B.A. in Law.

 

The Law School is committed to five core values:

 

1. Christ-Centered Community: Our professors and students support, encourage, and pray for each other. We seek to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—in all we do.
2. Truth: We don’t think law is just a competition among advocates – it is a search for truth and a way to live out a calling to serve a God who calls himself the way the truth and the life. We aspire to be a community of truth and learning. And we believe that as we pursue truth and knowledge—we not only become excellent lawyers—but also our spirits are refreshed and our minds are renewed.
3. Servant Leadership: We seek to equip men and women to be leaders. But we want to train lawyers who are a particular type of leaders – servant leaders who make a difference in the lives of their clients and communities.
4. Discipleship: We train servant leaders through discipleship. Professors invest in the lives of our students – shaping them as lawyers and followers of Christ.
5. Advocacy: Regent Law seeks to train, inspire, and launch advocates into positions of service and influence around the world. Our Center for Constitutional Law trains advocates to protect free speech and religious liberty. Our Center for Global Justice prepares lawyers to advocate for those who are abused, oppressed, or enslaved around the world. Our pro bono clinic works with people who cannot afford a lawyer to ensure they have an advocate who can seek justice. We equip all students with hands-on skills training so that our graduates are both purpose-driven and practice-ready.

 

The Law School has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent years, earning numerous accolades that underscore our commitment to academic excellence and professional outcomes. Here are some notable achievements:

 

• Top 100 Law Schools: In April 2025, Regent Law achieved its highest ranking to date, breaking into the top 100 law schools in America at #94, marking a 53-place climb over four years—the fastest rise among all law schools during that period.
• Best Value Private Law School: Ranked as the 3rd best-value private law school in the United States by the National Jurist’s preLaw magazine in October 2024, highlighting our strong employment rates, bar passage rates, and affordability.
• Public Policy Program Excellence: Tied for 1st in the nation for Public Policy by preLaw magazine in 2024, reflecting the strength of our curriculum in this area and the work of the Center for Constitutional Law and the Center for Global Justice.
• Moot Court Success: Currently ranked 9th in the nation for Moot Court, demonstrating the school’s competitive advocacy training.
• Bar Passage Rates: Highest first-time passage rate in Virginia in 2024. Tied for 16th in the nation for first-time bar passage in 2023.
• Faculty Accessibility and Teaching Quality: Tied for 2nd in the nation for Professors’ Accessibility and tied for 9th for Teaching Quality by The Princeton Review in 2024.
• Judicial Clerkships: Ranked 28th in the nation in 2022 for obtaining judicial clerkships.
• Online Master of Studies in Law Recognition: Named among the Best Online Master of Studies in Law Programs for 2025 by The Princeton Review.

 

The Dean is the chief academic, administrative, and spiritual leader of the Law School. The Dean provides vision and leadership in 1) promoting excellence in teaching and mentoring, scholarship, and community service; 2) directing efficient and effective programs of student and faculty recruitment, job placement, and bar passage; and 3) creating and executing effective initiatives in fundraising and public and alumni relations, student and faculty recruitment, and graduate placement.

 

The successful candidate will display a long-term commitment to the School of Law and the ability to build upon and extend the above successes, and will model the following attributes:

• A deep Christian faith, humility, maturity, and servant-leadership;
• A commitment to the Law School’s core values and incorporating them into every aspect of the school’s operation;
• A love for students and a commit