At the Phoenix School of Law, our mission is to make students professionally prepared upon graduation and beyond. To achieve this, we believe the following components are critical: .Providing an educational environment that is student-centered, where professors don't just teach, but also serve as mentors. .Teaching the values required for success in the practice of law. .Ensuring you have the knowledge and skills that will allow you to succeed in passing the bar, and finding the career path that is right for you. .Experiencing a diverse faculty, administration and student body. To be successful in today's world, effective lawyers need more than just legal knowledge. Strong interpersonal skills are critical to interacting with various individuals, businesses and communities. Because our core values are centered on students, we're seeking students who not only possess the intellectual ability to excel in studying law, but are also committed to growing and learning along with their fellow students.

The primary responsibility of the Ross-Blakley Law Library is to support the teaching and research functions of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. The Library also supports Arizona State University faculty and students as well as community users who need to access legal materials that only the Law Library owns, including the federal documents depository collection .

The Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library plays a vital role in fulfilling the College's dual mission of teaching and research with a collection of over 425,000 volumes and access to a host of legal and law-related online databases. Subject collections include the Foreign and International collection with a Mexican and Latin American emphasis, a Commonwealth collection, Government Documents (the Law Library has been a selective depository since 1991), and an Arizona collection. The Law Library also holds extensive water law, Native American and indigenous peoples law collections.