The mission and vision of Handong International Law School (HILS) is to train and equip law students to become Christian international lawyers who demonstrate professional excellence in their legal work in a manner that reflects the love of Jesus Christ. We are a Christian global law school established to serve the church in Korea, the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond. This mission and vision is pursued by the faculty, who are legal professionals, through the law school’s intensive and comprehensive curriculum to prepare students for the demands of the global practice of law. At the core, our desire is to produce lawyers who desire to serve Christ as international lawyers around the world through intellectual and professional excellence; from a Biblical foundation; and manifesting servant-leadership.

Tackling the complex issues which lawyers will be required to address in the next generation will require the highest of intellectual and professional skills. This commitment to excellence is not only drive by a sense of the which will surround us, but by an understanding of a claim on us – a claim of divine origin. We are persuaded we are to summon all the gifts and skills that God has given us, and commit them to our life’s work – as citizens, spouses, parents, and legal professionals.

The issues facing law in this millennium are simply too overwhelming to address without the reservoirs of moral and ethical teaching that have historically informed the law. Handong International Law School claims and cherishes that heritage. The Law School draws on Biblical principles and unapologetically derives its vision from a conviction of Christ as Lord of all – including law.

We are persuaded that the urgent need in the legal profession today is not only excellence and competence, but also persons with a servant heart. No calling requires a servant’s heart and tenacity any greater that the call to “do justice.” In a world with massive injustice at both the personal and public arena, there is a desperate need for those who hearts are touched by a high calling, and who seek careers whose rewards are for more enduring than personal wealth or calling, and who seek careers whose rewards are far more enduring than personal wealth or status. The need is to rediscover the vision of lawyers who are not just litigators and drafters, but “counselors.” Essentially, our desire for HILS graduates to be Christ-like in their work and calling as lawyers.