The College of Law of the Northwestern University located in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte was established in 1949, tracing its roots to the post-war expansion of Northwestern University (then Northwestern College). The late Judge Felix R. Domingo served as its founding dean.
As regards its establishment, the College of Law was primarily to cater to the aspirations of Ilocanos to be members of the Philippine bar and to assist in the legal needs of the northern part of the country.
Year in and year out the College has been producing lawyers who are experts in their fields of specialization and great a number of them are government legal experts like, prosecutors, lawyers of the public attorneys’ office, judges, solicitor, and the like.
The college produced two bar topnotchers and the pride of the Ilocanos.
The College of Law is organized:
To train students for the practice of law in accordance with the highest ethical standards.
To develop students to be leaders of their communities and the nation.
To prepare students for government service.
To inculcate in the students such values as honesty, diligence, perseverance equal justice to all.