National University "Odesa Academy of Law" is a higher educational institution in Odesa. The University was founded in 1997 on the basis of Law Institute of Odesa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov. Today NU "OLA" is the center of legal education, culture and science of Ukraine, leading higher educational institution of jurisprudence. According to the State Accreditation Commission of Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the University trains specialists in the highest - IV - level of accreditation.