In 2011, our school was formed by merging Law School and part of Social Development School from the then Shandong Economic University (SDEU) and School of Political Science & Law from the then Shandong University of Finance (SDUF).

In 1983, its precursor from SDEU -- Section for the Teaching and Research of Economic Law -- was established under Department of Basic Course. SDEU set up the major of International Trade Law in 1993, and founded Department of Law and began to enroll law undergraduates in 2000. The Department was renamed Law School in 2005.

In 1987, its precursor from SDUF -- Department for the Teaching and Research of Marxism and Leninism -- was established. SDUF founded Department of Political Science & Law in 1998, and renamed it School of Political Science & Law and began to enroll law undergraduates in 2002.