Lidia Poët was the first modern female Italian lawyer. Her disbarment led to a movement to allow women to practice law and hold public office in Italy.

The University of Turin Department of Law is the law school of the University of Turin. It is commonly shortened UNITO Department of Law. It traces its roots to the founding of the University of Turin, and has produced or hosted some of the most outstanding jurists, statespeople and scholars in Italian and European history. Among its distinguished faculty and alumni are leading writers, philosophers and legal scholars. Nowadays the Department of Law continues the tradition, with particular strengths in the fields of private law, EU law, comparative law and related fields, and a unique global role in delivering United Nations-linked graduate training.