The first Dean of the College of Law was Justice Nicolas P. Lapeña Jr., incidentally the first president of NEU (then New Era Educational Institute and New Era College). He was also one of the NEU incorporators and member of the Board of Trustees. Justice Lapeña was succeeded by Atty. Abraham G. Espejo and was then bestowed the title Dean Emeritus of the College of Law.
Atty. Serafin ‘Boyet’ Cuevas Jr., the Vice-President for Legal and External Affairs of New Era University, was the Dean of the College of Law, from December 2014 to June 2021. He is succeeded by Atty. Roderick E. Manzano, a pioneering law graduate and among the first lawyers produced by the College of Law of New Era University, and now the current Dean of the College.