EXHIBIT 5.1

                                 June 27, 2002


Daisytek International Corporation
1025 Central Expressway South
Suite 200
Allen, Texas  75013

         Re:      Registration of up to 151,000 shares of Common Stock, par
                  value $.01 per share, pursuant to a Registration Statement
                  on Form S-8

Gentlemen:

         At the request of Daisytek International Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), this opinion is being furnished to the Company for
filing as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") to be filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), relating to up to 151,000 shares (the "Shares") of the
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company that may be issued by the
Company from time to time to certain employees pursuant to the Daisytek
International Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreements (the "Stock
Option Agreements") between such employees and the Company.

         In our capacity as counsel to the Company and for the purpose of
rendering the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have relied solely upon the
documents, certificates and other items described on Exhibit A attached hereto
and have made no other investigation or inquiry.

         This opinion letter is governed by, and shall be interpreted in
accordance with, the Legal Opinion Accord (the "Accord") of the ABA Section of
Business Law (1991). As a consequence, it is subject to a number of
qualifications, exceptions, definitions, limitations on coverage and other
limitations, all as more particularly described in the Accord, and this opinion
letter should be read in conjunction therewith. The general qualifications of
the Accord apply to all of the opinions set forth herein.

         Based solely upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications,
limitations, and assumptions set forth in the Accord and set forth below, we are
of the opinion that the Shares that may be issued and sold pursuant to the Stock
Option Agreements will be, when issued and sold in accordance with the Stock
Option Agreements and for a consideration at least equal to the par value of
such Shares, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

         For purposes of rendering the above opinion, we have assumed with
respect to shares of Common Stock issued after the date hereof, (i) the receipt
of proper consideration for the issuance thereof in excess of the par value
thereof, (ii) the availability of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
authorized by the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
then in effect, (iii) compliance with the terms of any agreement entered into in
connection with any options or shares of Common Stock




issued under the Stock Option Agreements, and (iv) that no change occurs in the
applicable law or the pertinent facts.

         The opinion set forth above is limited to the substantive laws of the
State of Texas and Delaware and no opinion is expressed herein as to matters
governed by any other law.

         This opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the foregoing
matters. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or
relied upon by or furnished to any other person without our prior written
consent.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and also to the use of our name in the Registration
Statement and the prospectus that is deemed to be a part thereof under the
caption "Legal Matters" as having passed upon certain legal matters in
connection with the Shares. By so consenting, we do not thereby admit that we
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                              Very truly yours,

                                              MUNSCH HARDT KOPF & HARR, P.C.











                                    EXHIBIT A


1.       Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as
         amended.

2.       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended.

3.       Certificate of Existence and Good Standing of the Company issued by the
         Secretary of State of Delaware on June 25, 2002.

4.       Form of the Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

5.       The Registration Statement, together with all exhibits thereto.

6.       Officer's Certificate, dated the date hereof, executed by the Secretary
         of the Company certifying, among other things, (i) the Amended and
         Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the Amended and
         Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended, (ii) the resolutions of the
         Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors pursuant to
         which the Stock Option Agreements were authorized by the Company and
         pursuant to which shares to be issued pursuant to the Stock Option
         Agreements were reserved for issuance, and (iii) the authorized Common
         Stock, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of
         the Company, and the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for
         issuance by the Company under the Stock Option Agreements.

7.       Telephone confirmation by the Secretary of State of Delaware on the
         date hereof that the Company is validly existing and in good standing
         under the laws of the State of Delaware.