1. University of Miami
School of Law
Coral Gables, FL
(305) 284-2795
www.law.miami.edu
Total graduate enrollment 1,186
Hispanic graduate enrollment 178
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 15%
Total J.D. degrees earned 356
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics 48
Percent of J.D. degrees earned 13%
by Hispanics
The University of Miami School of Law offers a strong international business curriculum with particular focus on Latin America. Students have the opportunity to learn comparative law in Spanish and to study abroad in Spain. Job prospects for graduates include working in national and international law firms, government, corporations, and public interest organizations. Alumni include prominent state and federal judges, leaders in national and state bar organizations, partners in both large and mid-size law firms, and leading public interest lawyers. A number also hold public office or serve as legal academics. The school participates in the Hispanic National Bar Association Career Fair, the Southeastern Minority Job Fair, and the Prosecutors Minority Recruitment Job Fair.
2. University of Texas
at Austin
School of Law
Austin, TX
(512) 232-1200
www.utexas.edu/law
Total graduate enrollment 1,484
Hispanic graduate enrollment 221
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 15%
Total J.D. degrees earned 544
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics 53
Percent of J.D. degrees earned 10%
by Hispanics
The University of Texas School of Law has graduated more Hispanic and African-American students combined than any other top-20 law school in the United States. Many of the school's 1,500 Hispanic graduates work at the highest levels of the bar and government, in state and federal judgeships, in public interest work, and with the national media. The school hosts the permanent office of the Texas-Mexico Bar Association and has established ties with Latin America through its Institute for Transnational Law. The Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association has 120 members. Staff includes Hispanics in high-profile positions such as the assistant dean of career services, the assistant dean for student affairs, the assistant dean for continuing legal education, the communi-cationsstrategy manager, and the director of admissions.
3. Stanford University
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA
(650) 723-4985
www.law.stanford.edu
Total graduate enrollment 546
Hispanic graduate enrollment 67
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment 12%
Total J.D. degrees earned 177
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics 24
Percent of J.D. degrees earned 14%
by Hispanics
Every year, Admit Weekend features special recruiting events for minorities, in addition to conversations with faculty, students, and alumni. Current Hispanic students play an active role in designing the weekend's activities and act as hosts for social events. The diversity of the student body and faculty (including two new Hispanic faculty members in the last three years) helps retain Hispanic and other minority students. The Stanford Latino Law Students Association (SLLSA) serves the day-to-day needs of students and sponsors school-wide events. For example, SLLSA has hosted a number of "Latino Judges Panels," which bring judges to campus for discussions. SLLSA also runs a mentoring program for entering students, which starts before school begins.
