University of Miami
School of Law
1311 Miller Dr., Room F-203
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 284-6746
Fax: (305) 284-3084
www.law.miami.edu
Total graduate enrollment.........................1,181
Hispanic graduate enrollment......................165
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment..............14
Total J.D. degrees earned........................ 357
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics..................62
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics.......17
The University of Miami School of Law has a thriving Hispanic Law Students Association, and Hispanic students hold key positions in student government, law reviews, and other organizations. Extensive mentoring programs help students meet the demands of an innovative curriculum taught by a renowned faculty. Training through in-house clinics, externships, and pro bono programs immerse students in the program, which has a strong international flavor. Students also have the opportunity to learn comparative law in Spanish and study abroad in Spain. "Law firms regard UM as the best school in the country to recruit Hispanic graduates," says Dean Dennis Lynch. Graduates have opportunities nationally and internationally in law firms, government, corporations, and public-interest organizations. "UM is a great place not only to learn, but to learn from others from different cultures," says Monica Segura, president of the Student Bar Association.
University of Florida
Fredric G. Levin College of Law
P.O. Box 117622
Gainesville, FL 32611-7622
(352) 392-2087
Fax: (352) 392-4087
www.law.ufl.edu
Total graduate enrollment..........................1,139
Hispanic graduate enrollment.......................120
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment...............11
Total J.D. degrees earned .........................430
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics...................56
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics........13
The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law features five Hispanic law professors – two of whom hold chair positions – including Berta Hernandez-Truyol, one of the founders of the Latino Critical Theory movement. In addition to offering a joint J.D./M.A. in Latin American studies, the college offers a summer program with the Universidad de Costa Rica in San José, exchanges with the Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and Pontifica Universidade Católica de Río de Janeiro, and an annual conference on legal and policy issues in the Americas. University of Florida alumni assist with student mentoring.
St. Mary's University
School of Law
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8601
(210) 436-3523
Fax: (210) 431-4202
www.stmarytx.edu/law
Total graduate enrollment..........................732
