297:(CLE) program offers advanced courses and seminars concerning different fields of law that may be of interest to practicing lawyers as well as to the community in general. The CLE program enjoys a good reputation and has been able to develop a consistent course offering, primarily in the following categories: courses designed for specialists; refresher courses for experienced lawyers; courses designed to provide information in nontraditional areas or stimulated by recent legislation, decisions, or agency rulings; and courses designed to develop lawyering skills.
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within two years of graduation. The school was asked to submit a report by Feb. 1, 2021; and, if the council did not find the report demonstrated compliance, the school would be asked to appear before the council at its May, 2021 meeting. In 2022, the council gave the school a three-year extension for bar pass compliance. In early 2024, based on statistics for 2021 graduates, the school had a two year passrate of just 65.84%.
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room, a lounge, a
Continuing Legal Education Program office, Interamerican School of Law Review offices, student organization offices, administrative offices, a chapel, a student center, a cafeteria, a bookstore, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 310, parking, and more. The site has been landscaped. In January 1990, the library signed a collaboration agreement to establish a consortium with the law school library of the
263:; the Student's Cooperative Bookstore; the Sports Law Association and the Hispanic Notarial Bar Association. The Interamerican School of Law Review is the official publication of the School of Law. Its members work under the supervision of an editorial board of four students chosen on the basis of merit and dedication to the Law Review and an academic advisor who is a faculty member appointed by the dean.
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gathering and analysis, legal research and drafting, decision making about alternative strategies, and preparation for trial and field practice. They also represent clients before administrative agencies and courts under the close supervision of the program's staff attorney-professors, pursuant to the rules of the
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Fraternity (composed not only of law students, but also of distinguished honorary members who are supreme court justices, federal district court judges, and prominent attorneys); the National Association of Law Students; the Women Law Students Association; United Students Forging an Environmental
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The law school has developed its library into a center of access to traditional library services as well as computerized legal research services. In 1993, the school was relocated to a new building that features seven classrooms, seminar rooms, a library, a legal clinic, faculty offices, a conference
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Section of Legal
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Spanish is essential to the program. Applicants must have a minimum grade-point average of 2.5, an immunization certificate (for students ages 21 and below), and a police department certificate of good conduct; those seeking admission may also be required to appear for a personal
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Clinical Program is integrated with the Community Law Office through a combined effort of the US Legal Services Corporation and Interamerican University. Law students are provided with the opportunity to learn skills such as interviewing, negotiation, counseling, fact
213:(LSAT). Students should attain a 575 minimum score on the EXADEP and a minimum score of 130 on the LSAT. Application forms and other relevant information concerning the EXADEP may be obtained from Educational Testing Service, American International Plaza, 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 315,
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University Faculty of Law offers a three-week preparation course to be taken during the summer on a compulsory basis by students admitted to the school. Students who enter law school must be willing to make a heavy commitment.
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318:, and alternative loans for the regular academic program as well as for bar study (Alternative Bar Loans). The university also has an Honor Scholarship program for law students based on academic accomplishment and financial need.
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