University of Puerto Rico School of Law
The University of Puerto Rico School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus and the only law school in the University of Puerto Rico System. It was founded in 1913 at its present site in Río Piedras, which at the time was an independent municipality and is now part of the City of San Juan. The School of Law has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1945 and by the Association of American Law Schools since 1948. It is also accredited by the Council on Higher Education and the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.
Its graduates include important and prominent figures of Puerto Rico. Among them are former governors Rafael Hernández Colón, Carlos Romero Barceló and Aníbal Acevedo Vilá.
The law school provides a unique venue for the study of the civil law tradition and its complex interaction with common law and U.S. federal law, including the controversial application of the U.S. Constitution to Puerto Rico's special political status.
Academics
The Law School's academic program aims to increase and diversify the learning and development experiences of its students. Thus, half of its 92 credit/hour study program is elective, with course offerings ranging from theoretical to practical in topics pertaining to civil rights, technology, feminism, business, international relations and comparative law, among others. In addition, students are required to participate in a clinical program. The majority of the courses are taught in Spanish.http://officialguide.lsac.org/SearchResults/SchoolPage_PDFs/LSAC_LawSchoolDescription/LSAC0979.pdf The Law School has several programs of study. http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/lawschools/169.html/- Juris Doctor (JD)
- Juris Doctor / Master of Business Administration concurrently (JD / MBA)
- Juris Doctor / Double Degree Program, University of Barcelona (JD / LLB)
- Juris Doctor / Master of Public Policy, University of Minnesota (JD / MPP)
- Juris Doctor / Doctor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico (JD / MD)
- Master of Laws (LLM) for International Students http://www.law.upr.edu/