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Immigration Clinic Students Celebrate Real-World Successes

On October 16, 2019, Immigration Clinic students Isabella Comprido (3L) and Gabriela Prendes (2L), under the direction of Professor Michael Vastine, argued their first motion as Law Student Representatives before the Honorable Judge Sukkar…
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St. Thomas Law Trial Team Wins Florida National Trial Advocacy Competition

Congratulations to the St. Thomas Law Trial Team - champions of the 2019 Florida National Trial Advocacy Tournament. This past weekend, St. Thomas Law Trial Team participated in the Florida National Trial Advocacy Tournament competing against…
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St. Thomas Law Launches New LL.M Program in Cybersecurity Law and Policy

St. Thomas University School of Law has established the LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree program in Cybersecurity Law & Policy; the only program of its kind in the state of Florida. The 100% online program is designed to be completed in one…
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St. Thomas Law Nationally-Ranked Top 4 Law School for Hispanic Enrollment

St. Thomas University School of Law ranks #4 nationally for Hispanic enrollment with 64.92% of our students identifying as Hispanic. The ranking is a part of the most recent statistics released by Enjuris and is sourced from the 2018 American…
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St. Thomas Law’s Bar Passage Rate Continues to Improve

The results of the July 2019 Florida Bar Exam were released this week and St. Thomas Law continues to improve its first time bar passage rate with  71.4% of our 119 graduates who sat for the exam earning a passing score. The score lands us…
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St. Thomas Immigration Law Students Aid Asylum Seekers in Georgia

This past summer, Professor Lauren Gilbert and a team of student volunteers from St. Thomas Law's Immigration Law Student Association (ILSA) traveled to Lumpkin, Georgia for a mission that has become a hallmark of service for our immigration…
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St. Thomas Law Student Interns with Fiji’s Largest Law Firm

St. Thomas Law rising 2L, Tara McClanahan just completed a very unique summer internship in Fiji. Tara worked as a legal intern at the law firm of Munro Leys in Suva. Munro Leys is Fiji’s largest and oldest law firm having been established…
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St. Thomas Law Alumna Receives Attorney of the Year Award

St. Thomas Law alumna Maria Suarez '17 has been recognized as the Attorney of the Year for the Guardian Ad Litem Program in Miami-Dade county. Maria is a Child’s Best Interest Attorney for the State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program…
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Dean Tamara Lawson Recognized as Top Black Educator

We are proud to announce that Dean Tamara Lawson has been nominated and selected by Legacy Magazine as one of South Florida’s "Top Black Educators" for 2019. The announcement was included in the magazine's Education issue, which was published…
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St. Thomas Law Students Get Exclusive Tours of Miami-Dade and Broward County Courthouses

The Office for Career Development and Career Counselor Laura Varela, recently organized exclusive Miami-Dade and Broward County courthouse tours for a select group of our law students. In Broward, Judge Tarlika Navarro '10 hosted our students…