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St. Mary’s may be a Catholic and Marianist institution, but “it is very welcome[ing] to people of all faiths or no faith at all.” Additionally. St. Mary’s Law Journal is “one of the most cited law journals in the country, and [the school] also boasts a second law journal, The Scholar, which is the only one in the country that focuses on social and race issues in the law.” The first-year curriculum is “tough,” and St. Mary’s curve “isn’t as forgiving as other more prestigious law schools. St. Mary’s doesn’t artificially inflate grades, but this means if you get a high grade, you really did earn it.” The “Mock Trial/Moot Court/Negotiations Programs . . . consistently produce national ranked teams and provide students with practicable skills.”
Overall, students “feel fortunate to have attended St. Mary’s Law School,” but note the “disadvantage when it comes to ‘big law’ and judicial internships & clerkships (as compared to University of Texas students),” although there are “opportunities St. Mary’s students have because of particular professors who have forged relationships with federal and Texas judges.” Students at St. Mary’s “benefit greatly from professors who impart the practicalities of practicing law, not just the theory, and administrators who strive to provide as many opportunities to gain practical skills as possible. Regardless of whether it is more difficult to obtain post-grad employment because of St. Mary’s ranking, I think these aspects (and the tremendous faculty) are well worth it.”
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Although “the facilities could use some improvement,” students note that “the university recently upgraded a few classrooms, which have been received very well, but other elements, such as the library study rooms, could use expansion and renovation. Additionally, the law school does not have many on-campus food locations or student lounge areas that encourage students to stay after classes have ended.”
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San Antonio, TX 78228-8601