Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law
Initiated in 1998, the Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law is designed to help University of Texas at El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½) students and the broader community understand the legal profession and gain entrance to law school. We encourage you to learn more about this award-winning prelaw center at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ by navigating this website. Highlighted below are some of the Center's activities and successes.
- The Law School Preparation Institute (LSPI), which is the Center's college program, takes place in the summer and consists of a rigorous workload focusing on the critical thinking skills, analytical writing skills, and study habits necessary for the pursuit of a legal education.
- The Center's high school outreach efforts include a two-week High School Law Camp that takes place in the summer and on the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ campus.
- The Center for Law provides semester internships for ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ undergraduate students and summer internships for current law school students. Interns are placed at judges' offices, government legal offices, and non-for-profits providing legal services in El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.
- The Center for Law makes available ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Minor in Legal Reasoning.