At St. Mary's University, we combine our tradition of excellence in legal education with new programs and methodologies that prepare our students for the practice of law in a changing world. St. Mary's teaches its students the practical skills that enable them to become professional leaders and effective advocates of legal and social justice.

Events

Sep 8: Unveiling of Judge Andy Mireles Portrait
Sep 9: Houston Law Alumni Fall Social
Sep 17: Innsbruck 25th Anniversary Reunion Reception
Sep 22: Corpus Christi Law Alumni Reception
Oct 22: 2010 Distinguished Law Graduate Award Dinner


News

Academic Library Named a GPO
09/01/2010             by: Lucha Ramey
The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) has designated St. Mary’s University’s Louis J. Blume Academic Library’s website as a “Service Partner.” As a GPO Service Partner, St. Mary’s library’s Government Information Web Subject Index will be included on the GPO’s website as a valuable resource for researchers to use in seeking information generated by federal agencies and by the U.S. Congress.
Day of Community Service
08/31/2010             by: Lucha Ramey
The University’s bi-annual community day of service, “Continuing the Heritage,” was held on August 28. Students, faculty, staff and alumni came out in droves to volunteer for various community projects around San Antonio.
St. Mary's Ranks High Nationwide
08/23/2010             by: Lucha Ramey
Washington Monthly magazine just released their ranking of America's Best Master's Universities and Baccalaureate Colleges. St. Mary's University is first in the nation in the category of Master's Universities for promoting an ethic of service to country; fostering scientific and humanistic research; and performing as an engine of social mobility.
St. Mary's #1 in Nation
08/21/2010             by: Lucha Ramey
Washington Monthly just released its 2010 “College Rankings—What Can Colleges Do for the Country” naming St. Mary’s University No. 1 among the nation’s Master’s Universities and Baccalaureate Colleges. The top ranking recognizes St. Mary’s for promoting community service, fostering scientific and humanistic research, and making a quality college education accessible and affordable. The issue will be available online Monday, August 23 and on newsstands on August 31, subscribers began receiving the issue this weekend.



Who We Are

A close-knit academic and spiritual community boasting a 13-1 student to faculty ratio

Strong Alumni Network

Graduates of St. Mary's University School of Law have become members of the United States Congress, governors and lieutenant governors nationwide, justices of the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, state legislators, members of the federal judiciary and leaders of some of the nation's most prestigious law firms.

Two Law Journals

The St. Mary's Law Journal is the 10th most cited legal periodical by state and federal courts over a seven-year period, according to a survey compiled by Washington and Lee University.

Two Law Journals

St. Mary's second law journal, The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues, has a primary goal to give all minorities a voice in the publication of a legal journal on issues affecting all minorities.

Top Advocacy Competitors

Year after year, St. Mary's law students excel in regional and national moot court and mock trial competitions. In 2009, a St. Mary's team was the National Runner-up in the National Black Law Student Association's Thurgood Marshall National Mock Trial Competition.

High Tech Courtroom

St. Mary's University School of Law has one of the most technologically advanced courtrooms in the country.

High Tech Courtroom

Through a cooperative agreement with the Supreme Court of Texas, St. Mary's provides Supreme Court Webcasts live on St. Mary's website and on-demand through iTunes U.

World Class Faculty & Facilities

Students are taught by faculty who are nationally known subject-area experts, scholars and practitioners, as well as former U. S. Supreme Court and White House Clerks and Fellows and Fulbright Scholars.

World Class Faculty & Facilities

The Sarita Kenedy East Law Library is the largest legal information center in San Antonio and the surrounding area.

Award Winning Clinical Program

The Center for Legal and Social Justice houses a nationally recognized clinical program that offers students invaluable, hands-on legal experience representing San Antonio's indigent and disadvantaged citizens.

Award Winning Clinical Program

The School of Law received the 2009 Law School Commitment to Service Award from the Texas Access to Justice Commission.

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

The St. Mary's School of Law celebrated 25 years of international legal education in Europe at their Institute on World Legal Programs in Innsbruck, Austria. The program regularly offers world-renown speakers, including seven U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

St. Mary's and Beihang University offer the St. Mary's University School of Law Institute on Chinese Law and Business in Beijing, China. The new program will prepare students for the challenges of representing clients doing business with Chinese partners.

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

St. Mary's Center for Terrorism Law is a nationally renowned legal research center dedicated to the study of legal issues associated with both antiterrorism and counterterrorism.

Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú

Cantú, the longest-tenured Hispanic law professor in the country, has served St. Mary's School of Law for more than 40 years.

Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú

Through his guidance, St. Mary's has received $6.5 million in gifts and scholarships, including two $1 million scholarship endowments from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust for law students from Texas' Webb County.

Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú

Cantu has strengthened both the curriculum and the school's Catholic identity through the addition of a course on canon law and the death penalty, beginning a clinical program on annulment and opening dialogue on Catholic Social Teachings in the law school experience.

Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú

Within the past two years, St. Mary's has hosted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and federal and circuit courts and the Supreme Court of Texas have also heard oral arguments in the St. Mary's courtroom.