Law School Preparation Institute

Initiated in 1998, the Law School Preparation Institute (LSPI) is designed to help University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) 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 institute at UTEP by navigating this website.  Highlighted below are some of the Institute's activities and successes.

• The LSPI College Program takes place over four semesters - spring, summer, fall, and another spring.  It 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 Institute's high school outreach efforts include a two-week High School Law Camp that takes place in the summer and on the UTEP campus.
• The LSPI provides semester internships for UTEP 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 Paso.
• The LSPI also makes available UTEP's Minor in Legal Reasoning.