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Initiated in 1998, the Patti and Paul Yetter Center for Law is designed to help Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é 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 center at UTEP 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 UTEP campus.
• The Center for Law 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 Center for Law makes available UTEP's Minor in Legal Reasoning.