Universidad Panamericana - Mexico City,

Mexico

History

The Universidad Panamericana was founded by a group of prominent Businessmen in 1968. The School of Law was opened in 1970. The predecessor of our University is the prestigious School of Business and Management, IPADE, ranked among the best ten on MBA by the Financial Times.

For us the quality of our academic program and the reputation of our Faculty can only be appreciated by the results of our graduates. They are partners and associates of the most influential and prominent law firms or work in the most important private companies. The public sector is not unaware of the lawyers who have graduated from our University. They work in key positions on different State Departments; at the judicial level, in the National Supreme Court of Justice, Federal Electoral Tribunal, and also in the legislature as Governors of States.

What make us different?

UP Law Faculty is recognized as one of the most prestigious law schools in Mexico. For the last three years it has been considered among the three best law schools in Mexico. Conscious of the importance of international relations, in less than a decade we have developed academic agreements with over than 25 foreign law schools in twelve different countries.

Humanism is a root of our University. We take special care in the ethical formation of our students by showing them that a successful lawyer in the practice of the law must combine their legal knowledge with moral principles and the ideal of justice.
The first years of our academic plan is specially designed to develop important abilities such as oratory, study habits, written skills and legal argumentation. We are the only Faculty of Law in Mexico that uses the case-study method to improve these abilities.

We have relations with more than 230 Law Firms, private companies and the public sector, with a presence both national and worldwide allowing our graduates to have a better professional career.
A graduate from our Law Faculty does not only know the Legislation and the procedure to apply it, but also understand vital concepts like justice and equity and know that in order to solve judicial problems they have to search other law sources like jurisprudence, the doctrine and international law.

The Bufete Jur¨ªdico Gratuito Social is a Legal Clinic created by the Law Faculty to provide free legal services to people who can not afford a private lawyer. As a student, you have the opportunity to practice areas like civil law, family law, leasing, administrative and criminal law, while you provide a valuable service to your community.

Is Universidad Panamericana for me?

If you consider yourself a leader and want to become a lawyer capable of using law to improve the economical, political and social environment in order to benefit the community you should come to study with us.

During their studies, students take a module that gives them the opportunity to complement the case study and the theory learned in the classroom, by doing a professional practice in the most prestigious and important Law Firms, Private Companies and in the Public Sector. As a foreign student, you will also be eligible to take this module, allowing you an easier and deeper understanding of the Mexican Culture and Legal System.

Besides having the best academic law plan in Mexico, which will allow you to have a world class legal education, the following are our most recognize fields:

Tax Law
Civil Law
Ethics and Human Rights Law
International Law
Roman law and History Law
Constitutional Law & State and Political Science
Administrative Law
Company Law
Intellectual Property

Located at Mixcoac¡¯s neighborhood, UP Law Faculty is the best option for international students. It is connected by many ways: plenty of trolley and bus routes; major avenues like Insurgentes, Churubusco and Revoluci¨®n; a line of subway system; and a express bus line. All the previous transportation methods will help you to arrive at UP Law Faculty faster in a great and big city like this.

Instituto Panamericana de Jurisprudencia

Our professors are remarkable scholars and lawyers, with recognized prestige in the legal community. This academic community is fully devoted to teaching, researching and practicing of Law.
Their works over the last twenty years have been published by the specialize legal magazine Ars Iuris, featuring high-level law studies about the most influencing issues in the legal profession, as well as commentaries on law reforms.

Postgraduate Department

Specializations: Thirteen updating programs designed to offer lawyers constant academic and practice preparation in areas such as Administrative Law, Amparo Law, Civil Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property, Corporate Law and Labour Law.

Master Programs: Planned for more experience lawyers. Experts and recognize international and national professors using the case-method system, transfer their experiences of how they have solve and prevent real legal problems, offering the students the opportunity to perfect their theory and practice knowledge. Our programs are Constitutional Process Law, Administrative Law, Tax Law and Corporate Law.

Doctorate: We offer two different options at this level. A research doctorate, design to guide specially academics interested in elaborate an original scientific investigation. Tax Law Doctorate: This program is conjunctly develop with the University of Salamanca, Spain, and represents the higher achievement for those dedicated to tax law.


What to do in the biggest City in the World?

Mexico City is one of the favorite cities to come as an exchange student because of its ethnical and cultural mixture. It is placed in a valley with a mild climate with showers in the summer. Temperature fluctuates between 5¡ãC to 28¡ãC along the year, depending on the month. It has lots of theatres, museums, parks and historical sites. Mexico City is called ¡°The city of palaces¡±, and that¡¯s true. You won¡¯t have to walk far to discover churches, palaces, historical ancient buildings, and modern landmarks that will show you more about our civilization.

There are countless styles of entertainment for every way of life in Mexico City, so you¡¯ll easily find the one that adjusts to yours. Classical neighborhoods and public squares, the downtown, pubs, cafes, restaurants and night clubs are some of the attractions you will be able to visit if you come here for an exchange. You can also visit famous typical market places and contemporary shopping malls. And if you are looking for something thrilling why you can go for a ride in a roller coaster at a theme park; but if you wish to slow down for awhile, get into one of the many concerts that take place in the city during the year, or play sports in one of the many parks and gyms of the city. Mexico City is also linked by interstate highways with the rest of the country allowing you to visit popular and beautiful cities like Cuernavaca, Puebla and Quer¨¦taro.

Direct link to Universidad Panamericana's Law School website