An Overview of Mexico's System of Legal Education

This article summarizes the central elements of Mexico´s system of legal education, specifically referring to the study of a Licenciatura en Derecho [a law degree] and the process to obtain a license to practice law. This study describes and analyzes three issues in particular: a) the licensing process; b) the content and structure of law programs; and c) the increase in the number of law schools over the last decade, focusing on the causes and characteristics of this growth.