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Lawyers graduated at the universidad metropolitana 2006-2016. Study of a professional cohort in times of revolution

Authors

  • Victoria Capriles Universidad Metropolitana
  • Rogelio Pérez Perdomo Universidad Metropolitana

Abstract

This article explores the professional career of law graduates from the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas from 2006 to 2016. More than half of the 353 located graduates work outside of Venezuela, with a sizable proportion in law-related jobs. This finding goes against the common view that Venezuelan legal education is only nationally focused. The interviews explored the graduates’ opinions regarding their legal education and their strategies for adapting to foreign legal cultures.

Keywords:

Venezuelan lawyers, legal education, expatriate lawyers, Venezuelan crisis

Author Biography

Victoria Capriles, Universidad Metropolitana

Lawyer, Master in Legal Sociology from the International Institute of Legal Sociology (Oñati, Spain) and is currently doing doctoral studies in political science at the Simón Bolívar University (Caracas, Venezuela). She is a professor in the Department of International Studies and Deputy Director of the Center for Human Rights of the Metropolitan University (Caracas, Venezuela).