Success Stories from Our Graduates
Francisco Rodriguez Rubio (Colombia)
LL.M. ‘19
Corporate Legal Counsel, Motorola Solutions
After graduating from Miami Law, Francisco worked in the Global Operations Legal Department of Bacardi-Martini, Inc., which was his first job for an in-house legal department of a global company. After that, Francisco became employed by Motorola Solutions' Legal Department, where he continues pursuing his corporate legal experience as in-house Corporate Legal Counsel to this day.
"Pursuing an LLM degree at UM Law opened a variety of opportunities for me, such as adapting to the American work environment and learning about the corporate legal world. Also, Miami Law gathers so many students from different countries around the world, with so different backgrounds and walks of life, and that was the type of exposure and networking that I was aiming to get when I decided to enroll at the University of Miami. Looking back I can confidently say that choosing to come to Miami and enrolling at the University of Miami LLM turned out to be the best decision of my life as well as for my career aspirations."
Priscila Sterenberg (Brazil)
J.D./LL.M. ‘20
Associate, Holland & Knight, Miami
Before attending Miami Law, Priscila Sterenberg worked at three different law firms in Brazil, specializing in corporate and insurance law. During her second semester at Miami Law, Sterenberg worked as an intern at the Miami office of Holland & Knight, where she conducted research regarding international law and corporate law and analyzed Brazilian documents related to project finance projects. She chose Miami Law because of its diversity and location near Latin America.
“Miami Law has students from many different countries - I knew that it’d be a unique experience to build relationships with people from around the globe. Miami is also known as the gateway to Latin America. I thought that I’d have a great opportunity to be around firms and companies that have a lot of work involving Latin America.”
Angel Alvarez Oliveros (Venezuela)
J.D./LL.M. ‘18
Angel is head of the Legal Department for Latin America and the Caribbean at one of the world’s leading solar panel and energy manufacturers. He currently oversees operations in various countries, supporting the contracting processes, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of agreements including sales, vendor, distribution, consulting, and marketing agreements.
“I decided to attend the University of Miami in order to guarantee that I was making the strongest possible professional choice. I remember being skeptical about the idea of studying abroad, because of my successful career and my beloved students in Venezuela. In just a few weeks I had made my travel plans, without imagining that in less than 3 years I would become an American lawyer with a master’s degree in law.”
CAREER RANKINGS
Top 50 law school for percentage of graduates placed in largest U.S. 100 law firms (Law.com 2022 Ranking)
Of the top 30 U.S. firms, ranked by gross revenue, Miami Law has the most graduates leading these firms, second only to Harvard Law School (Am Law 100, 2023 Listing)
25th in promotions to partner (Law.com 2022 Go-To Law School Report)
LL.M. Career Advancement Honor Roll (International Jurist 2021)
A' Grade School for Employment - National Jurist fall 2023
