Objective:

The main purpose of this article is to establish the socio-demographic profile, professional skills and relationship with the institution of the graduates of the San Buenaventura University Law School, Medellín.

Methods:

The population was made up of graduates of the undergraduate law program, the specialization in public home services and the specialization in criminal and prison sciences. The sample was non-probabilistic with the graduates who decided to participate voluntarily. The focus group technique was used and surveys were applied for socio-demographic profile, professional skills and institutional participation. The director of the undergraduate program was also surveyed.

Results:

The number of female graduates is higher than the number of male graduates; the vast majority of graduates are employed; humanistic training is a particular hallmark of the graduates; skills in a second language are basic; the link with the institution is minimal.

Conclusions:

(i) Among the main findings is the correlation between the training of law graduates and high employability in the public and private sectors. (ii) Different criteria and variables should be interwoven to estimate the quality of higher education. (iii) Reflections on professional work and its relationship with society are necessary to promote improvement actions.

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