<p>The link to the LSAC site is broken, but this is a very good discussion of URM status at TLS. According to this site, the typical criteria for hispanic URMs are a minimum of 1/4 status plus being either Mexican American or of Puerto Rican ancestry: </p>
<p>[URM</a> (Under-Represented Minority) Application FAQ](<a href=“http://www.top-law-schools.com/urm-applicant-faq.html]URM”>URM (Under-Represented Minority) Application FAQ)</p>
<p>“The two groups listed on the LSAC published data that aren’t (generally) considered minorities are Asian Americans and members of Hispanic groups not listed above. The reason for this is clear when we look again at the definition for an Underrepresented Minority. Both groups’ presence in the legal field and in law schools in general are close to or exceed their numbers in the general population. For example, Asians make up just 4.4% of the U.S. population, but according to LSAC’s estimates, they make up approximately 10% of legal students. By contrast, those groups who are considered URM’s have a much lower law school representation relative to their status in the U.S. population.” </p>
<p>There is a lot of information on the LSAC about Racial/Ethnic minority applicants as well. Generally agree with Sybbie, but you can look at the graphs at lawschoolnumbers to see the advantage that being a URMs might give a student at particular law schools.</p>