Meet Manny Mato, a member of the class of 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Not only does the 25-year-old Coral Gables native have a job as an associate at Greenberg Traurig, but he already got a $20,000-a-year raise — and he doesn’t start work until next week.

“The job market is definitely getting better,” said Mato, who received two job offers after six interviews. “You need to interview a lot and get out there and meet people for sure. But out of all of my friends at school, everyone got a job at a big law firm.”