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10 Ways to Become a Lawyer-Leader at Minnesota Law 1 Learn how to navigate judicial, policy, and community processes at local and federal levels through work in our Community Legal Partnership for Health Clinic. Left: Students in the Law School’s Community Legal Partnership for Health Clinic worked closely with a Minnesota state senator to draft legislation that would protect Minnesota renters from high levels of radon in rental housing. When introduced to the state senate last spring, the bill (S.F. 2426) gained bipartisan support.
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3 Investigate pressing scholastic and community issues and contribute to solutions through one of the Law School’s
3 2 Take interdisciplinary courses in health law, bioethics, and human rights taught by nationally distinguished faculty.
cutting-edge institutes and research centers.
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Benefit from one of the country’s leading legal writing programs, and sharpen skills through innovative writing courses or by serving on a law journal.
Learn first-hand about lawyering and judging through judicial externships, available with federal, state, and tribal courts, all easily accessible from the Law School’s location in the Twin Cities.
On the cover: Caroline Sell 3L, interned at the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.
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TOP 5 LAW SCHOOL for Practical Training (PreLaw)
6 Explore legal doctrine and reasoning in our unique 1L Law in Practice course that includes both litigation and transactional simulations. Above: Students from Law in Practice
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Earn a concentration in Health Law and Bioethics, taking courses that range from health care delivery to highly specialized courses and seminars.
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Build oral and written advocacy skills in one of our five moot court opportunities.
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Engage in the Robina Public Interest Scholars or the Saeks Public Interest Residency Program, two transformative programs that create pathways to full-time employment for students interested in pursuing public interest careers.
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Work with a team in a capstone course to solve real-world, emergent problems in health law.
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology publishes cutting-edge articles focused on the intersection of law, technology and the sciences. MJLST scholarship tackles multidisciplinary issues, from intellectual property to bioethics, while maintaining a rigorous grounding in law and policy.
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hours of free legal service were provided to the public by Minnesota Law students last year.
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Jessica Wheeler ’19 won second place in the Epstein Becker Green Writing Competition for her note, “Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: Privacy Protections in Integrated Care.” The competition is designed to encourage J.D. and LL.M. students in the preparation of scholarly papers on current topics of interest relating to health law.
A team that included three law students, including Caroline Sell, 3L, (pictured above), recently placed 3rd out of 16 in the University of Minnesota’s inaugural interdisciplinary Health Data Competition. The competition required students to explore the Minnesota Department of Health’s new prescription drug public use files and provide innovative insights, analysis, and recommendations based on their findings.
Learn by Doing Minnesota Law students develop critical skills while gaining The Health Law &
Bioethics Association (HLBA): provides practical career guidance in the field of health law, fosters awareness, critical thought, and debate about topics in health law and bioethics through interdisciplinary discourse and collaborates with students and organizations from other colleges at the University of Minnesota.
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of graduates from the class of 2019 started directly in public interest careers and judicial clerkships, serving in nonprofit, government, and international organizations.
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hands-on experience tackling complex legal issues on behalf of clients. In our capstone policy development courses, students draft legislation in partnership with community and government organizations. Through the judicial externship and corporate externship programs, our students work alongside leaders from the bench and bar on pending cases or ongoing legal issues.
< The Law School’s Petitioner team, comprised of 3Ls Kris Wathne, Sarah Allen, and Connor Shaull, advanced to the National Moot Court finals competition in New York City.
Study with World-Class Faculty Dynamic and engaged, Minnesota Law faculty are renowned scholars and committed teachers. Our faculty includes: • Professor Amy B. Monahan, who teaches and writes in the areas of federal taxation and employee benefits law was awarded the American Law Institute’s Young Scholars Medal in 2013 in recognition of her work on both public pensions and health care reform, and its potential to influence improvements in the law. Her scholarship focuses primarily on health and retirement plan regulation, and she has been actively involved in state and national efforts to improve the law in both areas.
Professor June Carbone is the Robina Chair in Law, Science, and Technology. She is an expert in family law, assisted reproduction, property, and law, medicine and bioethics.
• Professor Francis X. Shen, who is a McKnight Presidential Fellow, also serves as Executive Director of Education and Outreach for the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. He conducts empirical and interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law and the brain sciences. • Professor Susan M. Wolf, who is a nationally renowned expert in health law and bioethics, is also the McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy; Faegre Baker Daniels Professor of Law; and Professor of Medicine. She is Chair of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences and faculty chair of the Law School’s Concentration in Health Law and Bioethics.
Professor Ralph F. Hall is a professor of practice at the Law School. He concentrates his teaching, research, and writing in the area of FDA regulation and health care.
Professor Francis X. Shen works on issues at the intersection of law and the brain sciences. This year, he is teaching Law & Neuroscience at Minnesota Law.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS in the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities is often ranked as one of the best places to live in the country.
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2019 graduates served in judicial clerkships, putting Minnesota Law among the top 10 law schools in the country for judicial clerkships.
Live in a Community Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Love With a world-renowned park system, extensive bike trails and lanes, and a Forbes magazine rating as a top-10 city for millennials and Gen Z, the Twin Cities consistently ranks as one of the most livable urban centers in the United States. And with its thriving legal community and proximity to state and federal courts and the state capitol, this is one of the best places in the world to participate in law in action.
With easy access to the state capitol, Minnesota Law offers students the opportunity to take the classroom to the statehouse in courses such as Legislative Process.
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Prepare for Success We offer a dedicated employer relations team and lifetime alumni career counseling and professional development resources. Our unique Professional Essentials Workshops introduce law students to core concepts surrounding the development of interpersonal skills critical for career success. Students learn from staff, faculty, alumni, and professionals who are experts in career development
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of Minnesota Law School provided me with important foundations for my practice to find creative solutions for complex regulatory issues in health law, including compliance, reimbursement, and transactional matters. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Shiveta Vaid â&#x20AC;&#x2122;17 (J.D./MA) Associate, Stinson
2019 J.D. and LL.M. graduates with Dean Garry W. Jenkins at the 2019 University of Minnesota Law School commencement.
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