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Dean Garry W. Jenkins is the 11th dean in the Law School’s history. He is an awardwinning scholar in the fields of nonprofit law, global justice, and corporate law. Prior to entering academia, he clerked for a federal appellate court judge, worked for a New York City law firm, and was chief operating officer and general counsel for one of the 10 largest corporate foundations in the country. A preeminent law school with 135 years of history in the vibrant Twin Cities, Minnesota Law is an exceptional community that includes the brightest students training to become lawyer-leaders for the region, the country, and the world. With highly influential professors, scholars, and practitioners, one of the nation’s most distinguished clinical education programs, and a culture of collaboration and respect across disciplines, the University of Minnesota Law School is waiting for you.
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Walter F. Mondale Hall is named for one of our most distinguished graduates. The late Walter F. Mondale ’56 was the 42nd Vice President of the United States and left a legacy of furthering international diplomacy, advocating for civil rights, and supporting the Law School and its students.
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Prior to joining Minnesota Law, she was assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund where she oversaw cases from investigation through appeal that focused on criminal justice, voting rights, and school desegregation.
The University of Minnesota Law School recently announced the addition of the Racial Justice Law Clinic, which targets deeply embedded, systemic racial inequalities and discrimination while training future lawyers to make an impact on this critical work. Professor Liliana Zaragoza leads the clinic.
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Professor Alan Rozenshtein is the faculty advisor for the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology He teaches constitutional law, criminal procedure, and cybersecurity law, among other courses. He is a a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Scholars Strategy Network, and a senior editor at Lawfare.
Imagine learning directly from faculty who have spearheaded national legislative and judicial reforms, founded programs that provide free legal services to underserved individuals and communities, advised the president and Congress, and led governmental bodies, businesses, and major non profit organizations. These esteemed professors will become your lifelong mentors as they bring their real-world experiences and perspectives into the classroom. Through our uniquely collaborative approach, you will work shoulder-to-shoulder with faculty to co-author scholarly articles, represent clients in our law clinics, and develop your lawyering and leadership skills.
First year law students are paired with a faculty advisor, who meets with them throughout the semester to check in on their studies. Director of Academic and Bar Success Kim Ronning meets with students during a fall 1L advising lunch. Our faculty are some of the most accomplished scholars in the world, as well as active mentors dedicated to your success.
Anna Bachan, 3L, and Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, faculty director of the Human Rights Center, attended the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, last spring. Prof. Ní Aoláin serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism. She frequently engages with students on important humanitarian issues at home and abroad.
Civility, cooperation, and support define the University of Minnesota Law School.
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Evan Dale, 2L, is from Golden Valley, Minnesota. Prior to law school, he worked for two years in Washington, D.C., as an operations manager and space and science policy advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives. This summer, he was a law clerk for the District Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working with the Director of Policy in the office’s misdemeanor diversion and community supervision programs. Evan is a Minnesota Law Review staffer, orientation leader, National Lawyers Guild executive board member, and a student attorney in Minnesota Law’s Racial Justice Law Clinic.
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As one of the nation’s premier public law schools, Minnesota Law offers you a stellar academic experience. You will choose from a robust selection of courses on cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence and the law, neuroscience and liability, and data privacy. You may also elect to gain a competitive edge by focusing your studies through one of our 11 concentrations, such as Business Law, Environmental & Energy Law, Health Law & Bioethics, and Human Rights Law. With more than 25 diverse clinics, our nationally ranked clinical training program allows you to hone your practical legal skills while working with actual clients in a supportive setting. You will gain hands-on professional experience through public and private externships, public service fellowships, and pro bono opportunities. You will also develop written and oral advocacy skills through our nationally and internationally competitive moot court and mock trial programs.
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Business Law Clinic students examine honeycomb held by Susan Brown, owner of Mademoiselle Miel, on the roof of her shop. The Business Law Clinic allows students to gain valuable experience working with local businesses on projects that intersect business law practice with business law scholarship. Put your passion into practice when you earn a transformative legal education at Minnesota Law.
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Two 2021–22 Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court teams advanced to the quarterfinal rounds in competition, with one team winning the national competition for the first time in Law School history. Members of the teams included Hannah McDonald, 3L, Joe Hamaker ’22, Kylee Evans, 3L, and Hannah Fereshtehkhou ’22 Kendra Saathoff ’22 is from Seattle, Washington. During law school, she served as a student director in the Clemency Clinic and interned at Tubman, a Minneapolis nonprofit that helps people who have victimsformeanshelpedLegislaturefrontLastassault,relationshipexperiencedviolence,sexualandothertrauma.year,shetestifiedinoftheMinnesotaStateonabillshedraftthatprovidesaforreducingsentencescrimescommittedbyofdomesticviolence.
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The Class of 2022 celebrated the University of Minnesota Law School’s 134th Commencement at Northrop this year. 48 STATES WASHINGTON,+ D.C. REPRESENTED IN THE BODYSTUDENT 250+ UNDERGRADUATEINSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED IN THE BODYSTUDENT
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Maysa Alqaisi, 3L, is from Dallas, Texas. She was a summer associate at Kirkland & Ellis in Dallas this year. As a 2L, she worked as a research assistant for a professor, served as the president of Muslim Law Student Association, and was a member of Environmentalthe& Energy Law Moot Court.
Minnesota Law is distinguished by a collegial culture that attracts talented and diverse students from every part of the United States and numerous countries from around the world.
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Minnesota Law students attended the Spring 2022 Student + Alumni Mixer. Students from APALSA, BLSA, LLSA, OUTLAW, NALSA, and SALSA affinity groups joined alumni at Huntington Bank Stadium for an afternoon social, where new graduates were welcomed into the Minnesota Law alumni community and students were able to connect with others who shared the Law School experience.
Women in Law School Association (WLSA) members Sydney Goggins ’22, Fabiola Gretzinger ’22, and Ingrid Hofeldt ’22 have been friends since their 1L year. The three relied on each other for career and education advice and support and made it a priority to connect outside of class.
At Minnesota Law, you will join a welcoming student community of hard workers, team players, and creative thinkers. Our collaborative and collegial culture helps foster personal growth in problem solving, leadership, and persuasion—skills that you’ll find essential in law school and beyond. Beyond the classroom walls, you will form friendships that will last a lifetime. From creating informal study groups to connecting with upperlevel classmates as mentors, you will learn as a team and encourage each other to succeed. With an active student life community that hosts events, guest speakers, and lively debates, and oversees dozens of student organizations, you’ll have plenty of ways to pursue your passions. At Minnesota Law, your student experience will be exceptional.
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Katheryn Furlong, 2L, is from Chanhassen, Minnesota. This summer, she worked as a law clerk at Gustafson Gluek in downtown Minneapolis on plaintiff class action litigation. She is also a volunteer with the Minnesota Justice Foundation and the Asylum Law Project.
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The Twin Cities is one of the most energetic, livable, and highly educated communities in the country. Here, you will enjoy our incredible park systems with hundreds of miles of trails and an amazing chain of lakes, the second largest theater community in the country, and an internationally renowned music scene. Add to that distinctive neighborhoods, seven professional sports teams, a modern light rail system just steps from the Law School’s front door, and you’ll see why so many people who come to the area choose to stay. Our prime location affords you ready access to state and federal courts, the state capitol, and the thriving Twin Cities legal and corporate world.
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For students who opt to stay local, the Twin Cities offers a wide array of opportunities for school-year and summer positions, clerkships, and postgraduate employment. BEST STATE TO LIVE
“Minnesota Law offered me the unique blend of academic prestige as a top-25 law school and ideal location in relation to my career aspirations, with Minnesota being home to seven professional sports teams. Add in the Law School’s emphasis on experiential learning, and the decision felt like a no-brainer.” —Carter Allen, 2L from Livermore, California Summer associate, Fredrickson & Byron
As one of the nation’s top law schools, Minnesota Law is perfectly positioned to connect you with our engaged network of area alumni, local legal and business leaders, and professional opportunities in the Twin Cities and beyond. Watch a video: Meet the Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis, seen from the University of Minnesota campus. Michael Kinane, 3L, is from Oakland, California, and is a dual degree JD/Master of Public Policy student. This summer, he worked for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in its appellate and adult prosecution units. He previously externed for Judge William Orrick in the Northern District of California and interned for the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California in the Gang Strike Force.
135 YEARS 10 Aspire Launch Your Career to andPracticetoLead BAR96%PASSAGERATE (First-time test takers MN July 2021) Minnesota Law students Libbi Wilson, 3L, Kai Qi, 2L, Andrew Biddison, 3L, and Samuel Ferguson, 2L, worked as summer associates for Lathrop GPM in Minneapolis this year. The Career Center at Minnesota Law partners with law firms in the Twin Cities and across the country to offer students opportunities to gain professional experience in the legal field. 56 2021 grads were hired in CLERKSHIPSJUDICIAL BusinessJudicialEMPLOYMENT2021CATEGORIESLawFirms46%Clerkships25%PublicInterest11%andIndustry10%Government6%
Peter Michaud ’97 (chair-elect and partner) and Karla Vehrs ’06 (managing partner) of Ballard Spahr were guest speakers at a Professional Essentials Milestone (PEM) program last year. They spoke about how leadership skills are critical for long-term career and personal success. PEM introduces law students to core concepts surrounding development and interpersonal skills critical for career success. Students receive a transcript notation after completing the PEM program.
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Philip de Sa e Silva, 2L from Bellevue, Washington Summer associate, Dorsey & Whitney
Our highly experienced Career Center team will work closely with you from the very beginning to help you achieve your career goals and ensure you are empowered for lifelong career success. We will help you identify the professional development you need to prepare for a wide range of career paths. In addition to one-to-one guidance, the team provides access to networking events, hosts career fairs, offers workshops and training opportunities, assists in the clerkship application process, and much more. The Career Center also includes dedicated employer-relations and public-interest staff who work tirelessly to cultivate employment opportunities for students and alumni. Local, regional, and national employers, including law firms, government entities, and public interest organizations, recruit students and graduates through on campus interviews (OCI), job fairs, and postings throughout the year. At Minnesota Law, we not only help you define your career path, we help you achieve it.
Wendy Griak, assistant director of counseling initiatives with Minnesota Law’s Career Center, meets with a student. Career counseling services are available throughout your career. “The Career Center’s support for students is awe-inspiring. I feel so lucky to work with such thoughtful and encouraging advisors. I am endlessly grateful for my career counselor’s wisdom, insight, patience, and kindness.”
135 YEARS 12 A World of Possibilities Explore Where Minnesota Law Can Take You 11 STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES Minnesota Law recently announced a new sports, name, image, and likeness (NIL) clinic that will provide legal assistance to students with NIL needs, including college athletes and social media influencers. The Sports and NIL Clinic was conceived by attorney Chris Pham, Tarun Sharma ’22, and Colton Messer ’22 TOP MARKETS FOR 2021 GRADS: California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Washington,WisconsinD.C., EMPLOYMENT93%RATE AT 10 MONTHS (2021 GRADS: FT/ LT JD REQ’D/JD ADV)
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Special alumni events, like our annual Fall Social, alumni-sponsored CLEs, and class reunions, help you remain connected throughout your career.
With more than 14,000 alumni worldwide, Minnesota Law is making a profound impact in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 70 countries. After graduation, you will become part of a network of alumni already working in large coastal law firms, global corporations, international NGOs, state and federal courts, government agencies, and more. These valuable connections help you gain leverage throughout your career as a lifelong member of this vibrant community of lawyer-leaders.
Schuyler Troy ’22 from Fayetteville, Tennessee Associate, Fredrickson & Byron Benjamin Cooper ’22 is from Northhampton, Massachusetts. While in law school, he worked for the legal department of Land O’Lakes, a Fortune 500 agribusiness company, based in Minnesota. He is currently serving as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Rachel Hughey ’03 of the 4th Judicial District in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Abby Frerick, 2L, is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She received a summer fellowship from the Peggy Browning Fund, which provides a stipend for law students who work at
Alumni are invited to annual regional alumni receptions in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Minneapolis, New York, and other cities.
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“We stand together now as peers, poised to enter a profession that confers upon us tremendous potential and privilege to positively impact the world around us. No matter where our paths take us from here, we each have the opportunity through the actions we take and the choices we make to do good, to make the world better for our having been here, both in ways that are immediate and tangible and in ways we cannot begin to fathom for those yet to come.”
The strong reputation of Minnesota Law brings with it intrinsic respect and significance that will help open doors for you regionally, nationally, and around the world.
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Minnesota Law Ambassadors were joined by Goldy Gopher to welcome prospective students to campus during Campus Preview Weekend.
The University of Minnesota Law School values each student’s contribution to our unique and welcoming legal community. By fostering a collegial environment that strives to be equitable, and inclusive, Minnesota Law welcomes students from across the U.S. and around the world who represent diverse cultural, professional, and educational backgrounds. Minnesota Law’s student-led initiatives, robust academics, and wide-range of programs examine issues at the intersection of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Events such as the annual MLK Convocation examine inequities in society, the legal profession, and judicial systems; innovative programming like the Race-Informed Study Experience program (RISE) offers dedicated academic support to students of color; and initiatives like the Minnesota Pre-Law Scholars Program prepare underserved students for admission to law school. A rich variety of student activities, organizations, and leadership opportunities enhance the classroom experience.
Read a Q & A with Katherine Chen ’22 Katherine Chen ’22 is from San Diego, California. She served as the 2021–22 Law Council president, where she worked to improve the student experience and deepen communications to BIPOC students. For her work on behalf of students, she received the 2022 University of Minnesota President’s Student Leadership and Service Award. She is now an associate, intellectualpracticingproperty law at Carlson Caspers, a boutique firm in Minneapolis. Assistant Dean of Admissions Robin Ingli with Tayla Moore, 2L, and Louica Alexandre, 2L, enjoyed Minnesota Law’s ice cream social welcoming new and returning students to Mondale Hall.
Shonice Pooniwala, 2L, and Cizhu Feng, 3L, participated in the Law Council’s student snowman-building challenge in February.
Sydney Goggins ’22 at the Dean’s Graduation Reception. day of classes!
Dean Garry W. Jenkins and student speakers and honorees at the 134th Commencement.
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Immigration and Human Rights Clinic director Professor Stephen Meili and clinic students Yemaya Hanna ’22 and Patrick Murray ’22 collaborated on a report concerned with treatment of LGBTQ+ citizens in Guatemala.
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Minnesota Law has nonresident and resident (reciprocity) tuition rates. Students from SD, WI, and Manitoba qualify for resident tuition. Merit scholarships are awarded to highly qualified candidates at the time of admission and range from $5,000 to full tuition. No separate application is required. Summer funding and/or fellowships are available to students through the Human Rights Center Fellowship, Robina Public Interest Scholars Program, and the Career Center. Many student paid positions exist at the Law School for law students, including research as sistant, structured study group leader, library assistant, and orientation leader. Travel reimbursement funds are available for students to attend 20+ national diversity, practice area, and law school-hosted job fairs.
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