University of Minnesota Law School
Minnesota Law students Lea Chapoton, 2L, Samuel Ferguson, 3L, Natalie Wendland, 3L, and Lucy Dougherty, 3L, worked as summer associates for Jones Day in Minneapolis this year. The Career Center at Minnesota Law partners with law firms across the country to offer students opportunities to gain professional experience in the law.
CLERKSHIPS AMONG RECENT GRADUATES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
78 Federal Clerkships
60 State Appellate Clerkships
125 State Trial Court Clerkships
ANNUAL
EMPLOYER RECRUITING
IMMERSIVE CAREER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM provides recent graduates an opportunity to spend one year working with one of our national corporate partners.
PROFESSIONAL ESSENTIALS MILESTONE PROGRAM offers interactive workshops and networking opportunities to develop and practice core competencies that are critical for career success.
ROBINA PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARS PROGRAM offers directed guidance and counseling, summer internship support, and a seamless path from admission to full-time employment for students interested in pursuing public interest careers.
SAEKS PUBLIC INTEREST RESIDENCY PROGRAM partners with local organizations, including public defender offices, county and city attorney offices, and nonprofits. Saeks Fellows work with an organization full-time during their final year of law school and then have a guaranteed position with the same organization the year after graduation.
12,000+ Counseling Appointments held by the Career Center last year
1,300+ Employers Post Jobs
200+ Employers Recruiting Law firms, government agencies, and public interest organizations hire students through our annual recruitment programs, including those in Texas, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.
20+ Specialized Career Fairs for Diversity and Other Practice Areas
CLASS OF 2022
(220 Graduates)
97%
97% EMPLOYMENT RATE (2022 Grads; FT/LT JD Advantage/ Graduate School)
The class of 2022 is practicing in 25 STATES +Washington, D.C.
98% of law students were
7%
CATEGORIES
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
Examples of summer jobs in recent years:
IN MINNESOTA
ACLU
Ballard Spahr
Children’s Law Center
Dorsey & Whitney
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Faegre Drinker Biddle
Fox Rothschild
Gender Justice
Hennepin County Public Defender
Jones Day
Land O’Lakes
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office
Minnesota Children’s Hospital
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
National Labor Relations Board
Office of Governor Tim Walz
Stinson
TORO
UnitedHealth Group
U.S. Attorney’s Office
White Earth Tribal Court
OUT OF STATE
Alaska Law Department (AK)
Amnesty International (NY)
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (DC)
1%
Dallas County District Attorney’s Office (TX)
EarthJustice (AK)
Federal Trade Commission (DC)
Hogan Lovells (DC)
Husch Blackwell (IL)
Kirkland & Ellis (IL)
Knobbe Martens (CA)
Lambda Legal (IL)
National Immigrant Justice Center (IL)
New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (LA)
Latham & Watkins (DC)
NYC Commission on Human Rights (NY)
NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection (NY)
New York Federal Reserve (NY)
New York Legal Aid (NY)
Norton Rose Fulbright (TX)
Office of the Federal Public Defender (AL, DC, KS)
Ropes & Gray (IL)
Troutman Pepper (PA)
San Jose Sharks (CA)
Sidley Austin (IL)
Senate Judiciary Committee (DC)
Southern Poverty Law Center (GA)
Sullivan & Cromwell (NY)
Urban Justice Center (NY)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva)
U.S. Department of Justice (DC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
U.S. Securities and Exchange (DC)
Willkie Farr (NY)
25+ CLINICS offer students a chance to build skills in a practice area of their choice
200+ DUAL DEGREES
TOP 5 PUBLIC LAW SCHOOL (U.S. News and World Report)
ACADEMICS 2
LIGHT RAIL LINES
Just steps away from the Law School that connect both downtown Minneapolis and St.Paul, the Mall of America, MSP International Airport, and more!
MINNESOTA
35+ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
offered in graduate and professional programs at the University of Minnesota, including: JD/MBA, JD/MPP, JD/MPH, JD/MD, JD/PhD
11 CONCENTRATIONS
11,842 LAKES
TOP 5 Minneapolis & St. Paul both named BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2023 (Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)
10+
Business Law
Civil Litigation
Criminal Justice
Environmental & Energy Law
Family Law
Health Law & Bioethics
Human Rights Law
Immigration Law
Intellectual Property & Technology Law
International Law
Labor & Employment Law
TOP 5 MOST BICYCLE FRIENDLY STATE (The League of American Bicyclists)
MINNESOTA AMONG THE TOP 15 HEALTHIEST STATES (2023 U.S. News and World Report)
7
The Twin Cities is SECOND ONLY TO NYC in live theater per capita
#5
MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS
Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball
Top 10 BEST CITY FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (2023 Niche)
15 FORTUNE 500 HEADQUARTERS
PROFESSIONAL AFFINITY ORGANIZATIONS in the Twin Cities TUITION $46,656 In State | Reciprocity $56,088 Out of State
MINNESOTA 5TH BEST STATE TO LIVE (2023 U.S. News and World Report)
