University of Minnesota Law School
2,442 Applied 195 Enrolled 5% International Students
162 – 170
25% - 75%
LSAT Range
3.63 – 3.95
25% - 75%
GPA Range
116 Undergraduate Institutions
From Outside of Minnesota
24 Average Age
19 – 48 Age Range
Professor Amy Monahan, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Melvin Steen & Corporate Donors Professor teaches Torts and tax courses. She, is a nationally recognized expert in health and retirement plan regulation. She is active in pension reform.
35 States Represented + Washington, D.C. Student to Faculty Ratio of Faculty Have Received Teaching Awards
65 Full-Time Faculty of Law Students are Research Assistants
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 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.
ANNUAL EMPLOYER RECRUITING
CLERKSHIPS AMONG RECENT GRADUATES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
96 Federal Clerkships
76 State Appellate Clerkships
145 Trial Court Clerkships
11,000+ Counseling Appointments held by the Career Center last year
1,250+ Employers post more than 3,000 Jobs
200+ Employers Recruiting Law firms, government agencies, and public interest organizations hire students through our annual recruitment programs, including those in Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.
20+ Diversity and Specialized U.S. Career Fairs
Last year, the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic helped to secure asylum for their client from Afghanistan. Pictured from L to R: Luke Srodulski ’24, Mikaela Smith ’25, client Saima Fazli, Harshita Kalidindi ’25, Immigration Legal Fellow Mackenzie Heinrich ’18, and Amelia Lizarraga ’24
CLASS OF 2023
(2023 Grads; FT/LT JD Advantage/ Graduate School)
(First-time test takers MN July 2023)
This year, Jacob Bourgault ’25 worked as a summer associate at White & Case in Houston, Texas, and as a judicial extern for Judge William J. Fisher of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota.
98% of law students were employed across the U.S. during summer 2024.
Examples of summer employers in recent
IN MINNESOTA
ACLU
Ballard Spahr
Barnes & Thornburg
Children’s Law Center
Cozen O’Connor
Dorsey & Whitney
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Faegre Drinker Biddle
Fox Rothschild
Gender Justice
Greenberg Traurig
Hennepin County Public Defender
Jones Day
Land O’Lakes
Lewis Brisbois (MN)
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Minnesota Children’s Hospital
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
National Labor Relations Board
Nelson Mullins
Office of Governor Tim Walz
Stinson
The Advocates for Human Rights
TORO
UnitedHealth Group
U.S. Attorney’s Office
White Earth Tribal Court
OUT OF STATE
Amnesty International (NY)
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (DC)
Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office (NY)
Cleary Gottlieb (CA, NY)
Cooley (DC)
Dentons (CO)
DLA Piper (DC)
EarthJustice (AK)
Federal Public Defender (AL, DC, KS)
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)
Miami-Dade Public Defender (FL)
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)
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (PA)
Polsinelli (MO)
Ropes & Gray (IL)
San Francisco District Attorney’s Office (CA)
San Jose Sharks (CA)
Sidley Austin (IL)
Senate Judiciary Committee (DC)
Southern Environmental Law Center (VA)
Southern Poverty Law Center (GA)
Sullivan & Cromwell (NY)
Transgender Law Center (CA)
Urban Justice Center (NY)
United Auto Workers (MI)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva)
U.S. Department of Justice (DC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (DC)
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (DC)
U.S. Securities and Exchange (DC)
White & Case (CA, TX)
Willkie Farr (NY)
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LEGAL CLINICS
offer students a chance to build skills representing actual clients
200+
DUAL DEGREES
offered in graduate and professional programs at the University of Minnesota, including: JD/MBA, JD/MPP, JD/MPH, JD/MD, JD/PhD
TOP 5
Minneapolis & St. Paul both named BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2024 (Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)
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CONCENTRATIONS
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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
In State | Reciprocity
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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!
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11,842 LAKES
(Travel + Leisure)
MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball
#4
MINNESOTA NAMED 4TH BEST
TO LIVE (2024 U.S. News and World Report)
