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10 Ways to Become a Lawyer-Leader at Minnesota Law 1 Learn how to navigate judicial processes in federal, state, immigration, bankruptcy, or tax court or before an administrative agency through 19 different litigation clinics. The work of the Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic had a national impact recently when it successfully argued in U.S. Tax Court that the IRS could not deny earned-income tax credits to recipients of Medicaid waiver payments. Pictured left clinic director Professor Caleb Smith and Matthew Barron ’19, who worked on the case.
3 2 Advise clients on topics ranging from trademarks and patents to business organization and operation in two transactional clinics and in three hybrid clinics, working with employees and small businesses on transactional or policy matters.
Above: Law students in the Business Law Clinic.
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Investigate pressing scholastic and community issues and contribute to solutions through one of the Law School’s
ten 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: Kimberly Medina ’20, was a Student Director in the Detainee Rights Clinic.
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clinics offer students a chance to build skills in a practice area of their choice Bankruptcy
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Business Law Child Advocacy & Juvenile Justice
Explore legal doctrine and reasoning in our unique 1L Law in Practice course that includes both litigation and transactional simulations.
Civil Rights Enforcement Community Legal Partnership for Health Community Mediation
Students from Law in Practice
Consumer Protection Criminal Defense
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Earn credits while gaining valuable experience working alongside in-house counsel at one of 20 companies in the Corporate Externship Program.
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Criminal Prosecution Detainee Rights Employment Law Environmental & Energy
Engage in the Robina
Family Law
Public Interest Scholars or the Saeks Public Interest Residency Program,
Federal Immigration Litigation
two transformative programs that create pathways to full-time employment for students interested in pursuing public interest careers.
Federal Defense
Housing Law Human Rights Litigation & International Immigration & Human Rights Law Indian Child Welfare Innocence Project
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Insurance Law Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Robins Kaplan Civil Practice Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Rural Immigrant Access
Work with a team in a
capstone course to solve real-world, emergent problems in areas such as environmental, labor, or health law.
37,795
hours of free legal service were provided to the public by Minnesota Law students last year.
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Paul Dimick ’19 was awarded a prestigious
Equal Justice Works Fellowship last year. He is using his fellowship to provide advocacy and education assistance to immigrants.
Students enrolled in the Insurance Law Clinic, working under the guidance of Maslon attorney Peter Doely ’13 (second from right), had the opportunity to prep and argue a policyholder’s motion. The students on the insurance case team were (from left to right): Yongxian Wang, 2L; Zach Wright, 2L; and Hannah Payne, 3L.
Learn by Doing Students in the
Business Law Clinic launched “Brief Advice Sessions” last year, designed to offer small business owners virtual pro bono legal consultations with law students.
With 25 diverse and engaging clinics to choose from, Minnesota Law students develop critical skills while gaining 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 our externship programs (including judicial, corporate, public interest, and immigration) our students
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work alongside leaders from the bench and bar on pending cases or ongoing legal issues.
(PreLaw)
Law in Practice, one of the first courses of its kind in the U.S., combines classroom teaching with simulation experiences to build the professional skills needed to practice law.
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< 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.
< Professor Linus Chan
directs the Detainee Rights Clinic and teaches in the area at the intersection of criminal and immigration law. He was recently honored by the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild for outstanding contributions to the cause of immigrant justice.
Study with World-Class Faculty Dynamic and engaged, Minnesota Law faculty are renowned scholars and committed teachers.
Professor Caleb Smith focuses on low-income taxpayer issues, directs the Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic, and teaches Federal Tax Procedure.
Our faculty includes: • Professor Prentiss Cox ’90, one of the country’s leading experts in consumer protection, co-founded the 1L Law in Practice course that teaches students litigation and transactional skills through innovative simulations. • Professor Stephen Meili, who has led efforts with the Immigration & Human Rights Clinic to help immigrants and refugees from countries around the world to gain asylum in the U.S. and obtain trafficking visas. • Professor Perry Moriearty, who is one of the country’s leaders in successfully opposing mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles. The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed with this position in two separate rulings. • Professor Ben Casper Sanchez ’97, who is an internationally renowned immigration expert, faculty director of the Binger Center for New Americans, and recipient of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association’s Access to Justice Award for 2020.
Professor Jennifer Green directs the Human Rights Litigation and International Advocacy Clinic and advocates before Minnesota policymakers, federal courts, and UN human rights mechanisms. She is the co-chair of Amnesty International-USA’s Business and Human Rights Group and on the Steering Committee for the International Business and Economic Relations Network.
Students in Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic with Professor Perry Moriearty (far right).
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43%
of graduates from the class of 2019 started directly in public interest careers and judicial clerkships, serving in nonprofit, government, and international organizations.
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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Downtown Minneapolis, as seen from campus.
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, Learning to represent
alumni, and professionals who are experts in career development
clients in the Child
and the legal field.
Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic and the Civil Practice Clinic motivated and shaped the way I practice law. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Eva Rodelius â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 Associate Attorney, Wilson Law Group and Adjunct Professor, Criminal Prosecution Clinic
2019 J.D. and LL.M. graduates with Dean Garry W. Jenkins at the 2019 University of Minnesota Law School commencement.
94%
EMPLOYMENT RATE (2019 Grads; FT/ LT JD Required/ JD Advantage/ Grad)
WHERE OUR GRADS GO CLASSES OF 2017, 2018, AND 2019
94% BAR PASSAGE (MN July 2019)
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