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 accomplished 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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Degree Programs
The University of Minnesota Law School full-time J.D. degree program offers an inventive curriculum and extensive learning opportunities that equip students for the demands of modern legal practice. The J.D. program has an extensive dual degree program and many concentration options.
Course Guide
First year courses are mostly mandatory courses. In the second and third years, students can choose from a wide variety of course offerings or choose to focus in one of the 12 concentration areas. Extensive experiential learning opportunities are available to build practical skills. Find current class schedules at Academic Planning.
Experiential Learning
The Law School offers a robust menu of experiential courses, clinics, externships, field and residency programs, and other opportunities that prepare students for the practice of law by giving them the opportunity to learn by doing. From interviewing clients to negotiating with opposing attorneys, from drafting agreements to arguing cases in court, these immersive experiences enhance the development of the Law School experience.
Centers & Institutes
Students can explore pressing scholastic and community issues and address challenges with real-world legal application by connecting with numerous projects, research centers, and institutes at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Public Interest
Minnesota Law offers numerous public interest opportunities through a wide variety of academic courses, clinics, centers, research institutes, student organizations, volunteer opportunities, the Robina Public Interest Scholars Program, and the Saeks Public Interest Residency Program, among others.
Concentrations
Twelve cutting-edge legal concentrations combine the expertise of our faculty and partnerships with other University of Minnesota programs. These concentration areas enhance your career opportunities through interdisciplinary and specialized courses, research and writing projects with faculty, mentorship opportunities with professors and other experts, and networking with engaged alumni.
Journals
The Law School is one of few law schools with student-edited, faculty-edited, and faculty- and student-edited scholarly journals. Students can satisfy legal writing requirements and gain valuable legal writing experience by participating on a journal.