Prospective Students

Welcome to the University of Minnesota Law School

Widely recognized as one of the country's best public law schools and part of one of the world's top research institutions, the University of Minnesota Law School offers a dynamic legal education in a vibrant metropolitan community. The Law School has been the training ground for legal, business, political, and social leaders for more than a century.

Through a rigorous and dynamic combination of theoretical and practical training, the Law School sharpens the intellects and skills of its students. The school’s unique approach to legal education focuses on how law shapes and transforms all aspects of society.

Throughout three years of integrated study, students are prepared to:

• Operate as lawyers in a global context
• Address pressing socio-economic problems
• Engage in wide-ranging, cutting-edge research
• Approach their chosen field of work as problem-solvers and difference-makers

Explore the many facets of this Law School: the bold, unique curriculum, our extensive clinical education program, our interdisciplinary joint and dual degree programs, our LL.M. program for foreign lawyers, our renowned faculty, our law library and research institutes, and the many amenities of the Minneapolis/St. Paul community.