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Meet the LL.M. Class of '22; Four LL.M. Students Share Their Stories

Minnesota Law boasts a top-notch LL.M. program for international law students that has hosted students from more than 80 countries over its quarter-century-plus history at the Law School. International Jurist magazine recently recognized our LL.M. program as one of the "Best Overall Experience" LL.M. programs in the United States.

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Minnesota Law Students Help Bee Nonprofit to Get Airborne  

As practice scholars at Minnesota Law's Business Law Clinic, 3Ls Molly McKinsey & Edmund Pine advised Mademoiselle Miel, a St. Paul chocolate shop known for its honey-infused bonbons and rooftop beehives, on setting up a nonprofit organization.

The mission of Building Bees will include supporting and training local beekeepers and educating the public on the ecological necessity of honeybees. The group plans to invest in low income and BIPOC communities to better support essential green spaces.

Corporate Institute Executive Director Emily Buchholz '10, 3Ls  Edmund Pine and Molly McKinsey, with Susan Brown, owner ofMademoiselle Miel in St. Paul

Minnesota Law Grads (Once Again) Have Highest Bar Pass Rate in State

Minnesota Law grads performed extraordinarily well on the July 2021 administration of the Minnesota bar exam.

Among first-time takers, the bar exam pass rate was an eye-popping 96.3 percent, higher than any other law school in the state and the second highest recorded since the Uniform Bar Examination was introduced seven years ago. The pass rate of Minnesota Law's first-time bar takers was nearly 15% above the state's overall bar pass rate of 81.9%.

Among all takers (regardless of attempt), Minnesota Law grads' pass rate was 94% (also the highest in the state).

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Meet the Class of '24; Eight 1Ls Share Their Stories

With the arrival of the class of 2024, Minnesota Law welcomed 231 first-year J.D. students from nearly 140 undergraduate institutions in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and six different countries. Below are links to the Q&As of eight members of this the entering J.D. class who kindly consented to share their stories:

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