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Start Here. Start Strong.

Located in the heart of the vibrant Twin Cities — one of the happiest places to live and work in the country — the University of Minnesota Law School offers an excellent collegial culture, exceptional academics, and an inclusive and diverse community.

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A Life of Inquiry

Mikka Gee Conway ’11 has been surrounded by art her entire life. Now the secretary and general counsel at Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, Conway reflects on what she calls a "life of inquiry"

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102,618

Hours

of Free Legal Services Provided to Clients and the Community Last Year

95%

Employment Rate

(2024 Grads; FT/ LT JD Required/ JD Advantage)

97%

Bar Passage Rate

(2025 MN July First-Time Takers)

News & Events

Professors June Carbone, Nick Bednar, Kristin Hickman, and Sam Merchant.

Now available! A new LawTalk podcast featuring Minnesota Law's U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel for the 2025-26 Term.

James Chosy standing in front of the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis.

Inspired to Lead

Laboring for Fairer Labor Around the Globe

The moot court team holding their award, posing for a picture.

Minnesota Law Wins Top Honors at National Health Law Moot Court

Judge LaJune Thomas Lange ’78 (ret.) Joins the Center as a Distinguished Alumni Fellow

Upcoming Events

Nov

13

Defending the Rule of Law in Modern Democracy

Nov

14

Minnesota Law Review Symposium: The Battle Will Not Be Over – 60 Years of the Voting Rights Act

Nov

20

Gopher Gratitude Day: The Law School's Celebration of Philanthropy

Nov

20

Minnesota Connections to the Nuremberg Trials

Our Faculty

Minnesota Law faculty are engaged scholars and teachers whose work intersects with the law and many disciplines and makes an impact in our communities, across the nation, and around the world.

Meet Our Faculty