2023 Midwest Clinical Law Conference

Getting to Minneapolis

The Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is a short cab or ride share ride from campus. It is also accessible by Lightrail.

Hotel Accommodations

Special rates for conference attendees are available at the following hotel, which is less than a 5 minute walk from the law school:

Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Minneapolis
1500 Washington Avenue South 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 55454
612-333-4646

Rate: $149/night
Book by: September 28, 2023

Room blocks are no longer available via online reservation.  In order to get the conference rate, email Dee Kurz at [email protected] and mention the group name: "2023 Midwest Clinical Law Conference"

Music Playlist: A requirement for the concurrent sessions was to name drop a song title or lyrics from a Minnesota artist into the session title or presentation. You can check out the playlist by searching for “Minnesota Music” (created by sarahsolz) on Spotify. 

Session Materials: Do some pre-reading for plenaries and concurrent sessions by checking out the conference materials.

Saturday Site Visit Podcasts and Videos: Check out the podcasts, readings and videos provided by site guides to prepare you for the Saturday site visits.

Full Session Schedule

Summary Schedule

Thursday, October 19

Friday, October 20

Saturday, October 21

Key Conference Locations

Twin Cities Recommendations

Minnesota Law Parking & Directions

Courtyard Marriott Parking Recommendations

Session Proposal Deadlines:

• June 30, 2023 - Priority Submissions Deadline
• August 1, 2023 - Priority Submission Acceptance Confirmation / Second Submission Deadline
• September 1, 2023 - Second Submission Confirmation
• September 15, 2023 - Panelist Bios and Presentation Agenda Due
• September 29, 2023 - Panel Materials Deadline

Concurrent Session:

Topical Categories:

1. Channeling Change: Social Justice and Cutting Edge Pedagogy
2. Complementary Experiential Learning: Clinics, Externships, Internships, Apprenticeships
3. Elevating Clinical Work in the Law Schools: Teaching Methods, Credits, Student Involvement, Faculty Status
4. Working with ourselves and others: Intra and Inter-professional Clinic Collaboration 

Concurrent Session Requirements:

Name drop a song title or lyrics from one of these Minnesota artists into your title or presentation.

Search for “Minnesota Music” (created by sarahsolz) on Spotify

Poster Session:

Topical Categories: 

1. Clinic Design (ie. constructive caserounds, team meetings, seminar structure)
2. Effective supervision and student feedback (case ownership, constructive feedback, addressing common challenges)
3. Clinic administration (file management, in-house vs. adjunct, uniform evaluations)

Poster Session Requirements:

The intent of the poster presentation is to share individual practices for the structuring of a clinic.  Each represented law school will have a space reserved for at least one poster. Individuals may also submit posters in addition to their law school submission. 

Submit A Proposal