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Mitchell Hamline offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as an array of additional degree and certificate programs. Each of our enrollment options focuses on preparing students for their careers as lawyers and leaders by providing a comprehensive study of law, both in theory and in practice.
Juris Doctor program
Our approach to legal education integrates the study of law with practical skills training. It’s an active, intellectually demanding learning process that prepares students for their future careers. Mitchell Hamline offers an unmatched number of J.D. program enrollment options:
- Full-time
- Part time, weekday
- Part time, weekend
- Executive J.D.
- HYBRID J.D.℠ on-campus/online
Learn more about Mitchell Hamline’s J.D. program
Experiential learning
Experiential learning is key to our approach to legal education. At Mitchell Hamline, students have hands-on, skills-based learning opportunities beginning in their first year. Components of Mitchell Hamline’s experiential learning process include the following:
- The Legal Practice Center
- Advocacy
- Clinical Program
- Externships
- Semester Placements
- Simulation Courses
- Transactional Skills
- Writing & Representation: Advocacy & Problem Solving
- Minnesota Justice Foundation
Learn more about Experiential Learning at Mitchell Hamline
Centers and Institutes
Mitchell Hamline’s centers and institutes can further enhance your credentials and your education by combining rigorous academic discourse with applied experience in a specific concentration area.
- Center for Law and Business
- Child Protection Program
- Dispute Resolution
- Health Law Institute
- Indian Law Program
- Intellectual Property Institute
- Public Health Law Center
Learn more about Mitchell Hamline’s Centers and Institutes
Master’s program
Mitchell Hamline’s LL.M. for International Lawyers introduces attorneys who possess an LLB or equivalent degree from a non-U.S. country to the U.S. legal system.
Learn more about Mitchell Hamline’s LL.M. for International Lawyers
Certificate programs
Mitchell Hamline’s certificate programs supplement the J.D. degree and demonstrate that a student has achieved advanced knowledge and training in a specific area of study. Mitchell Hamline offers certificates in the following areas:
- Law and Business
- Dispute Resolution
- Health Law
Learn more about Mitchell Hamline’s Certificate programs
Dual degrees
Mitchell Hamline offers a number of ways to save time and money, while also increasing your expertise and your value to potential employers. You can combine your J.D. with:
- Undergraduate degree (3+3 Programs with Hamline University and other Minnesota institutions)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), offered in partnership with Hamline University
- Master of Fine Arts in Writing (MFA), offered in partnership with Hamline University
- Master in Public Administration (MPA), offered in partnership with Hamline University
- Master in Nonprofit Management (MNM), offered in partnership with Hamline University
- Master in Public Health-Public Health Administration & Policy (MPH-PHAP), offered in partnership with the University of Minnesota