{"id":893,"date":"2020-03-30T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/?page_id=893"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:46:07","slug":"experiential-learning-at-mitchell-hamline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/admitted-students-101\/experiential-learning-at-mitchell-hamline\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential learning at Mitchell Hamline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"introduction-wrapper\">\n<h2>A leader in experiential learning<\/h2>\n<p>Mitchell Hamline has a history of creating opportunities for students to practice legal skills. Our students were among the first in the nation to represent real clients through a partnership with a local charity in 1922.<\/p>\n<p>Now, students can start volunteering right away with the Minnesota Justice Foundation and have numerous opportunities for interaction with clients in later years through\u00a0<strong>clinics<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>externships<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>residencies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Students across all of our enrollment options have opportunities to participate in clinics and externships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-max-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/830216090?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Professor <span class=\"ui-provider ha b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Natalie Netzel \u201915, director of the clinical program <\/span>introduces you to clinical legal education at Mitchell Hamline.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-law-schools\/clinical-training-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2672 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/USNews-2024-Best-Clinical-Training-150x150.png\" alt=\"US News and World Report Clinical Training\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/USNews-2024-Best-Clinical-Training-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/USNews-2024-Best-Clinical-Training-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/USNews-2024-Best-Clinical-Training.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Clinical Program<\/h2>\n<p>Under the supervision of professors, students can work in 17 clinics with clients who are mothers, father, immigrants, leaders of nonprofit organizations, and small businesses. All are real people with real legal problems, and our students drive their representation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"embed-max-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/408009476?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Scotty Ducharme \u201919<\/strong> tells how his family\u2019s experience with a Legal Aid attorney years earlier inspired him to come to Mitchell Hamline and eventually work in Child Protection Clinic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"embed-max-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/325271456?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Nadine Graves \u201917<\/strong> and <strong>Whitney Buchelt \u201918<\/strong> talk about their experience in the Child Protection Clinic at Mitchell Hamline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"button button-info\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/clinics\/\" target=\"\">Clinical Program&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\n<h2>Externships<\/h2>\n<p>We offer more than 200 externships at prestigious organizations that allow you to earn credit outside of the law school by working with practicing attorneys in the community. Students work across a range of practice areas, including health law, business law, alternative dispute resolution, and criminal law.<\/p>\n<a class=\"button button-info\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/field-placements\/externships\/\" target=\"\">Externships&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\n<h2>Residencies<\/h2>\n<p>At Mitchell Hamline, students can secure full-time, on-site placements working under the supervision of practicing attorneys. It&#8217;s a key part of our bridge-to-practice programming, offering experienced students a close-up look at the world of legal work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-deck\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"embed-max-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/314903998?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<p><strong>Nou Her &#8217;18<\/strong> completed a residency with the Minnesota Vikings in spring 2018. In this video, she shares how this full-time, off-campus experience helped to prepare her to practice the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<a class=\"button button-info\" href=\"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/field-placements\/residencies\/\" target=\"\">Residencies&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leader in experiential learning Mitchell Hamline has a history of creating opportunities for students to practice legal skills. Our students were among the first in the nation to represent real clients through a partnership with a local charity in 1922. Now, students can start volunteering right away with the Minnesota Justice Foundation and have &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/admitted-students-101\/experiential-learning-at-mitchell-hamline\/\" class=\"more-link\">Experiential learning at Mitchell Hamline<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5895,"featured_media":0,"parent":1776,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-893","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5895"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/893\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/admitted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}