Symplicity: Our online jobs database
Mitchell Hamline uses Symplicity to host job postings for Mitchell Hamline students and alumni. Log in to Symplicity to start searching and applying for jobs today. For assistance using Symplicity, contact careers@mitchellhamline.edu.
Career Planning and Summer employment
Students: Watch our January 12, 2021 video with updated tips for career planning and finding summer employment. If you would like to be connected with your career counselor, please contact careers@mithchellhamline.edu.
Resources for your job search strategy
Temporary Permanent Legal Placement Agencies
Learn about the On-Campus Interview process (OCI)
NALP Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities
Ideas for Finding Flexible Work Schedules in the Legal Profession
Tips for Job Seekers with Disabilities
Tips for out-of-state job seekers
Job Searching in Another Market
Request Reciprocity (for Mitchell Hamline Out-of-State Job Seekers): A Mitchell Hamline School of Law student or graduate may request reciprocity to utilize certain career services resources of another participating law school, consistent with the terms of that school’s Reciprocity Policy. For more information, read our Reciprocity Policy.
Employment opportunities – general search tools
- Symplicity (free online platform through which Mitchell Hamline students and alumni can explore job postings from a variety of employers, including those in the fields of traditional law practice, business, government, and public interest)
- Make it. MSP.
- Greater Minnesota Legal Network (MSBA portal for work opportunities in greater Minnesota)
- American Bar Association Career Center
- American Bar Association Internships for Law Students with Disabilities
- Pollen Midwest
- Law Crossing
- Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
- Zippia (search for positions and research career opportunities by industry, discipline, company, or state)
Health and medicine
- American Health Lawyers Association Job Bank
- GoInhouse®
- Public Health in Minnesota (publichealth.org)
Intellectual property
Government jobs
- Judicial Clerkships (Click for more information!)
- USA Jobs (Federal Government Employment) and USA Jobs Overview
- Minnesota Judicial Branch Employment
- Minnesota Public Defender
- Minnesota County Attorneys
- Other Jobs with State of Minnesota
- Hennepin County Employment
- Ramsey County Employment
- City of Saint Paul Employment
- City of Minneapolis Employment
- Public Affairs Jobs
Public interest and volunteer opportunities
- National Legal Aid & Defender Association
- Public Service Jobs Directory (MHSL is already a member – just need to register using MHSL email)
- Volunteer Lawyers Network
- Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Job Board
- MAP for Nonprofits
- Volunteer Match
- HandsOn Twin Cities
- Public Interest Volunteer opportunities (through Minnesota Justice Foundation)
- Public Interest Fellowships
- Equal Justice Works
- Idealist
- Federal Direct Loan Program Information
Other practice areas
- On-Campus Interviews (for opportunities in private practice, business, government, and more)
- Animal Law (Animal Legal Defense Fund)
- Higher Education Jobs (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium)