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The latest edition of preLaw magazine gives Mitchell Hamline’s two predecessor schools high marks for preparing students to follow careers in public service. The magazine used job placement numbers, curricula, debt, salaries, and loan payment options to determine its rankings. By those measures, Hamline Law placed 18th among the magazine’s 20 top schools in preparing …

Mitchell Hamline’s predecessor schools among best for public service

State government leaders, and members of the legal community celebrated the 40th anniversary of the state’s Administrative Hearings Office Thursday at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The OAH began its work on Jan. 2, 1976. The administrative court was formed to provide impartial decisions in workers’ compensation cases, and challenges to government action involving Minnesota’s citizens, …

Gov. Dayton celebrates OAH at Mitchell Hamline

47 graduates will receive Juris Doctor degrees, and two graduates will receive Master of Laws degrees, at Mitchell Hamline’s Winter 2016 commencement, 2 pm Sunday Jan. 17 in the Mitchell Hamline Auditorium. The new graduates join the ranks of more than 19,000 alumni. It will be the first graduation ceremony at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, …

Winter commencement 2016

The creation of Mitchell Hamline School of Law combined the strengths of its predecessor schools. William Mitchell School of Law was well-regarded for the practical litigation skills it gave students, allowing them to step into a courtroom with confidence. Hamline University School of Law was known for giving students problem-solving skills through the Dispute Resolution …

New curriculum combines courses in problem-solving, advocacy

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is considering the development of a new child-protection program based on a model from Mitchell Hamline. The so-called Child Protection Problem Resolving Court would be similar to a parent-mentoring program developed by the school’s Child Protection Program.

Register for Mitchell Hamline’s Child Protection Program February symposium