Twin Cities Diversity in Practice and the Hennepin County Bar Association are now accepting applications for their 1L Summer Associate diversity recruitment programs. If you are a first-year student considering applying for these opportunities, there are resources on campus and online that can help strengthen your application.
- Writing Sample: If you would like assistance with your writing sample, view the resource, “The Legal Writing Sample,” linked here https://mitchellhamline.edu/careers/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/The-Legal-Writing-Sample-2019-acc.pdf.
- Please ensure your written sample complies with the directions provided in “The Legal Writing Sample” document, then select an option below:
- Visit a Lawyering Professor: Sign up for a 30-minute conference using the WeJoin link https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/bhcds. Please email your writing sample and writing sample cover page to the Lawyering professor 24 hours prior to the conference and bring a hard copy to the meeting.
- December 4: 2:00-4:00, Professor Erica Strohl, Room 335
- December 5: 2:00-4:00, Professor Peggy Kirkpatrick, Room 335
- December 9: 2:00-5:00, Professor Steve Aggergaard, Room 330
- December 10: 2:00-5:00, Professor Tom Cobb, Room 342
- Visit a Lawyering tutor in the Writing Center: Check Canvas for a list of drop-in hours.
- Visit a Lawyering Professor: Sign up for a 30-minute conference using the WeJoin link https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/bhcds. Please email your writing sample and writing sample cover page to the Lawyering professor 24 hours prior to the conference and bring a hard copy to the meeting.
- Please ensure your written sample complies with the directions provided in “The Legal Writing Sample” document, then select an option below:
- Resume and Cover Letter: If you would like assistance with your resume and cover letter:
- View online examples and sample documents: https://mitchellhamline.edu/careers/resumes-correspondence/.
- Contact your career counselor or careers@mitchellhamline.edu to set up an in-person or phone appointment.
- Upload your resume to Symplicity and your career counselor will be glad to assist you.
For more information on deadlines and application requirements for these programs, please visit:
If you have questions about how, or whether, to apply for these programs in light of your many other commitments at this time of year, please contact your career counselor. Thank you.