University of Minnesota Law School
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University of Minnesota Law School is located in Minneapolis, MN. It appears on the Top Law Schools Rankings page.
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Job prospects are generally pretty good. They don't get as much chatter because most of the people at the school want to stay in the twin cities/wisconsin area. I wondered at first if it was that or just bad placement because you never really know before you get there but I can tell you now that most of the students are from Minnesota/Wisconsin and they want to stay there. Placement is good on the coasts, and generally there aren't more than a handful of people who want to work there. Of course, like anywhere, you will need to be ranked probably top 35% or better, but this is really just because most of the California OCI firms are well regarded. I'm sure you could find jobs through legwork at medium cali firms pretty easily. There is actually a pretty big alumni base in California. The faculty are very well regarded and most of my professors have been extremely brilliant. The quality of life is also very good and Minneapolis is generally regarded as a very nice place to live with a high quality of life. Yes, it is very cold during the winter. But I came from southern California and I didn't find it to hard to get used to (but I probably wouldn't want to live here without a car as I currently am). The city has its own little sections and there are a ton of things to do around town. There is also a good amount of diversity and there are a lot of cool cultural spots. People also tend to be very active, even in the winter. The facilities at school are pretty good. The library is HUGE and there are a million+ volumes but honestly I can't think of more than a few times when I actually got a book from the library. The good thing about all those volumes is that the library has to be fairly large to accommodate them all, and so there is ample studying space. I really like the way the tables are set up, and they have a lot of different areas for people who like small cubbies, big tables and a lot of light, tables with individual light, etc. I have never had to worry about the library being full or even 3/4 full. The rest of the school is pretty nice also, but I mean I haven't seen many other schools so I don't know what to compare it too. It was nicer then most of the other schools i went to ASWs at.dilongla wrote:I was wondering what job prospects are like for Minn. grads. Minn. is ranked in the top 20, but it doesn't seem to get the chatter that other similarly or even lower ranked schools get. How easy or difficult is it to secure a job on the coasts, particularly the West one, after graduation? Could you give us your general impressions of the school concerning faculty and quality of life? Thanks in advance.
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according to whom?atty_online wrote:Currently Minnesota Law School stands at 14th rank.
anybody have any information on Minnesota as far as placement with clerkships and DoJ type criminal stuff?
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Yea, about the laptop, I think you need to get it.badlydrawn wrote:I read in some UMN literature that they provide a laptop for you at a $1300 value. If you choose to decline, does the school deduct the cost from your first year of tuition? Alternatively, will they reimburse you $1300 to buy a computer of your choosing? Just curious.
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Not a bad major con to have if you have to have one.I think for me that's the major con of Minnesota.
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Yeah even if you already have one you must also have UMN's designated laptop; no opt out.superflush wrote:Yea, about the laptop, I think you need to get it.badlydrawn wrote:I read in some UMN literature that they provide a laptop for you at a $1300 value. If you choose to decline, does the school deduct the cost from your first year of tuition? Alternatively, will they reimburse you $1300 to buy a computer of your choosing? Just curious.
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I don't. I wonder if anybody does as this may be helpful.steindle wrote:Anyone have any idea when Minnesota's ASW might be? I'm booking a trip to a few schools for mid-March because it's the only time that I can get off of work...So I'm hoping that the ASW miraculously falls in that area.
But there is this: http://www.law.umn.edu/prospective/visit.html
And it only has 1 date per month.
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Minnesota's ASW are March 6-7 and April 17-18 (Friday and Saturday). They have the ASW connected to alumni weekend (April) and to a T.O.R.T. performance (March) to show a little more of campus life.steindle wrote:Anyone have any idea when Minnesota's ASW might be? I'm booking a trip to a few schools for mid-March because it's the only time that I can get off of work...So I'm hoping that the ASW miraculously falls in that area.
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