www.wmitchell.edu
Symplicity helpfor Employers
Office of Career and
Professional Development
875 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 290-6326
1-888-WMCL-LAW
Fax: (651) 290-6465
Room 103
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Other hours by appointment
Clinics Offer Real-World Experiences
Ann E. Juergens
Co-Director, Clinics, and Professor of Law“One of my clinic students was walking out of housing court after winning a motion, and people were flocking to her from the back of the courtroom. They assumed she was a practicing attorney, and they were all asking her if she could represent them. That doesn’t happen all the time, but I think it happens earlier at William Mitchell than elsewhere.”
What employers need to know about Mitchell
- Our emphasis on practical lawyering skills prepares graduates to practice
- Our extensive JD curriculum offers students experiences other schools cannot
Employer to-do list
Services and information available online for you as an employer from William Mitchell.
- How to post a job on Symplicity
- Check out Mitchell's current class profile to see our mix of students
- Meet the Career and Professional Development staff
- Discover the benefits of off-campus work study to save money in a down economy
- On-campus interviewing
- Find other ways to recruit schedule visits, interviews, or info sessions on campus
What others are saying
…about Mitchell grads
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Judge Kathleen Gearin ’75
Ramsey County District Court,
St. Paul, Minn. -
“I see many Mitchell graduates in the courtroom arguing motions and handling cases, and I must say that Mitchell’s trial advocacy and clinical programs make it possible for graduates to be more comfortable in a courtroom. Mitchell students get real courtroom experience before they even graduate that gives them an advantage over students from other law schools. The clinical program at Mitchell is so well established and is led by outstanding faculty who continue to make it even better than when I was a student there more than 30 years ago when Justice Rosalie Wahl was my clinical professor. If it wasn’t for her guidance and inspiration, I don’t know if I would have become a trial lawyer.”
You can help!
Opportunities to engage our students outside the classroom
In addition to hiring associates or attorneys, your office can participate in the following:
Externships and Clinics
Students work for academic credit as clerks, advocates, or research
assistants with judges, businesses, government agencies, and other
organizations.
Apprenticeships
This program matches 2Ls and 3Ls with practicing attorneys for active
participation, critical observation, and the nurturing of a professional
mentoring relationship.
Mentoring
Small groups of first-year students are matched with a pair of recent
alumni attorneys. Throughout the year, students and mentors attend
events on campus and plan experiences that help students transition
into law school.
Job Shadowing
Students shadow a practicing attorney over spring break. Students
spend a day in courtroom proceedings, negotiations, touring law firms,
and participating in informational interviews.
Links for employers
National Association of Legal Professionals:
www.nalp.org
Minnesota State Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association:
www.ramseybar.org
Hennepin County Bar Association:
www.hcba.org
American Bar Association:
www.abanet.org
Minnesota Women Lawyers
www.mwlawyers.org