More information:

• Public Service Overview
• Contributions by Students
• Jobs in Public Service
• Loan Repayment Program

 

William Mitchell faculty members generally spend about one-third of their professional time in public service work, although many of them dedicate personal time as well. They help extend legal counsel to those who might not otherwise attain it, consult for public interest agencies and nonprofit organizations, and provide pro bono representation in a wide range of civil and criminal cases. Through their work, they model the highest values of the legal profession for our students.

Here is just a sampling of some of the public service work of our faculty:

• Assisting in the revision of the principals of law for the country of Uganda, resulting in a 13-volume printed set of laws.
• Acting as lead defense counsel in a military case at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
• Representing convicted sex offenders committed to Minnesota treatment centers who are suing to overturn an executive order of the Minnesota governor that could prevent their release from the treatment centers.
• Serving on various committees and task forces, such as the Minnesota Electronic Real Estate Task Force, the American Bar Association Cyberspace Law Committee, and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct task force of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Our adjunct faculty members are just as active in public service, many of them working full-time jobs as judges or county attorneys in addition to teaching classes or supervising clinics at William Mitchell. They bring a unique perspective to the classroom based on their backgrounds and can help you decide which area of public service you want to pursue.