www.wmitchell.edu Centers and Institutes
William Mitchell has several academic centers and institutes in critical areas of the legal profession. Centers and institutes allow students to gain real-world experience by working closely with faculty and attorneys who are leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in these specialized areas of law.
Legal Practice Center
The heart of Mitchell's practical legal education, the Legal Practice Center is where students get real-world learning opportunities through skills courses and top-ranked clinical programs. Each year, more than 200 students put the theories they've studied in classrooms to work on as many as 600 legal maters for real clients.
Center for Negotiation & Justice
Students work with expert negotiators and leading scholars in dispute resolution to develop conflict- and dispute-resolution skills.
National Security Forum
Students get a front-row seat to the ongoing dialogue about the balance between liberty and security featuring top national security experts, scholars, policymakers, and journalists.
Center for Elder Justice & Policy
Students work with leading scholars to provide advocacy groups with resources, technology, and information critical to creating efficiencies in helping seniors and their families.
The Center for Law and Business
Providing law students with the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed as business leaders and business lawyers
Public Health Law Center
A national leader in public health law and policy, the center helps community leaders around the world use the law to advance public health.
Intellectual Property Institute
Professors foster and protect innovation through educational, research, and service initiatives while students develop practical skills in a variety of specialized areas.
Indian Law
William Mitchell’s Indian Law Program emphasizes practical legal education. Students learn from professors who have spent their careers working with Indian tribes.
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