Mitchell Hamline School of Law was formed in 2015 by the combination of William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law. This extraordinary union brought together two law schools that have shaped Minnesota’s legal landscape for more than a combined 155 years, creating the top law school in the Midwest for students seeking a rigorous, practical, and problem-solving approach to legal education.

Mitchell Hamline is a top law school for dispute resolution and health law, and a nationally recognized pioneer in clinical programs. It offers a multitude of legal education programs, combining legal theory and training with other professions, such as business and public health.

Mitchell Hamline’s 19,000 alumni are leaders in the profession, working in the state’s largest law firms, Fortune 500 companies, judiciary, government, and nonprofit organizations. More than half of all district court judges in Minnesota are Mitchell Hamline alumni. Always committed to access, the law school provides the most enrollment options in the nation. In addition to its full- and part-time programs, Mitchell Hamline has the only online/on-campus hybrid JD program at an ABA-approved school and is one of only two law schools to offer a weekend JD program.

Mitchell Hamline is located in Saint Paul, the capital of the state of Minnesota and a city that was recently voted the most livable city in America. Saint Paul adjoins Minneapolis, the state’s largest city. Together, they form the core of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.46 million residents. The region also houses more Fortune 500 companies per capita than any other US city.