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1 Sullivan Café and Toyota Courtyard The Sullivan Café and Toyota Courtyard are spaces students can gather to study and eat meals. 2 Student Activities Office Law Council and student organization leaders work together to provide activities and events for students, including networking programs with members of the bench and bar, Raise the Bar Day of Service, chess tournaments, and the annual production of T.O.R.T. 3 Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center The Rare Books Center houses one of the strongest collections of rare law books in the United States. The heart of the Riesenfeld Center is the Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection. 4 Student Lockers 5 James H. Binger Center for New Americans Designed in partnership with leading area law firms and nonprofit immigration legal services, Binger Center students work with faculty and supervising attorneys to provide legal services to noncitizens. 6 Law School Bookstore 7 Student Lounge Our student lounge offers cable TV and couches, multiple printers for free printing, and a ping-pong table for student use. 8 Classrooms The Law School has a variety of classrooms, from small seminar rooms to Lockhart Hall, which seats nearly 250 and has been used for various symposiums and events, including hosting of the Minnesota Supreme Court.

35+Law School

student organizations

25k+volumes of

rare and exceptional texts from the 15th

through 20th centuries are housed in the

Rare Books Research Center.

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25 Legal Clinics

5 Moot Courts

Civil Rights/Civil LibertiesEnvironmental Law Intellectual Property

InternationalNational

4 Journals

Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory

and Practice

Minnesota Journal of International Law

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

Minnesota Law Review

9 Human Rights Center The Human Rights Center prepares future lawyers to defend human rights and impacts law and practice at regional, national, and international levels.

10 Admissions Office As the first stop on your journey to a law degree from Minnesota Law, the Admissions team is happy to answer any questions as you begin your Law School career.

11 International and Graduate Programs Minnesota Law’s LL.M. program provides internationally-trained lawyers with a rigorous academic experience. 12 Career Center The Career Center hosts approximately 200 employers annually and holds 10,000+ counseling appointments on average each year. 13 The Office of Student Affairs and Registrar The Office of Student Affairs and Registrar manage registration and records, exams, academic support, student programs and organizations, and disability accommodations. 14 Court Rooms/Moot Court 15 Law Clinics The Law School has one of the largest and most distinguished clinical programs in the U.S. with 25 clinics that provide real-world experience for students. 16 Display Cases (Journals and Publications) The Law School is one of a select few institutions with student-edited, faculty-edited, and faculty-and-student-edited scholarly law journals. 17 Law Library – First Floor The Law School’s library serves as a world-class resource for students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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18 Classrooms These classrooms are used for seminars, often taught by adjunct faculty members who are attorneys practicing in highly specialized areas of law in the Twin Cities. Students learn directly from experts in a small group setting. 19 Innocence Project of Minnesota In a unique partnership with the University of Minnesota Law School, the Innocence Project of Minnesota (IPMN) offices on the second floor of Mondale Hall. IPMN connects students to their work through the Innocence Project Clinic. 20 Faculty Offices 21 Law Information Technology Located on the 2nd floor of the Law Library, Law Information Technology offers technology supports to students, including troubleshooting, network and printing connections, and exam technology support.

Convenient Off-Campus

Housing AvailableMultiple options are located across the

street from the Law School or near the

Twin Cities campus.

METRO TRANSITThe Law School is located by the West Bank Station light rail stop. The light rail is a convenient way to get to Downtown Minneapolis (blue or green line) or St. Paul (green line). A student rate for a U-Pass offers unlimited public transpor-tation in the Twin Cities each semester.

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< 2 Light Rail lines just steps away from the Law School connect both downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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23 Dean’s Suite Dean Garry W. Jenkins joined Minnesota Law in 2016 and is the 11th Dean in the Law School’s history. Law School leadership, including the dean, chief of staff, and finance director, have offices in the Dean’s Suite.

24 Faculty Offices Each member of our faculty has an office located in Mondale Hall, giving students ample opportunity to stop in for Office Hours. 25 Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations Many of our engaged alumni return to the Law School for the annual Spring Alumni Weekend, which provides current students opportuni- ties to network and connect. 26 Law Library–3rd Floor

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13k+Over 13,000

alumni in 50 states and 70 countries

3rd MOST BICYCLE

FRIENDLY STATE(The League of

American Bicyclists)

#1 Minneapolis Named

BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2020

(Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)

Minnesota Among the

TOP 10 HEALTHIEST

STATES(2019 U.S. News)

QUALITY OF LIFE2019’s Least

Stressed State (WalletHub, 2019)

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27 Facilities and Building Management 28 Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice The Robina Institute brings research, education, and practice together to solve common problems in the field of criminal justice. 29 Classrooms These classrooms are used for Legal Writing, seminars, and Law in Practice. During 1L year, students learn about writing legal memo randums and briefs, and they participate in simulated client inter views, depositions, and negotiations. 30 Faculty Offices The Law School’s faculty ranks internationally among the most productive and influential in legal education. Exceptional, accessible faculty members set the tone for a collegial environment with dedication to the highest academic standards. 31 Director of Academic and Bar Success

32 Minnesota Justice Foundation Founded at the University of Minnesota, The Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF). provides law students with opportunities to perform public interest and pro bono legal service. 33 Law Library–4th Floor

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242 Undergraduate

Institutions in the Student Body

45 Countries

Represented in the Student Body

10+Professional

Affinity Groups in the Twin Cities

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