Welcome

On behalf of our faculty and staff, I am pleased to introduce you to William Mitchell, a law school renowned nationally for providing the analytical and practical skills necessary to practice the law. In addition to reviewing this book and our Web site, I encourage you to make a personal visit to campus to experience the intellectually rigorous, supportive atmosphere firsthand. Many who visit decide Mitchell has a lot to offer them, and they apply. I hope you will, too.

I’ve been a professor here for more than 24 years, and I am passionate about our brand of legal education, our students, and the impact our school has on the legal landscape locally and nationally.

Our alumni network is 11,000 strong. You’ll find our alumni in leadership positions in the region’s top law firms, in general counsel offices of Fortune 500 companies, in public service, and in government agencies. In fact, William Mitchell has more alumni serving in the Minnesota judiciary than any other law school.

We know that when it comes to landing that first job, experience matters. We’ve designed our curriculum and clinical program so that you develop the practical skills you need. As I hear from employers over and over again, “Mitchell graduates are able to hit the ground running.” That’s why we have earned a reputation for the practical wisdom we instill in our students and the label: “the lawyer’s law school.”

Our building, campus, and, most important, our reputation, culture, and mission, have all been built incrementally—brick by brick, course by course, year by year—by people who believe in and value the difference Mitchell has made and will continue to make in the legal community and in your life.

Best regards,

Eric S. Janus
President and Dean