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Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Private school
Saint Paul, MN
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Mitchell Hamline School of Law: 2023 ABA 509 Report

Job type

Employed Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 59.1% 1.3% 0.9% 0% 61.3%
J.D. advantage 12.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 14.1%
Professional 10% 1.3% 0.3% 0.3% 11.9%
Non-professional 0.6% 0.3% 0% 0.3% 1.3%
School funded 0.3% 0% 0% 0% 0.3%
Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 82.5% 3.1% 1.6% 1.6% 88.8%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.3%
Unemployed - deferred start date 1.3%
Unemployed - not seeking 1.9%
Unemployed - seeking 6.6%
Employment status unknown 1.3%
Non-employed total 11.3%
Total graduates 100%

School-funded jobs

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 0.3% 0% 0% 0% 0.3%
J.D. advantage 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Non-professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total law school funded 0.3% 0% 0% 0% 0.3%

Employer type

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Law Firms
Solo 2.8% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.8%
2-10 attorneys 14.7% 0.3% 0% 0.3% 15.3%
11-25 attorneys 7.5% 0% 0% 0% 7.5%
26-50 attorneys 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
51-100 attorneys 0.3% 0% 0% 0% 0.3%
101-250 attorneys 0.6% 0% 0% 0% 0.6%
251-500 attorneys 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
501+ attorneys 1.9% 0% 0% 0% 1.9%
Size unknown 0% 0% 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Business & industry 18.4% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9% 20.9%
Government 13.4% 0.9% 0% 0% 14.4%
Public interest 5.9% 0.3% 0% 0% 6.3%
Clerkships
Federal 0.3% 0% 0% 0% 0.3%
State & local 11.9% 0% 0.6% 0% 12.5%
Tribal 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
International 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Education 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
Employer type unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 82.5% 3.1% 1.6% 1.6% 88.8%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.3%
Unemployed - deferred start date 1.3%
Unemployed - not seeking 1.9%
Unemployed - seeking 6.6%
Employment status unknown 1.3%
Non-employed total 11.3%
Total graduates 100%

Employment location

State Total
Most common employment destination Minnesota 44.1%
Second most common employment destination California 4.7%
Third most common employment destination Texas 3.8%
# Employed in foreign countries 0.3%
Non-employed total 11.3%

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