Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline was formed on December 9, 2015, when Hamline University School of Law merged into William Mitchell College of Law . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Prior to merging into Mitchell Hamline, William Mitchell itself was the product of the merger of several other law schools, all in the Twin Cities . Mark C. Gordon served as the founding dean of Mitchell Hamline before stepping down in 2019. [ 8 ]

This section contains promotional content . ( July 2022 ) Health Law Institute Mitchell Hamline's Health Law Institute offers specialized courses and experiential learning. [ 15 ]

The Indian Law Program emphasizes practical legal education with faculty who have spent their careers working with Indian tribes. [ 16 ]

In the early 2000s the American Bar Association's Task Force on the Future of Legal Education drafted a recommendation that law schools be permitted to experiment and innovate. At that time, Mitchell Hamline was still William Mitchell College of Law . The school's first cohort of hybrid students included 85 students, 14 of whom already held M.B.A.s, 5 held M.D.s, and three held PhDs. [ 17 ] The students ranged in age from 22 to 67 and represented 30 states and two countries. [ 18 ]