SCHOOL OF LAW NEWS
SCHOOL OF LAW NEWS
CLASS OF 2021 SETS RECORD FOR EMPLOYMENT
admissible hearsay Overheard in and around the University of St. Thomas School of Law
St. Thomas Law’s class of 2021 set a school milestone for the record-high number of graduates employed in “gold standard” positions within 10 months of commencement. The law school recently reported that 92.3 percent of last year’s graduating class is working in full-time, long-term jobs that either require a law license or for which having a J.D. provides a significant advantage to performing or obtaining the role. The class of 2021 employment rate places St. Thomas Law among the top law schools in the country for career outcomes. It ranks #37 nationally among the more than 200 accredited U.S. law schools. Harvard Law School: 92.9% Georgetown Law School: 92.7% University of Minnesota Law School: 92.5% St. Thomas School of Law: 92.3% Boston College Law School: 90.8% Notre Dame Law School: 89.7% Marquette University Law School: 88.5%
“There are still people who will critique this policy and I am one of them.” PROFESSOR RACHEL MORAN IN AN INTERVIEW WITH KARE 11 NEWS ABOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS’ NEW NO-KNOCK WARRANT POLICY.
“A core principle of inclusive leadership is prioritizing faith over fear. That means having faith in what we can build together rather than fearing we will lose something by emphasizing diversity.” DR. ARTIKA TYNER ‘06 J.D., ‘10 MA, ‘12 EDD IN AN INTERVIEW WITH WESTLAW TODAY ABOUT HOW LEGAL PROFESSIONALS CAN BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE LEADERS AND BUILD MORE DIVERSE LAW FIRMS. “We could conceivably amend the Constitution – well, Constitutions (both state and federal) – and seek safety by denying bail entirely for a broad swath of low and mid-level offenses. The cost in liberty, though, and the shredding of the presumption of innocence, is too high a cost.” PROFESSOR MARK OSLER IN A STAR TRIBUNE OP-ED ABOUT WHY REFORMING BAIL POLICIES WILL NOT END VIOLENT CRIME. “We need to transform society in very specific ways, and our Catholic values, our social tradition, our intellectual Catholic tradition, I think can serve us very well in these areas. So, my invitation to all of you that are in the professions, is to look at what we’re doing with a little bit of a different perspective. Understanding that we can make a significant difference.” UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST DR. EDDY ROJAS AT THE LAW SCHOOL’S SPRING MISSION ROUNDTABLE EVENT.
92.3% GOLD-STANDARD
EMPLOYMENT Class of 2021
“Early in our history as a law school, some prospective students would express enthusiasm about our mission but wondered whether attending St. Thomas Law meant sacrificing some of the stellar job prospects that could be found at law schools that had been around for 100 years. We have worked very hard to build a law school community that delivers a mission-centered student experience and employment outcomes that meet or beat those found at Harvard, Stanford, Georgetown or Notre Dame. Being faithful to our mission can never be an excuse to relax our commitment to excellence. ” dean robert vischer
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