Career Development
Employers nationwide have embraced the students and graduates from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Our graduates have found success in law firms of all sizes. They have clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court and the Minnesota Supreme Court. They work in corporations and private businesses, for academic institutions and religious organizations. And each year, nearly 20 percent of our graduates work for government offices and public interest organizations.
The career success of our graduates is no accident. Over the course of three years, our Career and Professional Development staff works with each student to help identify the career plan that best fits his or her talents and interests. They develop and refine job-search strategies and connect students with potential employers. Resources are readily accessible both online and in the comprehensive Career and Professional Development Resource Center. Employers come on campus to interview students in the spring and fall. Our students participate in public interest career fairs and conferences. Throughout the year, the Office of Career and Professional Development offers extensive programming and job postings to help students find their niche in the law.
The class of 2007 made amazing inroads with a wide variety of government offices. Over twelve percent of 2007 graduates secured positions at all levels of government. Members of the class of 2007 are now employed with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the California District Attorney’s Office in Sacramento County, the Social Security Administration, County Attorney Offices all over Minnesota as well as in Rochester, New York, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Army and Air Force JAG, and a United State Senator.
94.3 percent of graduates employed or in graduate school nine months after graduation
16.9 percent in judicial clerkships, at federal district courts, and state supreme, appellate, and district courts.
21.5 percent in government and public interest positions
Where School of Law graduates are employed:
Public Interest/Government
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency
Minnesota Departments of Human Services & Corrections
Anoka County Attorney’s Office
Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office
Centro Legal
Seattle Public Defender’s Office
University of St. Thomas Interprofessional
Center for Counseling and Legal Services
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
Colorado Public Defenders Office
Corporations/Law Firms
Dorsey & Whitney
Faegre & Benson
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Fredrikson & Byron
Leonard Street & Dienard
Lindquist & Vennum
Barna, Guzy & Steffen
Target Corporation
Lifetime Fitness Corporation
Judicial Clerkships
8th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court of Appeals
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
Idaho Supreme Court
Minnesota Court of Appeals
Minnesota State District Courts
