Vision
Mitchell Hamline will be the nation’s leading innovator in legal education. We provide rigorous, practice-based training that equips students for the changing realities of the legal profession. We empower students to pursue careers of meaning. We use technologies in new ways to expand access to legal services and legal knowledge.
Mission
We live, study, and teach the law, working to make it just and accessible. We are dedicated to:
- Serving as a gateway to opportunities that enable students to further causes about which they are passionate;
- Preparing students to compete successfully for jobs that exist today while positioning them to excel in jobs yet to be created;
- Expanding access to legal knowledge throughout society, among lawyers and non-lawyers alike;
- Providing access to high-quality legal education for people from a wide variety of backgrounds; and
- Advancing the rule of law and justice for all.
Values
Courage and Independence:
We imagine
We take risks
We are resilient
Inclusion and Integrity:
We listen
We depend on difference
We foster transparency and trust
Commitment and Accountability:
We speak up
We create
We deliver
Community and Collegiality:
We serve together
We celebrate together
We connect locally, nationally, and globally