<p>Does anyone here have any particular insight into this school? Son of a friend has had an offer, with a substantial renewable scholarship. He has dual citizenship and could easily see himself settling in that region. Any information on what might be required to gain employment in the area, what the job situation is like in the cities there would be appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>try toplawschools.com go to the ask a law student/graduate forum. you should be able to get information from current students/grads.</p>
<p>It’s ranked just a few below Georgetown. If he wants to stay in the mid-west, GO!!</p>
<p>UMN Law is a top law school.</p>
<p>do not go to UMN law. it is going to leave you in debt and no job. it is not respected in the legal field even in the midwest region. here is the gem i want to impart to you. the midwest legal economy is in shambles right now. even schools above UMN are struggling to get even half their students employed in the midwest. the only way to be reasonably assured of a job in the midwest is through chicago, northwestern, michigan, and any other top 6 school. if you don’t believe me, go look at placement statistics for UMN. they placed 11% of their class into biglaw jobs. you want to take that gamble? and for law students, there are only biglaw jobs or low paying public interest jobs.</p>
<p>Couple of things: first, you mention that applicant has dual citizenship-this may, or may not, be an issue in terms of bar membership. I’d suggest checking in advance at location-presumably Minnesota-before enrolling.
Regarding the UMN: it all depends on expectations. If the desire is the “Big Law” so often mentioned here, very little chance of obtaining such a job out of UMN. No major New York, Chicago, LA firms will hire from anywhere from top six-maybe top 10- schools.
That said, if you do really, really well at UMN-top ten, with law review, order of coif, etc-very good chance to get high paying job at large Minnesota law firm(with the opportunity to work the corresponding hours). Just keep in mind everyone goes to law school thinking he/she will be top ten in class; obviously most don’t make it.
If you do well, good chance of job in small to medium firm, or entry level DA or PD job; most of these jobs are filled with local folks who want to be in MN.
If don’t do well(bottom half of class) could be an VERY tough time finding any job; the market is saturated, with each year 44, 000 new JDs flooding the market nationwide. There is simply no place to put all these people.
And a word on the “renewal” of the scholarship; others on this site are better versed, but often the requirements for renewal in terms of GPA are very high, and many don’t hit the mark and lose the scholarship, faced then with the dilemma of punting after one year, or paying full price for last two years. And debt is a hugh burden for law grads, and with jobs so hard to find, candidate must fully realize how tough the renewal may be.
Job prospects for MN only(degree carries no weight beyond state lines) will depend entirely upon law school performance; the better you do, the more likely it is to find a job, with those in bottom 50-75% of the class scrambling to find work.
I realize this sounds harsh, but all prospective law students need to be coldly realistic before entering school.</p>
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<p>It was a good point though. I don’t know about the voracity of the claim made in the dispute, but it’s a fine point that he made. If the advice given is bad advice, then the person is doing a disservice by giving said advice.</p>
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<p>Why would dual citizenship present a problem? I know many lawyers in the U.S./Canada who have dual citizenship and none of them has any issue with the Bar.</p>
<p>As for your other comments, I appreciate your time but I’m aware of all that. My H is a lawyer as is one D and several other family members. 
This was a specific question about a specific school and specific circumstances, which was the reason for my posting. I thank you for the insight you provided on those particular issues.</p>
<p>[THIRD</a> TIER REALITY: First Tier Meconium: University of Minnesota Law School](<a href=“http://thirdtierreality.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-tier-meconium-university-of.html]THIRD”>http://thirdtierreality.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-tier-meconium-university-of.html)</p>
<p>Enjoy this sobering perspective on Minnesota Law.</p>