Legal Studies - Hamline University

Legal Studies from Hamline University is a Campus Bachelor Law degree that prepares you for a Legal career. Hamline is a small university with a law school on its campus and is able to provide several unique opportunities for students. The legal studies department offers courses and programs for students interested in becoming lawyers and paralegals (legal assistants) and for students in other fields who have an interest in law. Hamline legal studies students interact with law students and professors and learn to use a first-class research law library. Our legal classes are small and intimate. Each major has a legal studies faculty advisor. The Hamline Plan guarantees an excellent liberal arts background, and the legal studies department provides top flight instruction in legal subjects taught by experienced legal studies professors and lawyers. Our students can obtain internships with judges, state government, and law firms. They also have the opportunity to write for The Precedent, our departmental publication, and compete in mock-trial tournaments. Hamline's mock-trial program is an open one?no tryouts or eliminations. Every student who wants to compete and learn about the work of attorneys will get the opportunity to do so. Hamline University provides solid academic preparation and an enriched learning environment for pre-law students. Prospective law students can major in any field. Law schools want students with a broad-based education. Law schools also expect students to have highly developed reading, analyzing, writing, and speaking skills. Law firms want lawyers and paralegals who are diligent, well-educated, and motivated, and who can work independently. These are the qualities emphasized by the Hamline Plan. View more details on Hamline University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Law courses.