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Holiday schedule for Mitchell Hamline campus – News and Events | Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mitchell Hamline School of Law, located in St. Paul, Minnesota offers a rigorous, practice-based experience, preparing graduates to serve clients and communities. Our motivated students study full time or part time, on-campus or partially online in the way that fits their lives.

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT

Daunte Wright should be alive. Yesterday he was killed at the hands of local law enforcement in our community.

The tragedy of another Black man killed at the hands of police is heartbreaking and traumatic. Many of us feel triggered and traumatized by this latest of several such cases coming as it does in the middle of the Derek Chauvin trial, and after countless years, decades, and centuries of racist legal attacks on the Black community. On a very deep and personal level, we mourn together. The wrongful killings of Black people by police officers must stop. We offer our deepest sympathies to and stand with Daunte Wright’s family and friends and add our voices to the outrage the community is expressing at his senseless killing.

While it is our job at Mitchell Hamline to teach students about the criminal justice system, we do so knowing it’s a flawed and too often racist system that must change. Our job is also to protect, support, and educate students to become the next generation of lawyers, advocates, and community leaders who will help make those changes.

But we must do more. We must do everything we can to dismantle systemic racism in the criminal justice system, and we know that none of it comes in time to make a difference for George Floyd, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor, Jamar Clark or, yesterday, for Daunte.

While details continue to unfold, we join with the calls of the community seeking justice for Daunte, his family, and our community.

Please take care of yourselves and one another, and please do not hesitate to reach out to any one of us for any assistance or support we can provide.
Signed,

Anthony Niedwiecki, President and Dean
Sharon Van Leer, Senior Program Manager, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Rick Petry, Program Manager, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Amber Goodwin, President, Mitchell Hamline Student Bar Association
Aretha Haynes, President, Mitchell Hamline Black Law Students Association
Lynn LeMoine, Dean of Students
Deanna Burns, Chair, DEI Activities and Events Committee

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Student Resources

MHSL Counseling Services. All of our counselors continue to operate remotely using telehealth and are accepting appointments now. If you would like to schedule an appointment for confidential counseling services click on an available appointment through the Counseling Services webpage(click on the make an appointment link). If you do not see an appointment time that works for you, please email [email protected] to explore other possible times.

LCL. Confidential assistance is available 24/7 from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. You can speak to a counselor at any time at 651-646-5590. You can also call LCL’s counseling providers at Sand Creek directly 24 hours a day at 651-430-3383 or Toll-free: 1-888-243-5744. Mention that you are calling for LCL.

Other Lawyer Assistance Programs. For students in other locations outside of Minnesota, you are also encouraged to contact your local lawyer assistance program for the same free, confidential services you may receive from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Minnesota. Here is a link to the information in all jurisdictions.

Text help for young people of color. The Steve Fund is an organization that specifically focuses on mental health for young people of color. They have a crisis text line, where students of color can text STEVE to 741741 and receive a live Crisis Counselor response.

Chauvin Trial Student Discussions
Hosted by the Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites you to join us for a series of drop-in discussions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:00 pm CT. regarding the trials of four Minneapolis police officers who have been charged with criminal offenses relating to the death of George Floyd. These discussions will focus on three general topics: 1) the legal and practical issues that arise during the trial, 2), the personal impact these matters may be having on our students, and 3) the greater social impact arising from these matters. We also invite students to inform us about topics they want to learn more about. Join via zoom: https://mitchellhamline.zoom.us/j/9864713905

We support the transgender and non-binary community, today and every day.

Good luck to all our students and graduates who are taking the MPRE this week!

For those taking the MPRE next week, here are some helpful hints from our Academic Excellence classes:
- If you truly don't know the answer or that area of law, skip it to come back to it later.
- If you partially know the issue being tested, work the problem and try to determine at least the conclusion or the reason. Cross out any answers that don't match or those that are absurd.
- Before taking the exam, choose a default answer. For any questions you left blank because you truly have no clue about, choose your default answer. Use the same answer choice each time for these.

Here are common tricks used by MPRE/bar exam writers:
- having incomplete or incorrect definitions in the answer choices
- using fancy terminology (like Latin)
- correct answer choices that seem too obvious

How to work an MPRE/bar exam problem:
- Read the call of the question quickly.
- Scan the answers to identify the area of law.
- Cover your answer choices.
- Read the fact pattern. Mark up and annotate.
- Uncover the question.
- Look at your notes/annotations.
- Determine your conclusion and why.
- Uncover your answer choices.
- Cross out answers that don't match your conclusion. Also, cross out any answers that are absurd.
- With the choices that are left, select the choice that matches your conclusion AND reason.

Disclaimer: These notes were taken by a current MHSL student based on their MHSL bar prep classes. These tips may be imperfect or contain typos. This post does not create a contract and is not legally binding. This post is not intended to substitute for actual studying of the MPRE. This student nor the MHSL SBA accept any liability for wrong techniques typed here. Reach out to Academic Excellence at Mitchell Hamline School of Law or your MPRE Prep company for any questions.

Classmates and Friends,

We echo Dean Niedwiecki’s recent message regarding the tragic hate crimes that took place in Atlanta this week. The incident was heartbreaking.

We cannot imagine all that our classmates are going through, and we are sorry if you are hurting right now. We believe it’s not only important to speak up, show our support, and denounce the actions of those who commit hate crimes, but to also ensure these statements are backed by actions and commitments to always use our voices.

Since the shootings, we have reached out to and met with fellow students from the Asian community and will continue to find ways to improve as allies in stopping hate against all communities. We’ve communicated with members of the MHSL administration, SBA, professors, and other students regarding the shooting and other acts of hate that should not be tolerated on or off campus. When we ran for office almost a year ago, we said we would be inclusive to all students, and we remain committed to making long-term changes to classes, bylaws, and student conduct to support students in our last few weeks in office.

Please continue to join us in this fight to promote tolerance and inclusion by checking on your friends, families, and classmates and continuing to advocate on their behalf.

If there’s anything that we can do to support you or your classmates, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We appreciate you, your hard work and advocacy, and your commitments to each other.

Always our best,

Amber and Kirsty
SBA President & Vice President

If needed, information for counselors and resources are below.

Counseling Services. Evening and weekend session are available (with Abby, Don, or Jon). Schedule an appointment by clicking the make an appointment button on the counseling website. If the counseling times offered are not workable for you, please email [email protected] for possible alternatives. Initial consultations are always free. As a result of the uncertain times associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitchell Hamline continues to waive any copay for counseling services until further notice. If you are located outside Minnesota, please inform the counselor.
Other Lawyer Assistance Programs. For students in other locations outside of Minnesota, you are also encouraged to contact your local lawyer assistance program for the same free, confidential services you may receive from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Minnesota. Here is a link to the information in all jurisdictions.

Text help for young people of color. The Steve Fund is an organization that specifically focuses on mental health for young people of color. They have a crisis text line, where students of color can text STEVE to 741741 and receive a live Crisis Counselor response.
24/7/365 help for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Trevor Project focuses on mental health for LGBTQIA+ youth. Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text START to 678678. Chat at: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now.

ABA resources. There are additional resources available in this ABA Well Being Toolkit. https://abaforlawstudents.com/events/initiatives-and-awards/mental-health-resources/