Joint Degree Program
in Law, Health &
the Life Sciences


Mondale Hall, Suite N140
Univ. of MN Law School
229-19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

612-625-0055 phone
612-624-9134 fax
jointdgr@umn.edu

Professional Life

Graduates have accepted judicial clerkships, as well as positions in law firms, academia, and businesses that focus on science and medicine. Students have found a wide range of summer and permanent positions at a variety of businesses and firms, including:

  • American Medical Systems (MN)
  • BioBusiness Alliance (MN)
  • Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione (IL)
  • Casimir Jones (WI)
  • Covington & Burling (CA)
  • Defenders of Wildlife (DC)
  • Dorsey & Whitney (MN)
  • Earthjustice (CO and WA)
  • Faegre & Benson (MN)
  • Fennemore & Craig (AZ)
  • Fish & Richardson (MN)
  • Fredrikson & Byron (MN)
  • Fulbright & Jaworski (DC)
  • Goodwin & Proctor (MA)
  • Halleland Lewis Nilan Sipkins & Johnson (MN)
  • Heller Ehrman (CA)
  • Hogan & Hartson (DC)
  • K & L Gates (WA)
  • Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker (CA)
  • Leonard, Street & Deinard (MN)
  • Medica (MN)
  • Medlen & Carroll (WI)
  • Minnesota AIDS Project (MN)
  • Minnesota Attorney General's Office (MN)
  • Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development (MN)
  • Minnesota Department of Health Services (MN)
  • Minnesota Justice Foundation Clerkship at Farmers' Legal Action (MN)
  • Montana State Supreme Court Clerkship (MT)
  • Patterson, Thuente, Skaar, and Christensen (MN)
  • Peters & Peters (MN)
  • Proskauer & Rose (NY)
  • Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (MN)
  • Roper & Quigg (IL)
  • Sen. Paul Wellstone's office (MN)
  • Schiff Hardin & Waite (IL)
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Health System (TX)
  • Sterne, Kesler, Goldstein & Fox (DC)
  • Stoel Rives LLP (MN)
  • Thompson West (MN)
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (CA)
  • University of Georgetown Law School (DC)
  • U.S. Bank (MN)
  • U.S. General Accounting Office (DC)

Career options for students with joint degrees are almost endless. For more information, visit the Careers page.

JDP Graduates 2002 to 2009