The University of Minnesota's law school, which was recently ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News and World Report, has a 98% employment rate and offers more than 75 career workshops and programs every year. St. Thomas School of Law offers a unique focus on morality and justice in its legal curriculum, which is based on Catholic social thought. For students wishing to pursue other legal careers, schools such as the Minneapolis Business College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College offer certifications and degrees such as legal administrative assistant and law enforcement. Students in Minneapolis can obtain paralegal certification in as few as four months at the Minnesota Paralegal Institute.
The employment outlook for legal careers in the Minneapolis area is extremely positive throughout the next seven years. Legal careers are expected to increase 14.9% between 2002 and 2012. In the same time period, the number of full-time jobs for lawyers is predicted to increase 15.8%, and for legal support workers to increase 16.4%. The job outlook is especially good for paralegals, a job field that is predicted to grow 23.2%. In law enforcement, 22.4% job growth is predicted; and the 24.8% growth expected for police and sheriff's patrol officers is only surpassed by the 29% increase anticipated for security guards.
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