MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW –National Jurist magazine has named Mitchell Hamline student Nicole van Lierop one of ten Law Students of the Year. The magazine invites every law school in the country to nominate one student, then chooses its top honorees. “Nicole has done an amazing job being a frontline worker and an excellent law student,” noted Professor Barb Colombo, director of Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute. “I’m thrilled National Jurist has recognized her work with this honor.” For van Lierop, the thought of law school first came during her final year of nursing school. She had done clinicals in a Veterans Affairs hospital, which gave her an insight into how policies directly affect people’s health. She also interned for a state senator and often worked on health care issues.