Hetal Dalal

Hetal Dalal is an Associate Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, specializing in Legal Writing with expertise spanning non-profit, tax, labor and employment, campaign finance, corporate governance, and public interest law. Her work integrates transactional and litigation skills with a focus on strengthening democratic values through legal communication.

• J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
• B.A., University of Redlands, Johnston Center

Dalal's research interests emphasize the intersection of legal rhetoric and democratic preservation, transactional law for social justice organizations, and public interest legal frameworks. She has extensive practical experience in in-house counsel roles for advocacy groups and law firms.

• Current: Associate Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2023–)
• Former: Assistant Professor of Law (2020–23), In-House Counsel at The Center for Popular Democracy (2014–20), Legal Director at Leadership Center for the Common Good (2010–13)

She serves on the boards of Gender Justice and Kingfield Neighborhood Association, and has held leadership roles in civic committees. Her teaching philosophy centers on developing law students into democratic stewards through rigorous legal writing instruction.