It is the mission of the Minnesota State Bar Association:

• To aid the courts in the administration of justice.
• To apply the knowledge and experience of the profession to the public good.
• To maintain in the profession high standards of learning, competence, ethics and public service.
• To conduct a program of continuing legal education.
• To organize into the MSBA the entire bench and bar of Minnesota and correlate the activities of the affiliated associations.
• To provide a forum for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and to publish information relating thereto.
• To cooperate with other bar associations and organizations to further MSBA objectives.

Goals 

• Access/Quality Justice - The MSBA commits to a partnership with Minnesota courts to provide meaningful access for Minnesotans and to maintain a quality justice system.
• Acceptance/Inclusion - The MSBA commits to principles of equality and fairness and will clearly demonstrate the value of diversity to the legal community.
• Technology - The MSBA commits to develop technology resources to:  a) assist members in becoming more successful by applying technology in their practices and b) make the MSBA more efficient in delivering services to its members.
• Professionalism - In cooperation with the court and law schools, nurture the lifelong quest for professionalism by promoting professionalism ideals and implementing programs which develop a sense
• Communications and Community Education - Position Minnesota’s legal profession as a positive and constructive force in society.