University of Kansas Law School Blog
Graduate Profile: Dahnika Short, L’22
Background in health care inspired student to attend law schoolA passion for health care ultimately inspired non-traditional law student Dahnika Short to attend the University of Kansas School of Law.After graduation, she will continue her journey through a clerkship with Hon. Toby Crouse, L'00, of…
Graduate Profile: Ashlyn Shultz, L’22
Mentoring first-year students was a standout experience for KU Law banner carrierThe first year of law school is full of challenges. For Ashlyn Shultz, learning how to overcome those challenges – and passing that knowledge on to her fellow students – has been a defining law school…
Graduate Profile: Cortez Downey, L’22
Student leader pursuing a passion for privacy lawDuring his second year at KU Law, Cortez Downey took a course in Privacy Law. The class, taught by Professor Najarian Peters, set Downey on a career path.“Professor Peters introduced me to the complex, fascinating, and ever-changing world of…
Graduate Profile: Parker Bednasek, L’22
Law Review editor-in-chief was ‘raised to be a Jayhawk’Law school has kept Parker Bednasek busy.As editor-in-chief of the Kansas Law Review, Bednasek was responsible for representing the University of Kansas School of Law in legal academia.“You also have a lot of interaction with…
Higher Ed Law Offers ‘A Little Bit of Everything’
Marissa Hotujac, L’20, reflects on her two-year fellowship with KU General CounselAs an attorney for a university, you get to work on a little bit of everything, says Marissa Hotujac, L’20.That includes “litigation, contracts, athletics, labor and employment, policies, First…
Graduate Profile: Olivia Black, L’22
Student leader reflects on 6th Semester Program, hands-on experiences at KU LawFor her final semester of law school, Olivia Black joined nine classmates in Washington, D.C. for the 6th Semester in D.C. Program. Developing friendships with her cohort and connecting with KU Law alumni in the D.C.…
Law School is NOT Your Life
Law school is your life - this is what I was told on my first day of orientation. Throughout my summer and for part of my fall semester, law school was my life, but it would not always be.In my 1L fall semester, I lost two of my closest family members over the course of five weeks. Halfway across…
Mentorship Matters
At times, your 1L year can be overwhelming. As such, advice from those who have experienced it is invaluable. Mentorship opportunities have made my first year of law school much smoother and more fulfilling. I want to share five mentorship opportunities to take advantage of during your 1L year:1.…
Why am I Doing This?
Keeping up with your “why” through 1L“Why am I doing this?”At some point during your 1L year, this thought will cross your mind. Maybe you’ll be pouring over a massive outline for finals, trying to figure out how to get everything into your head for tomorrow. Maybe it…
A Brief Introduction to Stress Baking, Featuring Brett’s Final Exam Cookie Recipe
Allow me to make a few educated guesses. As prospective law students, you undoubtedly have watched enough videos and read enough blog posts to conclude that law school can get bumpy at times. If that’s the case, then I am 100%, without a doubt, positively sure that those same videos have also…