University of Kansas Law School Blog
Recent Graduate Spotlight – Nate Crosser
Making connections, seizing opportunities and staying true to his valuesRecent KU Law graduate Nate Crosser, L’19, has a passion for supporting the underdog—whether that be a fresh entrepreneur or a farmed animal. As principal on the investment team at Swiss venture capital firm Blue…
Recent Graduate Spotlight – Emma Easom
Reading, thinking, and taking time to appreciate the weight of judicial decisionRecent KU Law graduate Emma Easom recognizes the impact those working for the judiciary possess and does not take the responsibility lightly. Easom, L’21, is clerking for Chief Justice Michael E. Vigil of the New…
What I Learned My First Semester of Law School
As the spring semester is about to begin, I find myself reflecting on my first semester of law school. Grades and class ranks have been posted. I have a pretty good sense of what worked for me last semester, as well as what I need to do to improve next semester. I know many 1L law students are in a…
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Claudia Chavarria Gives Hope to Young Immigrants
Immigration has been a pressing issue dating back to childhood for recent graduate Claudia Chavarria, L’21. Becoming an advocate for her community, Chavarria is a staff attorney with the Released Children Unit at the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).…
First-generation Team Takes on Textbooks
A massive portion of time in law school is spent reading, and the material does not come cheap.The cost of textbooks can overwhelm any law student, but the high prices can be especially challenging for first-generation professional (FGP) students. First-Generation Professionals - a student…
Alumni Rally Support for Reginald L. “Reggie” Robinson Law Scholarship
A group of KU Law alumni are encouraging their fellow Jayhawk lawyers to support a law scholarship established in memory of the late Reginald L. “Reggie” Robinson, L’87.Robinson, who earned his undergraduate and law degrees at KU, passed away in September 2020. Over four decades…
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Sowensky Lumene Combines Law, Engineering Interests at Microsoft
Sowensky Lumene, L’21, set great expectations for himself as a teenager, envisioning a career in engineering or practicing law.“I always wanted to go to law school ever since I was a teenager,” Sowensky Lumene said. “It was law school or engineering, and in the U.S., you can…
My Top Five (Non-Law School) Study Spots
As a non-traditional student and soon-to-be first-generation attorney, transitioning to law school presented a host of new challenges. During the first semester of my 1L year, one of my biggest areas of growth involved “finding my lane.” Not only had I been working for a few years after…
How Not to Go Broke Buying Textbooks
I am not sure about you, but I always feel anxious to get back to school after a prolonged break. Although it is one of my life goals to become a person who can fully embrace the art of il dolce far niente, the anxiety devil that lives on my shoulder begins to poke my “feel guilty about…
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Diana Jarek Provides Access to Justice for D.C. Tenants
Diana Jarek has always known her “why” but has struggled to find her “how.”After earning her undergraduate degrees in political science and government, and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Arkansas in 2013, Jarek entered the campaign world, organizing for a U.S…