University of Kansas Law School Blog
El Paso Native Finds Her Niche at KU Law
Challenging coursework, enriching leadership experiences, practical learning opportunities recipe for graduate's successSylvia Hernandez is the first to note that her transition to law school wasn’t an easy one. Moving from El Paso, Texas, to Lawrence required a big adjustment and new…
Business Owner, Student, Mom
Graduate's student experience enriched by expanding rolesSome babies are rocked to sleep with lullabies. Taylor Ray’s daughter Emma was lulled into slumber with voice recordings of Professor Webb Hecker’s Mergers and Acquisitions lectures. In the midst of an enriching 2L year serving as…
Building Community
Arizona transplant leads through service in adopted homeThree years ago, Matt Scarber packed up his life in Arizona into a backpack and two suitcases and headed to Lawrence for the first time. Leaving his friends and family for a state he’d never been to wasn’t easy, but Scarber set out…
3L Advocates for Change with Congressional Bid
For the class of 2017, the final year of law school was a time of transition. The Republican party took control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, promising sweeping policy changes and a shift in priorities.For 3L James Houston Bales, the political transition resonated on a personal…
'An 8-to-5 Gig with a Whole Lot of Overtime'
Nontraditional student balances law school, parenthoodKriston Guillot interns at the Douglas County Legal Aid Society and Legal Services for Students, is president of the 3L class, serves as a Traffic Court justice and KU Law Student Ambassador, is member of the Moot Court Council and the…
A Tumultuous and Rewarding Time to be an Attorney
The late Jeremy Bentham once said, “The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.” The truth in Bentham’s words became apparent almost immediately after I started my classes at KU Law. One of the most fascinating things about our legal system is how malleable our law…
Rewards of Staying Busy
Student finds place in legal community during hectic 2L yearYou may have heard the old adage: the first year of law school they scare you to death, the second year they work you to death, and the third year they bore you to death. I can’t speak about the third year yet, but I can say that my…
Unexpected Expert
Legislative committee invites KU Law student to testify on tax credit Earlier this semester I had the privilege of testifying before the Assessment & Taxation Committee of the Kansas Senate. Of all the unique and interesting experiences KU Law has afforded me so far, this one really stands…
Sixth Semester Participants Discover D.C.
I can sum up my experience in D.C. by taking you through the events of Saturday, March 25, 2017—the day Frank, Josh and Devontè broke our collective hearts. It started like the best weekend mornings in D.C. -- eating brunch with friends, mimosa in hand. For reasons I haven’t…