University of Kansas Law School Blog
Student organization spotlight: American Constitution Society
The American Constitution Society at KU Law brings together students, lawyers, and judges who favor a progressive, rather than regressive, reading of the U.S. Constitution. We view other people as fellow citizens of a larger national community and believe they are entitled to the same rights and…
KU Law Prom: Night of 'Stress-free Abandonment' and Reminder of Amazing Law School Friendships
In high school, prom was an event that many thought would define their teenage existence. People planned for months, making seemingly life-or-death decisions like: What dress do I wear? Who should I ask? Where will we eat dinner? How big of a limo can we afford? And when can we leave? With so much…
Three Clinics Later, 3L Flush with Practical Experience and More Focused in Job Search
The University of Kansas School of Law provides students with 13 clinical opportunities. As a nontraditional law student, I find that the clinical opportunities are my favorite experiences at the law school. Over the past three years, I have participated in the Public Policy Clinic, the Externship…
KU Law: An International Destination on the Prairie
“International” might not be a word many people immediately associate with Kansas. But don’t let KU Law’s location on the prairie fool you. As president of KU’s International Law Society, I have the honor of heading up one of the law school’s oldest student…
Summer Abroad in Ireland Provides Unforgettable Experience, Conversation Starter for Job Interviews
I had the opportunity to study abroad in Limerick, Ireland this past summer. It was, hands down, one of the best experiences I have ever had in my entire life. I find myself missing Ireland more and more every day. I was just looking through old pictures to include with this blog, and I am having a…
Traffic Court Experience Drives Home Vital Advocacy Skills
My new tie felt like a noose tightening around my neck. The suit chafed against me. I couldn’t breathe. My hands shook. Cold nausea rolled over me. But there was no backing out now. I shuffled my evidence, my notes, anything to keep busy, occasionally glancing to the podium,…
Bigger than Law School: Getting Involved with the American Bar Association
The people who know me know I enjoy discussing the many trips I’m lucky enough to have taken while in law school thanks to the American Bar Association. Las Vegas, Toronto, and Puerto Rico immediately spring to mind as memorable destinations. Such trips, and others, have been to fulfill…
Why I Teach: Quinton Lucas
Editor's Note: Today marks a new feature on the blog: the "Why I Teach" series, which profiles KU Law professors and gives you the opportunity to learn more about their backgrounds and teaching philosophies. Quinton Lucas has compiled an impressive resume in a relatively short time – he…
Biodiversity Law in Paradise (1/15/2013)
Every year, the students in Biodiversity Law travel with Professor Andrew W. Torrance to the Virgin Islands (U.S. and British) for an intensive week-long fieldtrip. This is the dispatch from January 15, which originally appeared on Torrance's blog Lexvivo. The Biodiversity Law class began its first…
Recovering Liberal Arts Major: Law School Teaching Me ‘How To Actually be Useful to People’
Liberal arts majors are among the worst kinds of people. I can say that because I am one. We think we know so much because of our well-rounded education, and we “just love learning” and don’t really have a life goal but “definitely want to help people.” For four years…