University of Kansas Law School Blog
A Realistic Look at a Summer Legal Job Search
As many people know, there has been a heightened focus on the legal job market in the media lately. Most notably, the New York Times recently ran an article on the doom and gloom of the legal job market and the unemployment struggles of new law grads. As a 2L inching closer to my impending…
KU Chapter of Federalist Society Encourages Healthy Debate on Legal, Political Issues
The Federalist Society is a national nonpartisan group of conservative and libertarian law students and lawyers interested in the current state of the legal order. We are founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to…
Changes to US News Employment Calculation Fail to Provide Necessary Nuance to Prospective Students
US News and World Report released its new law school rankings on Tuesday. While KU Law’s reputational scores among lawyers and judges improved, our overall ranking declined 12 spots to a tie for No. 79 among all law schools. KU Law ranked No. 38 among public law schools. KU Law did, however,…
Camping: It's More than Just (Getting Good Seats for) a Game
Ten minutes before tip-off, I receive a familiar text from my dad: "B or T?" This is short-hand for "beak or tail," a reference to the Jayhawk on the basketball court at Allen Fieldhouse. I respond "B," letting my parents know that I am sitting on the "beak side" of the arena and add "first row,…
CALI Lawdibles: Your Audio Law Professor
Here's the setup: You've just arrived for your professor's office hours with 10 minutes left. You can ask only one question, and your professor has to answer quickly, but also completely and accurately. Enter Lawdibles. Lawdibles are 10-minute audio recordings of law professors answering very…
Saint Thomas More Society Combines Faith, Legal Studies
The Saint Thomas More Society is a group of Catholic law students at the University of Kansas School of Law. Group members focus on living out our Catholic faith in our daily lives and studies. Encouraging daily prayer, frequent receipt of the Sacraments, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and…
Law School: You Don't Have to Do It Alone
"Build a network of legal professionals." You will hear this at the welcome orientation, from at least one of your first-year law professors, from the great people at career services and basically from anyone in the legal profession when you ask, "What should I be doing?" While I completely agree,…
Class of 2010 Employment Report
For each graduating class, KU Law measures employment at graduation and nine months after graduation. Each February, every law school in the country submits employment data for its most recent graduating class to the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). Each June, law schools receive a…
Fifth-generation Jayhawk Proud to Pass on Family Tradition of Education
Over winter break, as I baked my grandmother’s recipe for Peanut Blossoms and counted down the days to Christmas on the Advent calendar, I thought a lot about tradition. Tradition is often the reason that we continue our perpetual behavior, without question of the origin or meaning. But while…
Can Playing Video Games Land You a Law Firm Job?
Someday, you may be playing video games to compete for jobs. A Dutch law firm is already doing it! Dutch law firm Houthoff Buruma teamed up with Ranj Serious Games to create "The Game" to help the firm find the most talented students, based on the premise that grades often don't fully reflect the…