University of Kansas Law School Blog
Cool Beans: Getting to Know the Burge Union Baristas
“Don’t miss the forest for the trees.” On more than one occasion and from more than one professor, the above expression was used to remind law students that the intricacies of law form a larger operating legal system. By only focusing on learning either the intricacies or the…
Survival Guide to Law School Spooky Season
It’s spooky season — and not just because of Halloween! Midterms have come and gone, burnout is settling in and finals are a mere few weeks away. You’re exhausted, unmotivated and scared. Hang onto these three tips to survive law school:Focus on your own progressWe’ve all…
Learning How to Network as a Law Student
“It’s all about who you know.”I am certain at some point in your life you have come in contact with this old cliché. In a field as small as the law, getting to know other people is important. This happens through networking, a fancy name for building industry relationships…
First KU Law Student Accepted as a DAPP Scholar
Gabby Garrison, a first-year student at the University of Kansas School of Law, was recently accepted into the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (DAPP) as a scholar. She is the first Jayhawk to receive the honor.Garrison is a first-generation college student and a non-traditional student. She…
LEAD Program at KU Law
When Makaela Stevens was just a senior in high school, she received an email advertising the Legal Education Accelerated Degree (LEAD) Program. LEAD offers students the opportunity to fast-track their education undergraduate and law school education. Students who apply and are accepted into the…
The Top Five Places to Cry at Green Hall
Law School is TOUGH. It can be overwhelming, exhausting, tiring, shattering and mind-boggling (Have I met my word requirement yet?). While we each have our own way of coping through this process, sometimes the answer is to cry. Crying will not suddenly solve all your problems, but it certainly does…
Hands-on Learning Q&A: Alex Valin, Tribal Judicial Support Clinic
The Tribal Judicial Support Clinic provided Alex Valin hands-on experience working with a sovereign Native Nation. Valin was introduced to an expansive and complex legal field. The opportunity solidified her interest in the area of law and desire to integrate it into her legal studies and future…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Kat Girod, Moot Court
Kat Girod has tested her oral argument skills in competition at the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition through the University of Kansas School of Law Moot Court program. She joined the program last spring and since then has developed her legal research and writing as well as oral argument…
KU Law Graduates Kickstart Careers with Clerkships
KU Law students have taken advantage of law school resources to find clerkships in federal or state courtsIn recent years, KU Law students have landed clerkships all around the country. In the Class of 2021 alone, 15 of the 98 students secured a state, federal or tribal clerkship post-graduation.A…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Dylan Dupre, Judicial Field Placement Program
Summer internship directly correlates with legal studies and future career Dylan Dupre worked with Hon. Stephanie Mitchell Huff, L’06 of the 291st Judicial District Court in Dallas County, Texas this past summer through the Judicial Field Placement. In this internship position, Dupre was…