University of Kansas Law School Blog
Right Place, Right Time: Not Quite Serendipity
On this gloomy winter Friday in Lawrence, let’s brighten things up by highlighting the job hunting successes of three current students and one very determined recent grad.Often a law student will tell us that he or she landed a job by being “at the right place at the right time.”…
A Change of Pace
I am enrolled in Trial Advocacy this semester, which consists of a classroom lecture component once a week and an in-class performance component once a week. The class is broken up into small groups of eight students, and each group is assigned an attorney/judge to serve as the judge for the class…
THOMAS Changes Make Federal Legislative Information Even More Accessible
Are you familiar with the Library of Congress and their service called THOMAS?THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public…
Women in Law Organizes Charitable Benefits, Educational Speakers
This semester, Women in Law is continuing to support and promote women law students and attorneys. In February, we're partnering with the Public Interest Law Society to raise money for Habitat for Humanity in Haiti by selling and delivering Valentine's and candy to the student body.Also this month…
Striking a Balance Between Jayhawk Basketball and Law School
February in Lawrence means two things: School is back in full swing, and the Jayhawks are in the middle of some intense Big 12 conference basketball games!One of the challenges of being a law student at a school where basketball is more of a religion than a sport is figuring out how to balance your…
Marriage and Divorce Resources ... Just in Time for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is coming up, and you might be thinking of changing the status of your relationship. Well, the Wheat Law Library is here to help! Whether you are looking to get married or divorced, we have all of the information you need! Not to mention the forms you need to file.For information on…
'No One Should Go Broke Because They Chose to Go to College'
President Obama’s reference to student loan assistance in his Jan. 27 State of the Union address was brief: “And let’s tell another 1 million students that when they graduate, they will be required to pay only 10 percent of their income on student loans, and all of their debt will…
Recommended: SCOTUSblog's 'Race and the Supreme Court' Series
February is Black History Month and, in recognition, SCOTUSblog has set up a rather impressive line-up for their programming on Race and the Supreme Court. Over the next four weeks, law professors, litigators, journalists and other top professionals will donate their time to discuss the U.S.…
Westlaw and LexisNexis Changing with the Times
The New York Times reported yesterday that Westlaw and LexisNexis will undergo some major changes in order to accommodate a younger class of lawyers who have cut their teeth on search interfaces provided Google and Microsoft.I confirmed all of this with the LexisNexis rep yesterday but am still…
Class of 2010 Bar Preparation Resources Luncheon
You are a 3L. Your last semester has just gotten started. It's your lightest course load to date. You don't even have to be on campus on Thursdays and Fridays! Life is pretty sweet.I would like to propose something that might be considered a little radical: Spend your extra time preparing for the…