University of Kansas Law School Blog
Don't Miss Invaluable Networking Opportunities Over Winter Break
I recently listened to an American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division podcast (this episode is now unavailable) about how law students can make connections with attorneys over Winter Break. The panelists’ tips and suggestions put a new spin on some well-worn, but effective principles of…
A Firefox Plug-in for Your Legal Writing? Score!
CiteGenie: Automagically copies text with correct citations from Westlaw, Lexis and other Web sites.One of the best parts about doing research electronically is you have the ability to cut and paste from your browser straight into your document. However, figuring out how to cite what you just…
KU Law Students for Reproductive Justice Gears Up at Green Hall
KU Law Students for Reproductive Justice is one of the newest law student groups on campus -- and also one of the busiest!KU Law Students for Reproductive Justice is part of the only student-led, student-centered nationwide network of law students, professors and lawyers committed to fostering the…
IP Attorneys Stress Networking, Research and Finding a Niche
Sam Korte, an attorney from Garmin, and Elizabeth Tassi, from Stinson Morrison Hecker, took time out of their busy schedules recently to meet with the Intellectual Property Law Students Association to discuss how to land a job in the IP field.Both attorneys agreed on one major point: Get involved…
Catching the Google Wave
I recently received an invitation to join Google Wave. I was very excited about it. After a short time of playing around, I was given a limited number of invitations to hand out so that my friends and peers could join in. It was then that I realized how few people actually know about Google Wave.So…
Lawyering Skills: Teaching First-Year Students Legal Reasoning, Writing and Research
First-year students spend most of their time in doctrinal classes like Contracts and Torts. Lawyering, in contrast, provides students with the practical skills that are necessary in law school. In this class, students receive an overview of the legal system, learn things like how to brief cases…
Google Scholar Makes Case Law Accessible for The Regular Guy (and Gal)
On Nov. 17, Google added a feature to Google Scholar that will enable people everywhere find and read full-text legal opinions. Included are U.S. federal courts, including district, appellate and Supreme Court, as well as state appellate and supreme courts. You can find cases by party name,…
'Finals Glaze' Overcomes Law Students Late in Semester
Editor's Note: This blog was written in early November, so the "glaze" in question has long since set in. The first finals of the fall semester are a week away.The weather has turned colder and my books seem to be getting heavier every day, which can only mean one thing: We are nearing what I like…
CALI Offers Feedback Before Finals
Finals are coming up and, as a student, you are in need of a service that can help you review some of the concepts that you have discussed in class and read about in textbooks. But you would also like to be quizzed to see if you are getting these concepts. Is there anything out there that can help?…
Biolaw Symposium Ponders Future of IP Law
Students and friends of the law school had an opportunity to listen to one of the great scholars on intellectual property law on Nov. 6, 2009. Roger Milgrim, author of the treatises “Milgrim on Licensing” and “Milgrim on Trade Secrets,” addressed a group of about 80 people…