University of Kansas Law School Blog
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…
Get on (a) Board!
Help others and yourself by volunteering. Not to minimize the many altruistic benefits of volunteering, but this activity may also benefit your legal career. Not only is it a great way to network, but you may also be able to hone your legal skills.There are so many wonderful organizations for which…
KU's Summer Start Program Helps Students Set Their Law School Pace
I began my legal education as part of KU Law's Summer Start Program in 2007. Essentially, it's a way for a small group of first-year law students to ease into the study of law by taking a handful of five-week courses for credit that they would otherwise take during the fall semester. Admittedly, I…
Jureeka! I've Got It!
I have recently discovered a product that I think is pretty slick. It is called Jureeka!Jureeka! is a Firefox extension that hyperlinks legal citations in Web pages.Jureeka! turns legal citations in web pages into hyperlinks that point to online legal source material. Its handy toolbar also allows…
Even Flute Performance Majors Can Go to Law School
The first skill I learned in my undergraduate degree in flute performance that I applied after graduation was counting without getting off track. I used to have to count up to 80 or 90 really slowly, over and over, without getting distracted. I took a summer job working at a cookie shop and found…