University of Kansas Law School Blog
Saving Key Programs at the Department of Labor
This summer, I have been working as an assistant investigator for the Employee Benefits Security Administration in the Department of Labor's Kansas City office. My duties are to audit private employer health insurance and pension plans in order to ensure compliance with the Employee Retirement…
My Summer Internship: Advancing LGBT Rights on the Front Lines
I have spent three months of my 2015 summer working on Wall Street overlooking the East River in Manhattan. Before I took the flight out of KCI, I had to say that the entire idea was incredibly daunting. I had been to New York City before and found that it was not exactly my taste, but this was for…
My Summer Internship: Learning Military Justice in the JAG Corps
This summer I was given the incredible opportunity to work as an extern with the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service (TDS) at Fort Leavenworth. Because of my Army background, I knew that I wanted to work with the Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. The representative at the JAG recruiting office…
My Summer Internship: Fighting for Access to Justice at LAWMO
This summer I was given the incredible opportunity to work for LAWMO (Legal Aid of Western Missouri). LAWMO is a legal services nonprofit that assists low-income individuals in the Kansas City metro area and beyond. One of the great things about interning at LAWMO is the exposure to a wide array of…
A 'Particularly Meaningful' Experience: Kathleen Watson, L'16
When Kathleen Watson took Professor Craig Reaves’ Elder Law class, she found a passion for helping seniors address the legal challenges that accompany aging. That experience led her to pursue the Elder Law Certificate, which included an externship with Kansas Legal Services (KLS) and a weekly…
Pregnant in Law School | Part 5: Adjusting to Law School Life as the Mother of a Newborn
The first week after having baby Kendall was a blur of visitors, along with trying to recover from surgery. I was healing well enough that I could stop taking pain killers just six days after my C-section, which allowed me time to be free of any grogginess when I returned to school the following…
Graduate Profiles: Jason Harmon, L'15, & Paul Mose, L'15
Jason Harmon and Paul Mose followed similar paths through law school — both have young families, were moot court partners and will work at Kansas City firm Shook Hardy & Bacon after graduation.For Harmon and Mose, balancing the roles of husband, father and student proved the most…
Graduate Profile: Caroline Gurney, L'15 & Tyler Manson, L'15
Caroline Gurney and Tyler Manson met on the first day of law school orientation and began dating the following semester.“Our ‘first date’ was when my car ran out of gas as I was driving home from class one day,” Manson said. “I decided to call Caroline, partially…