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Crocheting in Law School: Building Community and Caring for Yourself
In law school, it is very easy to lose sight of yourself and only focus on academics. There is external and internal pressure to always give it your all. But giving it your all is not the same as doing your best. Your best is accomplished when you are well-rested, focused and ready to engage…
Giving Thanks by Giving Back: How KU Law Student Organizations Strengthened Their Community This Fall
As Thanksgiving approaches, KU Law students are reflecting on more than just finals and fall weather; they’re reflecting on the impact they’ve made beyond Green Hall. This semester, student organizations across the school dedicated their time, energy and creativity to serving the…
Agnes the Attorney-in-Training: My Secret Weapon for Law School
While law school can be stressful and overwhelming at times, there has been one key thing that keeps me grounded: my dog, Agnes. For me, my best study buddy has been Agnes. Rescuing Agnes before my 2L (second year of law school) has been a total game-changer for my well-being and success in law…
Finding Your Place Beyond the Classroom
One of the best pieces of advice I received when I started law school was to get involved. The classroom provides a strong foundation, but the real magic happens when you take what you’ve learned and apply it in real-world settings. KU Law offers countless ways to do this, from student…
The Essentiality of Time Management and Efficiency
“But for the concord of my state and timeHad not an ear to hear my true time broke.I wasted time, and now doth time waste me;For now hath time made me his numbering clock:My thoughts are minutes; and with sighs they jarTheir watches on unto mine eyes, the outward watch,Whereto my finger,…
From the Depths of the Pacific to the Halls of Green
Veteran Finds a New Way to Serve Through Law at KU A few months ago, Christian White walked into Green Hall alongside 121 other eager law students. Not long before that, he’d spent months beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in a submarine with no internet, no sunlight and more people…
Finding Your Path: Exploring Legal Interests in Law School
When you’re a 1L, there isn’t an expectation that you’ll know what area of law you’re interested in. Instead, your focus is on making it through 1L year, securing a summer internship, finding community within Green Hall and learning how to think like a legal professional.…
“Failure is not an option”
A favorite of action movie protagonists and extremely gung-ho Little League coaches alike, “failure is not an option” is an intimidating phrase. For most, it conjures up feelings of do-or-die and overwhelming pressure. For me, it’s a mantra to live by to get through this degree…
HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH!
Dedicated to all Latine KU Law Students, Alumni and Faculty Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. President Johnson was the first to establish this celebration, which originally only lasted a week; President Reagan would later expand it to the month-long…
Vera Korzun joins KU Law faculty
When the University of Kansas School of Law welcomed Professor Vera Korzun to its faculty this fall, the school gained not only an experienced teacher but also a scholar whose career spans continents and two decades in the classroom.After earning her first law degree in her home country of…