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No Sleeping on The Job: Courtroom Testimony Provides Pivotal Personal Moment for Law Student
Did you know that a billionaire is secretly building a small town near Paonia, Colo., called Bear Creek? You can’t drive up and look at it. There is a gate that you won’t get past without proper identification. If you run into one of the construction workers at a bar, you better hope he…
Student Whistling New Tune After Summer Internship at Big Law Firm
I never planned on working at a law firm. I started law school not knowing if I even wanted to be a lawyer. I didn’t know any attorneys growing up, and I was considerably unfamiliar with the practice of law. As I settled into my life as a law student and began to absorb all of the new subject…
Timeless Tips for the Mock Interview Season
Mock interviews help prepare you for the upcoming interviewing season, but you can also take the opportunity to network and build your base of contacts. Below are some pointers for the Mock Interview program from Leah Terranova, director of career services. Attire & Documents Wear a suit…
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: Bar Exam Next Hurdle in Journey to Firm Ownership
Editor’s note: Zach Roberson and Carlos Hernandez are recent graduates of the University of Kansas School of Law. Following the bar exam and a short internship, they will be opening a law firm in Olathe, Kan. In a series of blog posts, they will record the steps they take as they move past…
Boom! This is not a drill
Today, I’m sitting behind a desk in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, trying to think of a good way to tell a partner that I can’t find the answer to his question. This time a year ago I was in a firefight. It began with a flare lighting up the night sky. I had been waiting in a…
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: Trio to Chronicle Transition from Law Students to Firm Owners
Editor’s note: Zach Roberson, Carlos Hernandez and David Smith (left to right above) are 3Ls at the University of Kansas School of Law, set to graduate on May 12, 2012. Following graduation and the bar exam, they will be opening a law firm in Olathe, Kan. In a series of blog posts, they will…
Shpoonkle: Employment Opportunity or Ethical Dilemma?
"Just because a lawyer can afford to buy a $10,000 billboard on the highway doesn't make him a better lawyer," said Robert Grant Niznik, the founder of an unusual online legal service. Perhaps even more unusual is the name. Spotlighted in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article,…
Legal Education: A Positive Outlook in an Uncertain Time
What do Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? Among other things, they were all lawyers. These three political figures have arguably done more for social justice than anyone else in history. However, it might not have been that way had they not been legally trained…
Poor lawyer? A 3L Finds Challenges, Rewards in Public Interest Law
Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." It is for this reason that I love to work in public interest law. As a 3L and the president of our Public Interest Law society, I have had great experiences at KU Law learning about the opportunities…
Law School Grades Not Most Important Hiring Criterion for Firms
If you’re dead set on making great grades in law school to land a job, you’re overlooking something even more important. At least, that’s what the National Jurist magazine found (There was a link here, but the page no longer exists) when it polled hiring partners at mid-sized law…