KU Law Blog
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…
What I like and love about being a 1L at KU Law
First and foremost, I love learning about how the law touches people's lives. Every case you read revolves around a person's legal problem. Through these problems, you get to travel in space and time and see what matters to them. You get to see the problems they faced and the rights they fought to…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Logan Quackenbush, Criminal Prosecution Field Placement Program
During her time as a legal intern for the Shawnee County District Attorney's Office, third-year KU Law student Logan Quackenbush put the skills she learned from her professors in Green Hall to real-world use.Quackenbush participated in the internship as part of the Criminal Prosecution Field…
Executive Director of Kansas Legal Services Retires After 43 Years
Marilyn Harp, L'79, has spent her career serving those in needKansas Legal Services Executive Director Marilyn Harp, L'79, retired in December 2022. She served as executive director since 2005 but has been a member of the Kansas Legal Services team since the beginning of her career in 1979. KU Law…
Graduate Profile: Marisol Garcia, L’21
Student aspires to make a difference in hometownAfter graduation, Marisol Garcia plans to utilize her legal education in her hometown of Wichita.Garcia plans to start work at Martin Pringle Law Firm LLP as an associate attorney after taking the Kansas bar exam in July. Garcia was a summer associate…
Graduate Profile: Zachary Kelsay, L'21
Moot court, mock trial shaped student's KU Law experienceZachary Kelsay, L’21, has been practicing advocacy skills in mock trial competitions since his undergraduate days. When moot court and mock trial contests moved online this year, Kelsay took on the new challenge.“It was fun to…
Staying the Course
Life has a lot of moving parts. Sometimes those parts move incredibly fast. Other times moving parts are relatively slow. Every so often, they move in totally unexpected directions. It can be hard work to even keep up at times. This is especially true when the unique challenges that law school…
Graduate Profile: Aidan Graybill, L’21
Exemplary student to pursue career in tribal lawAidan Graybill, L’21, decided to become a lawyer to pursue her dream of advocating for Indian tribes. Three years later, Graybill is turning her dream into reality.Graybill’s legal ambitions brought her to the University of Kansas…
Adapting the Judicial Field Placement Program to a Virtual Format
Since 1963, students at the University of Kansas School of Law have had the opportunity to get firsthand experience of how the law works by serving as interns with federal and state judges.Under the supervision of a judge, law clerk or staff attorney, Judicial Field Placement Program interns…
My Dog’s Journey Through Paw School
Mellie, my 4-year-old golden retriever, has spent most of her life in paw school pursuing the prestigious Juris Dogtorate degree to become a full-time pawalegal. In these past few years, we’ve both learned a lot. Here were some of our biggest takeaways (that I have transcribed…