KU Law Blog
Listbean Website Helps Users Organize Life's Little Details
When you prepare to study for class, get ready for vacation or create a budget, what's the first thing you do? If you answered, "make a list," then I have a website for you! It's called Listbean, and it's awesome! Unlike other list sites, it is completely free and jam-packed with pre-populated…
Trends in Law Firm Profitability Suggest Smartest Route for Future Law Students
At the National Association for Law Placement’s annual conference in late April, Dan DiPietro of Citibank spoke to a packed house of more than 800 conference goers. DiPietro is the managing director of the Law Firm Group at Citibank and visiting professor at Harvard Law School. Citibank…
Happy Geek Pride Day from a Wheat Law librarian and self-proclaimed geek
My name is Blake, and I'm a geek. It's true. For those of you who know me, this comes as no surprise. But for those who don't, it's not a difficult conclusion to draw. I am a law librarian. Trading in the courtroom for the library is tantamount to trading in Atticus Finch for Rupert Giles. I let it…
Library's Kagan Page Provides One-stop Shop for Information on the Supreme Court Nominee
The University of Michigan Law Library's informational Web page for the latest nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, was created May 10 by reference librarian Kincaid Brown within hours of the announcement. It is available here. The Web page includes biographical…
How to Find Your Dream Job When You Have a Law Degree but Don't Want to Practice Law
So you have attained (or are working toward attaining) your Juris Doctor but have decided not to practice law. If you already have your dream job, then you are set. But not knowing what your dream job is does not have to be a nightmare. You just need to take a step back and do some groundwork.…
Law Librarians Share Words of Wisdom with Graduating Class
I have worked here at the University of Kansas Wheat Law Library for just over three years. Technically, I, too, am a 3L. The first class I taught was the 2007 summer starters, but really that was a bit of a dry run. My true connection was with the fall starters, what was to be the Class of 2010.…
Meeting Justice O'Connor Leaves Law Student Feeling Inspired
I have a confession to make: I never watch the news. I was shocked in my 1L orientation to realize how much some of my fellow students knew about politics and the government. For example, when my 1L class was shown a picture of the Supreme Court justices, it seemed like everyone except me rattled…
New HeinOnline Resource Opens Door to World's Constitutions and More
HeinOnline now has available World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents & Resources. World Constitutions Illustrated is now available as an a la carte library which introduces a brand new legal research platform that brings together constitutional documents, books…
Kudos! Students Secure Summer Employment in Tough Market
Back in the Stone Age, when the Office of Career Services produced a monthly newsletter in paper form (the horror!), we ran a “Career Services Kudos” section in the March and April editions to applaud job-hunting successes. We spend so much time preaching about how to conduct a job…
National Library Workers Day
Today, thousands of communities will celebrate National Library Workers Day (NLWD), a time when library staff, patrons, administrators and Friends groups will recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. You are invited to name a “Star” library employee for the NLWD…