For many students, law school can be a financial burden. Not being able to work while still affording to pay rent and buy groceries is challenging. I’m here to tell you that having a job is not completely off the table while in law school. Below, I have laid out some tips on how to balance a part-time job while …
Starting a Club as a 1L
Making an Immediate Impact on the Campus Community The room buzzed with conversation — not about outlines or tomorrow’s contracts reading, but rather winter break plans, favorite restaurants and the chatter that followed a costly move in a game. Laughter mixed with the sound of captured pieces hitting the table. As law students momentarily traded legal arguments for chess strategy, …
How to Take a Break from Law School
As wonderful as the walls of Green Hall are, there is nothing more refreshing than a change of scenery. My law school life flourishes when I find time to escape and recharge. Whether you are a seasoned traveler or devising your first weekend getaway, I have some tips to make trip planning easier! Step One: Pick a Destination Sometimes decision …
Why Work as a Student Editor?
This November, Kansas Law Review co-hosted a symposium with the Tribal Law & Government Center on “Strategic Litigation Advancing Indigenous Rights.” The symposium featured scholars and advocates from across the country who presented on how indigenous communities have used legal action to protect their rights and sovereignty. For example, Sarah Deer, a University Distinguished Professor, presented her research on legal …
Growth in a Time of Change
Mid-November is always a stressful time for the students of Green Hall. With less than a month until finals, the realities of test preparation become unavoidable. For first-year students, this is a new kind of test and something that can be difficult to get comfortable with. Second-year students are as busy as they’ve ever been in their academic careers, and …
Alumni gift turns taxes into impact
How an IRA QCD Can Support KU Law Students As both a tax attorney and the dean of the KU School of Law, Stephen Mazza knows something about taxable income and funding the school. “We don’t want to get into the business of giving out tax advice,” Mazza joked. “But the tax benefits of transferring minimum distributions from an IRA …