Academics
Alisha's Declassified Law School Survival Guide
A few weeks ago, I was studying with a friend and we started discussing the essential items that make our law-school lives (somewhat) easier. She said she wished she had known what to buy before 1L year started, so I thought I would share my favorites.Book stand: These are pretty affordable…
Finding a New 'Team'
In the months leading up to orientation for KU Law, I often felt nervous about the difficulties I knew I would face in my 1L year. Among these were being cold called in class, not understanding the material as quickly or efficiently as my classmates (or worse, not understanding the material at all…
Three New Scholars Bolster KU Law Faculty
Three new faculty members with diverse experience in teaching, scholarship and practice started at KU Law this fall. Kyle Velte joins KU Law as an associate professor of law, teaching Evidence, Torts and Employment Discrimination. Velte holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a J.D. from…
KU Law Offers Students Experience in Electronic Discovery
KU Law is among only a handful of law schools offering electronic discovery as a stand-alone class.Coming from two decades of practice, Professor Amii Castle teaches students how to preserve, ask for, search and produce electronic documents and data. Students learn about advising clients on records…
Cosmic Pull
Sam LaRoque counts meeting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas among his most memorable KU Law experiences.Astrophysicist’s rendezvous with law school written in the starsSome might say the stars aligned to bring Sam LaRoque to KU Law. As a doctoral candidate in astronomy and astrophysics at…
From Covering Trials to Trying Cases
Reinvention the right move for journalist-turned-law studentJust a couple of months away from graduation and a few weeks out from my 28th birthday, I thought recently about where my pre-law school self would have envisioned me at this time in my life. I probably would have hoped that I’d be a news…
What TV Doesn't Tell You About Law School
First-year KU Law student Terra Brockman, front row sixth from left, was a member of the winning team in the 2017 Bluebook Relays. The annual competition is just one of the ways students bond with their small-section classmates during law school.Contrary to popular belief, law school is nothing…
Learning to Balance the Busy
As a KU Law Student Ambassador giving tours of Green Hall, one of the most common questions I hear from students is how to balance all the work of law school with a healthy life — socially, physically and emotionally. Personally, I was worried about that as well. Before I began law school, I had…
Business Suits + White Coats
In MLP, student learns value of lawyers, doctors partnering for healthy communitiesLooking past the stereotypes, lawyers and doctors have a lot in common. Usually seen as adversaries, I know that at least medical students and law students can be friends.My best friend is an M2 at KU Med – no, not a…
KU Law Superheroes
Student appreciates 'feats of strength and determination' by classmates, facultyMega-blockbuster superhero flicks are taking the world by storm. “Black Panther” recently surpassed a cool billion dollars at the box office (Wakanda Forever!), and “Avengers: Infinity War” is coming out at the end of…