Careers
Suiting Up, Gaining Confidence
Legal Aid Clinic teaches student 'how to be a lawyer'My almost three years at KU Law have been less than perfect, but I would not change my experience for anything. As my time in law school slowly comes to an end, I would like to discuss one of the best experiences I have had at KU Law: the Legal…
Former Teacher, Stronger Lawyer
Jake Turner, back row second from right, with his Spirit Award-winning Bluebook Relays team, Guns 'n' RosenbergLaw student's first career taught importance of client relationships, being prepared for anythingAs a young child, I dreamed of being a veterinarian. Then I set my sights on the U.S.…
Serving the American People in America's Capital
3Ls Amanda Feriante, Laurel Michel and Haley Claxton, and 2L Lindsie Ford at the U.S. Capitol.James Garfield is my favorite U.S. president. Most people have never heard of our 20th president, and if they have, all they know about is his tragic assassination roughly three months into his presidency…
10 Reasons To Attend The Southwest Kansas Bar Association Annual Meeting
Miranda Clark-Ulrich, third from left, attended the 2017 Southwest Kansas Bar Association meeting in Dodge City with Assistant Dean of Career Services Arturo Thompson, far left, and fellow KU Law students.Over my birthday weekend early this September, I gathered with attorneys and fellow students…
An Entrepreneur in the Law
The Legal Hackers International Summit in Brooklyn featured lawyers, professors, coders and entrepreneurs from the U.S., Nigeria, Ukraine, Dubai, Canada and more ― all focused on the common theme of making law more accessible and efficient through technology. 2L Nate Crosser, third from left on the…
Business Owner, Student, Mom
Graduate's student experience enriched by expanding rolesSome babies are rocked to sleep with lullabies. Taylor Ray’s daughter Emma was lulled into slumber with voice recordings of Professor Webb Hecker’s Mergers and Acquisitions lectures. In the midst of an enriching 2L year serving as president…
El Paso Native Finds Her Niche at KU Law
Challenging coursework, enriching leadership experiences, practical learning opportunities recipe for graduate's successSylvia Hernandez is the first to note that her transition to law school wasn’t an easy one. Moving from El Paso, Texas, to Lawrence required a big adjustment and new perspective…
Alumna Selected for Prestigious Health Policy Fellowship
A 2009 KU Law alumna has been selected for the 2017-2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Fellows Program, one of the nation’s most prestigious learning experiences at the nexus of health, science, and policy. Lt. Cmdr. Brutrinia Cain, senior policy adviser in the Office of the…
Blazing Trails in Barber County
Service, community draw 3L to rural practiceWith commencement just around the corner and a promising career on the horizon, 3L Hannah Brass is already living up to the promise of her last name. After graduation, the former ranch hand and rural Kansas native will head back to western Kansas to start…
Devoted to Public Service
KU Law student leverages EJW Conference to launch legal careerAs a 1L, Emily Dutcher spent a month volunteering at Cape Town’s Project Abroad Human Rights Office, providing legal aid in vast shanty towns of over a million people. Demand for assistance was so acute that client lines snaked out…