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Recovering Liberal Arts Major: Law School Teaching Me ‘How To Actually be Useful to People’
Liberal arts majors are among the worst kinds of people. I can say that because I am one. We think we know so much because of our well-rounded education, and we “just love learning” and don’t really have a life goal but “definitely want to help people.” For four years, I perfected the ivory tower…
Summer Abroad in Ireland Provides Unforgettable Experience, Conversation Starter for Job Interviews
I had the opportunity to study abroad in Limerick, Ireland this past summer. It was, hands down, one of the best experiences I have ever had in my entire life. I find myself missing Ireland more and more every day. I was just looking through old pictures to include with this blog, and I am having a…
Three Clinics Later, 3L Flush with Practical Experience and More Focused in Job Search
The University of Kansas School of Law provides students with 13 clinical opportunities. As a nontraditional law student, I find that the clinical opportunities are my favorite experiences at the law school. Over the past three years, I have participated in the Public Policy Clinic, the Externship…
Rural & Solo Program Takes Students on Salina Road Trip
A new program designed to ensure that KU Law graduates help fulfill the legal needs of the entire state of Kansas hit the road this month with a visit to Salina. The Rural & Solo Program conducted its first student visit on April 13. Steven Brown, L’79, of Brown & Vogel Chartered,…
Student Finds Path to LGBT Advocacy Through KU Law
Jake McMillian didn't think Kansas was a progressive enough place to launch his career, but KU Law proved him wrong. Now, with a year of law school under his belt, he’s working and advocating for LGBT rights in Kansas City and has realized the importance of serving his own state. “As I have…
FROM KANSAS TO THE WORLD: The Cutting Edge of Environmental Law
From the moment I submitted my law school applications, I have been certain of one thing: I want to practice environmental law. What I did not know when I first arrived at Green Hall in 2010 is just how much I would be exposed to cutting-edge issues in environmental law and climate change. Last…
Shpoonkle: Employment Opportunity or Ethical Dilemma?
"Just because a lawyer can afford to buy a $10,000 billboard on the highway doesn't make him a better lawyer," said Robert Grant Niznik, the founder of an unusual online legal service. Perhaps even more unusual is the name. Spotlighted in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article,…
Summer at Small-Town Firm Yields 'Little Taste of Everything'
So here we are, once again, starting a new year in ol’ Green Hall. After spending the summer scattered across the globe, we, the law students, have started to reconvene. And with the fall semester upon us, we are likely going to talk about our internships and clerkships and summer courses and study…
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: Bar Exam Next Hurdle in Journey to Firm Ownership
Editor’s note: Zach Roberson and Carlos Hernandez are recent graduates of the University of Kansas School of Law. Following the bar exam and a short internship, they will be opening a law firm in Olathe, Kan. In a series of blog posts, they will record the steps they take as they move past…
Boom! This is not a drill
Today, I’m sitting behind a desk in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, trying to think of a good way to tell a partner that I can’t find the answer to his question. This time a year ago I was in a firefight. It began with a flare lighting up the night sky. I had been waiting in a pickup truck…