Careers
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: Trio to Chronicle Transition from Law Students to Firm Owners
Editor’s note: Zach Roberson, Carlos Hernandez and David Smith (left to right above) are 3Ls at the University of Kansas School of Law, set to graduate on May 12, 2012. Following graduation and the bar exam, they will be opening a law firm in Olathe, Kan. In a series of blog posts, they will record…
Student Whistling New Tune After Summer Internship at Big Law Firm
I never planned on working at a law firm. I started law school not knowing if I even wanted to be a lawyer. I didn’t know any attorneys growing up, and I was considerably unfamiliar with the practice of law. As I settled into my life as a law student and began to absorb all of the new subject…
Timeless Tips for the Mock Interview Season
Mock interviews help prepare you for the upcoming interviewing season, but you can also take the opportunity to network and build your base of contacts. Below are some pointers for the Mock Interview program from Leah Terranova, director of career services. Attire & Documents Wear a suit…
A Glimpse into the High-Stress World of Planet OCS: From Marine to Law Student
No joke, stepping off that bus was like stepping into another dimension. Behind you was the world you knew: you were familiar with this world, you had a pretty good idea how it worked and you thought you were pretty badass for it. But once your foot left the bus and landed on that hot asphalt…
No Sleeping on The Job: Courtroom Testimony Provides Pivotal Personal Moment for Law Student
Did you know that a billionaire is secretly building a small town near Paonia, Colo., called Bear Creek? You can’t drive up and look at it. There is a gate that you won’t get past without proper identification. If you run into one of the construction workers at a bar, you better hope he or she is…
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: Volunteer Work at El Paso Nonprofit Helps Prepare Duo for Bilingual Practice in KC
Editor’s note: Zach Roberson and Carlos Hernandez are 2012 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 graduation…
Poor lawyer? A 3L Finds Challenges, Rewards in Public Interest Law
Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." It is for this reason that I love to work in public interest law. As a 3L and the president of our Public Interest Law society, I have had great experiences at KU Law learning about the opportunities…
Legal Education: A Positive Outlook in an Uncertain Time
What do Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? Among other things, they were all lawyers. These three political figures have arguably done more for social justice than anyone else in history. However, it might not have been that way had they not been legally trained…
National Salaries for the KU Law Class of 2010
In our last posting, we shared salary information for the KU Law Class of 2010. At that time, national salary statistics for the Class of 2010 were not available. They have since come in, and the data confirms our past observation that national salary statistics are often unreliable because of…
Goodbye to Green: Farewell Letter from Todd Rogers
Welcome back to Green Hall! The beginning of the 2011-12 academic year is bittersweet for me, as it marks the end of my tenure at KU Law and a return to Boulder, Colo. I recently accepted the position of Assistant Dean of Career Development at the University of Colorado Law School, where I…