Practical Experience
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Kat Girod, Moot Court
Kat Girod has tested her oral argument skills in competition at the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition through the University of Kansas School of Law Moot Court program. She joined the program last spring and since then has developed her legal research and writing as well as oral argument…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Dylan Dupre, Judicial Field Placement Program
Summer internship directly correlates with legal studies and future career Dylan Dupre Dylan Dupre worked with Hon. Stephanie Mitchell Huff, L’06 of the 291st Judicial District Court in Dallas County, Texas this past summer through the Judicial Field Placement. In this internship position,…
Hands-On Learning: Richard Weber, Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement
Richard WeberThis past summer, Richard Weber participated in Medical Legal Aid at the University of Kansas Health System at KU Medical Center in Kansas City through the Field Placement Program. The experience gave him the opportunity to put what he learned in his first year at the University of…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Kristen Andrews, Field Placement Program
Externship with Kansas Athletics aligns coursework with professional interestsDuring two semesters working as a legal intern for Kansas Athletics, third-year law student Kristen Andrews learned to think outside the box when answering legal questions.Andrews completed an externship with KU Athletics…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Lauren Stahl, Transactional Law Competition
National transactional law competition offers exposure to deal work, draftingBy participating in a national transactional law competition, third-year law student Lauren Stahl gained an understanding of deal work and improved her drafting abilities.Stahl competed in the UCLA Transactional Law…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Joan Lee, Mock Trial
Joan Lee is a 3L that chose to get involved in Mock Trial in Fall 2021—the beginning of her second year at KU Law. Since then, Lee has learned more about representing a client, gained confidence in public speaking and acquired a baseline for courtroom etiquette as she participated in both in-house…
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Peyton Weatherbie, Elder Law Field Placement
Working with Kansas Legal Services offers experience in a broad range of legal issuesFrom her first day as an elder law extern with Kansas Legal Services, third-year law student Peyton Weatherbie had the chance to interact with applicants and build her legal skill set.Weatherbie participated in the…
Working on a Felony Jury Trial as a Law Student
Rising 3L Kevin Salazar draws on Mock Trial, Traffic Court experience for work on real-world casesKevin Salazar is interning this summer at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Photo courtesy of Kevin Salazar.Kevin Salazar is a rising third-year law student at the University of Kansas School of…
Higher Ed Law Offers ‘A Little Bit of Everything’
Marissa Hotujac, L’20, reflects on her two-year fellowship with KU General CounselAs an attorney for a university, you get to work on a little bit of everything, says Marissa Hotujac, L’20.That includes “litigation, contracts, athletics, labor and employment, policies, First Amendment issues,…
New Clinic Connects KU Law Students to Low-Income Families Seeking Guardianship
KU Law alum creates Guardianship Clinic, providing pro-bono representation to low-income familiesNine KU Law students participated in a new pro bono Guardianship Clinic in fall 2021. Carly Boothe, L’06, set the new clinic in motion, modeling it after a previously existing, similar program KU Law…