Student Life
Why Everyone Should Get a Law Degree
Tanya Singh, 3L Next month, I’ll be graduating from KU Law, which feels surreal to acknowledge, even in text form as I type this post out. Undoubtedly, the months ahead will represent a major transitional period for law graduates like me, who are overwhelmingly looking forward to (or dreading)…
Leveraging AI at KU Law
Brandon Rossman, 2L Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping the global workforce, and the legal field is no exception. Here at KU Law, AI is already changing how we interact with and master the law. The Big Two of legal research — Westlaw and LexisNexis — now feature integrated AI…
Living in Lawrence: How to be a Person During Law School
Paige Fitzpatrick, 1L It’s no secret that law school is hard. In fact, it is the hardest academic work I have ever done. However, I absolutely love law school. I have my moments (everyone does) where I feel overwhelmed or stunted by all of the new concepts and language introduced in class, but…
Fast-tracking your future
For students who know early on that law school is part of their future, the University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Education Accelerated Degree Program offers a streamlined, supportive path that can save both time and money. For first-year KU Law student Sabrina Kopecky, the LEAD Program…
Looking Back on Law School
Will Orlowski, 3L Looking back on my final semester as a student at KU, it’s hard not to feel a little sentimental. I graduated from this university back in 2015 with my undergraduate degree, spent eight years working in a wide variety of jobs and came back to the school I love because, when I…
Making Law School Manageable: Advice I Wish I Had Before 1L Year
Aidan Bhargava, 1L If I could go back and give myself one piece of advice before starting law school, it would be that law school is manageable, but only if you learn how to manage yourself.Before 1L year, I assumed the biggest challenge would be understanding the material. I thought success…
Law School With Kids: A Real Guide (From a KU 1L Parent)
Alec Hummel, 1L Starting law school as a parent, spouse, business owner and someone who moved across the country is an experience I never saw advertised on admissions brochures. I am not the typical straight-through student, and if you are not either, I hope this gives you an honest picture of…
“Did you just say wig? I know, wig.” Embracing Personality and Identity in the Law
Gâvvy Sanders, 1L I suppose I should address the title of this blog post early on. In one of my first summer associateship interviews for a pretty serious position, I was really clicking with an interviewer and got a little too excited. I am a first-generation student, a queer woman from the…
The Importance of Preserving You
Blayne O'Connor, 1L Law school is a demanding, rigorous environment. It’s easy to get lost in the rush of it all, but preserving yourself is more important now than ever.When you start law school, everyone tells you how important it is to keep doing the things that keep you sane — getting enough…
SOAP: A Foolproof Workflow for Law School
Austin Perr, 1L Going into my 1L year, I struggled to find real, practical advice for exam prep and time management. Everyone had tips (read more carefully, outline early, don’t fall behind, etc.), but very few people had a plug-and-play system.What I needed was something clear, procedural and…