Student Life
Top Five Law School Myths
Sarah McMillin-Beckman, far right, gathers with classmates at Women in Law's annual Pub Night Gala.Myth # 1: You won’t have time to have a social life in law school. While I spent more time in the law library this year than I ever thought possible, I’ve still had plenty of time for other activities…
Law Student, Veteran Named Finalist in Prestigious Federal Leadership Program
With an eye toward a career in public service, 2016 graduate Kevin Anderson weighs multiple employment opportunitiesA University of Kansas law student with a history of military service has been named a finalist in one of the nation’s most competitive fellowship programs.Capt. Kevin Anderson…
Experiencing Work and Life in India
This summer I had the opportunity to work as an intern with the firm J. Sagar and Associates in Gurgaon, India, a suburb of New Delhi. I got the job by talking to a former KU Law student, Aqmar Rahman, who had done the same program. I went with the hope of working in international trade law and…
'KU Law Just Feels Like Home'
Claire Kebodeaux (center) enjoys a KU Law tradition — Women in Law's Pub Night — with law school friends.If you had told 18-year-old me that I would be attending law school in Kansas, I would have laughed. After growing up 45 minutes from Lawrence, I managed to attend undergrad somewhere as far…
What's It Like to Have Your Mom in Law School?
Sometimes I like to pretend that I am no different than any other law student. After all, each of us has particular strengths and challenges that make his or her time in law school unique. However, I suppose I am a bit different because my exceptional circumstances have 4 different names: Francesca…
Graduate's Legacy of Activism, Service Fostered in Law School
Photo courtesy of University ArchivesRusty Leffel arrived on the KU campus as an undergraduate in 1966 and stayed until he finished law school in 1973. In his seven years on the Hill, student life evolved from a social experience to a political one. As a student leader, Leffel helped usher in that…
Former Teacher Found Calling as Pioneer Woman Attorney at KU Law
Judge Jean Shepherd, L’77, was one of the KU Law women pioneers of the 1970s. Like several of her women classmates, Shepherd pursued law as a second career, leaving behind the fields traditionally open to women at the time. When she entered law school in 1974, Shepherd was a non-traditional student…
Egyptian Fulbright Scholar Embraces College-town Experience While Earning Doctoral Degree
Fulbright scholar Ahmed Mansour is calling Lawrence home for the next three years, and just a semester into his stay, he’s taking the Fulbright’s mission of mutual cooperation and cultural exchange to heart. A native of Luxor, Egypt, Mansour completed his undergraduate degree in English and…
Transplant Finds 'Second Family' at KU Law
Kasey Considine (far left) with girlfriends from the 2015 graduating class.As I prepare to graduate this May, I have been looking back wistfully on my last four years at KU Law. My time has been split between the law school and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, as I’ve been…
Your Brain on Law School
Before applying to law school, most people focus on when to take the LSAT, which law schools to visit, and what would be a good topic for their personal statement. No reasonable and prudent person would possibly consider the fact that his or her whole life is about to change. Right? As it turns out…