Student finds her way in a career as a prosecutor Like many students, Paula Lopez, L’23, had a self-described existential crisis when considering her future after graduation this past May. “I always thought, going into law school, I wanted to be an ACLU attorney,” said Lopez. “But after my judicial externship in Sedgwick County with Judge Roush, I thought I …
Graduate Profile: Kevin C Barnett, L’23
Student uses allyship to help promote indigenous culture and rights Kevin C Barnett has been interested in tribal law and federal Indian law since before he was a law student. After his graduation in May where he received his Juris Doctor and the Tribal Law certificate, he will continue his work with the Navajo Nation Office of the Prosecutor in …
Recent graduate spotlight: Michelle Brady, L’21
As a veteran herself, Michelle Brady has a passion for veterans law. When the 2021 University of Kansas School of Law graduate saw an opening to clerk under Judge Amanda Meredith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, she decided to apply. Brady has been clerking with Judge Meredith since October 2022. As a clerk, Brady works on …
Executive director of Kansas Legal Services retires after 43 years
Marilyn Harp, L’79, has spent her career serving those in need Kansas Legal Services Executive Director Marilyn Harp, L’79, retired in December 2022. She served as executive director since 2005 but has been a member of the Kansas Legal Services team since the beginning of her career in 1979. KU Law graduate Matthew Keenan, L’84 took the help as KLS …
KU Law graduates kickstart careers with clerkships
KU Law students have taken advantage of law school resources to find clerkships in federal or state courts In recent years, KU Law students have landed clerkships all around the country. In the Class of 2021 alone, 15 of the 98 students secured a state, federal or tribal clerkship post-graduation. A clerkship is a prestigious and challenging post-graduate opportunity for …
Alumni gift creates labor law fund in honor of Professor Raymond Goetz
From the late Professor Raymond Goetz, William Bevan III learned that objectivity and understanding are essential to being a good labor lawyer. “If you’re going to be really successful at it, you have to understand what’s motivating the people on the other side of the bargaining table or the other side of a labor dispute,” Bevan said. Bevan, L’70, recently …