Student empowers change through pro bono work Whether you’re helping a college student contest their parking ticket or spending time with a child in the child welfare system, there is no question that pro bono work is all about making a positive impact on your community. At KU Law, students have the unique opportunity to engage in work that goes …
Earning Pro Bono Hours: Volunteering for VITA
All you need to know about the VITA clinic What is VITA? The Volunteer Income Assistance (VITA) clinic is offered by the University of Kansas School of Law each spring. Through VITA, law students prepare free federal land state tax returns for Douglas County residents earning less than $58,000 a year. KU Law students can earn pro bono hours by …
Hands-on learning: KU Law’s Judicial Field Placement Program
Five reasons why you should consider a placement program I chose to attend KU Law, in part, because of its hands-on learning opportunities. My experience has exceeded my expectations, largely due to the Judicial Field Placement Program. I recently completed the first half of my field placement with Judge Julie A. Robinson, United States District Judge for the District of …
Hands-on Learning Q&A: Alex Valin, Tribal Judicial Support Clinic
The Tribal Judicial Support Clinic provided Alex Valin hands-on experience working with a sovereign Native Nation. Valin was introduced to an expansive and complex legal field. The opportunity solidified her interest in the area of law and desire to integrate it into her legal studies and future career. In the Tribal Judicial Support Clinic at University of Kansas School of …
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 skills. She plans to continue competing this year, as well as …
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Dylan Dupre, Judicial Field Placement Program
Summer internship directly correlates with legal studies and future career 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, Dupre was able to sit in on several trials, plea hearings, judicial admonishments and bond hearings as well as …