Externship with Kansas Athletics aligns coursework with professional interests During 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 through the Field Placement Program at the University of Kansas School of Law. Students in the program work …
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Lauren Stahl, Transactional Law Competition
National transactional law competition offers exposure to deal work, drafting By 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 Competition in February, as part of a team of four students representing the buyer side of a mock business …
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 cases Kevin Salazar is a rising third-year law student at the University of Kansas School of Law. This summer, he is interning as a law clerk in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Salazar shared his experience working on a felony jury trial as a law …
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Peyton Weatherbie, Elder Law Field Placement
Working with Kansas Legal Services offers experience in a broad range of legal issues From 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 externship as part of the Elder Law Field Placement Program at …
Higher ed law offers ‘a little bit of everything’
Marissa Hotujac, L’20, reflects on her two-year fellowship with KU General Counsel As 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, student and Greek life matters, and so much more,” Hotujac said. “There’s always something new to …
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 families Nine 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 students volunteered for in Wichita. “The parents of adults with special needs are often …