Graduate Profile: Caroline Gurney, L’15 & Tyler Manson, L’15

Caroline Gurney and Tyler Manson met on the first day of law school orientation and began dating the following semester. “Our ‘first date’ was when my car ran out of gas as I was driving home from class one day,” Manson said. “I decided to call Caroline, partially because I knew she had just gotten out of class, but I …

Graduate Profile: Jake McMillian, L’15

Before law school, Jake McMillian contends that his grasp of the law ran about as deep as an episode of “Law and Order: SVU.” But after three years in Green Hall, he’s armed with the knowledge and experience to launch his legal career and advocate effectively for his passion, LGBTQ rights. “Kansas is a tough place for LGBTQ rights,” he …

Graduate Profile: Tamara Combs, L’15

Tamara Combs arrived in Lawrence after studying law in her home country of Brazil, then earning degrees in political science and city and regional planning in the U.S. For her, law school wasn’t just an academic experience; it was a cross-cultural one. “It was fascinating to navigate a new legal tradition — common law instead of civil law — and …

Pregnant in Law School | Part 4: Meeting Baby Kendall

In order to survive my last semester as a law student with a brand new baby, I did a lot of planning ahead of time. KU Law offers two winter intercession courses that count for the spring semester, as well as an additional intercession course immediately following spring semester finals. These courses would account for 6 of my remaining 11 …

Pregnant in Law School | Part 3: Staying focused

By the time the fall semester began, I was almost halfway through my pregnancy at 18 weeks. I had made it through my summer internship and, most importantly, the first trimester! I was feeling so good at that point in my pregnancy that I was able to get up early every morning and work out before I had to get …