Graduate Profile: Blake Saffels, L’21

Following his first year of law school, Blake Saffels took a field placement with the Missouri State Public Defender’s office in Kansas City, Missouri. The experience put him on a path that will continue after his graduation from the University of Kansas School of Law. “It provided great practical experience from working with some excellent attorneys and from getting hands-on …

Graduate Profile: TJ Blake, L’20

TJ Blake, L’20 Student succeeds with engagement outside the classroom TJ Blake took a tireless approach to law school. From spending late nights preparing for moot court competitions to serving as managing editor for the Kansas Law Review, Blake found success in engaging in activities outside the classroom. “Law school is exhausting – but it’s also incredibly rewarding,” said Blake, …

Graduate Profile: Tara Mollhagen Shepherd, L’20

Tara A. Mollhagen Shepherd, L’20 Exemplary student to pursue career in business and tax law Tara A. Mollhagen Shepherd, L’20, plans to use what she learned in the classroom at the University of Kansas School of Law to succeed at a career in business and tax law. “I’m excited to start a career in business and tax law because those …

Graduate Profile: Sasha Raab, L’20

Nontraditional student balances law school, being a mom When Sasha Raab sat for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), her daughter Edith was six weeks old. Now, Raab is wrapping up her law school career in the top 10% of her class and Edith is 3 years old. Raab was able to balance law school and parenting a young child …

Graduate Profile: Harrison Rosenthal, L’20

Dual-degree student pursues law, journalism and well-being On the way to earning KU degrees in law and journalism, recent graduate Harrison Rosenthal made well-being a priority. In 2018, he founded the Mindfulness in Law Society of the University of Kansas, a student organization that aims to improve law students’ well-being through mindful practice. He also served as the student representative …