Hands-On Learning: Alexandria Vazquez, Field Placement Program

Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Alexandria Vazquez, 2L, previously worked as an orthopedic surgery coordinator. She cites the field placement program as helping to shape her understanding of criminal law, legal research and the nuance of working alongside attorneys which she uses firsthand in her current role as an intern at the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office. Students involved in the …

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: 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 …

Hands-On Learning: Richard Weber, Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement

This past summer, Richard Weber participated in Medical Legal Aid at the University of Kansas Health System at KU Medical Center in Kansas City through the Field Placement Program. The experience gave him the opportunity to put what he learned in his first year at the University of Kansas School of Law into action with clients on several different types …