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 …