With Thanksgiving only a few days away and my time at Green Hall coming to end, I wanted to use my last blog post as an opportunity to thank several people in my life who have contributed to my success in Green Hall. I want to start by thanking my younger brother, Chris. While you might be the most intense …
Hands-On Learning Q&A: Kat Girod, Moot Court
Kat Girod has tested her oral argument skills in competition at the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition through the University of Kansas School of Law Moot Court program. She joined the program last spring and since then has developed her legal research and writing as well as oral argument skills. She plans to continue competing this year, as well as …
Building community at KU Law
The KU Law Class of 2025 has arrived at Green Hall and after a five-day orientation “boot-camp,” classes are underway. The past couple of years of orientation events have been online, outside or split up, but now students are back in person for their introduction to KU Law. At 137 strong, the Class of 2025 is one of the largest …
Law school is NOT your life
Law school is your life – this is what I was told on my first day of orientation. Throughout my summer and for part of my fall semester, law school was my life, but it would not always be. In my 1L fall semester, I lost two of my closest family members over the course of five weeks. Halfway across …
Mentorship Matters
At times, your 1L year can be overwhelming. As such, advice from those who have experienced it is invaluable. Mentorship opportunities have made my first year of law school much smoother and more fulfilling. I want to share five mentorship opportunities to take advantage of during your 1L year: 1. Official mentorship At the beginning of my fall semester, the …
Why am I doing this?
Keeping up with your “why” through 1L “Why am I doing this?” At some point during your 1L year, this thought will cross your mind. Maybe you’ll be pouring over a massive outline for finals, trying to figure out how to get everything into your head for tomorrow. Maybe it’ll be on a random evening where you had unexpected car …