KU Law Magazine

SPRING 2009 ISSUE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE

KU Law alumni who set up practice in "small-town Kansas" find themselves doing work their first year that they might not be entrusted with at a larger firm for several years. Yet the small-firm environment leaves more time for a personal life.

Also in this issue: Law students assist families in need of guardianships; Diversity in Law banquet sets records; judge launches advocacy center lecture; black graduate blazes trails in law, politics; Volunteer Honor Roll.

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FALL 2008

A visit by Chief Justice John Roberts to KU Law last spring marked the first by a sitting chief justice in the school's history. Roberts presided over a memorable moot court final round.

Also in this issue: KU Law Supreme Court clerks reminisce; students craft health law bench book; Elder Law Program comes of age; getting to know the Class of 2011; alumni honored for distinction, contributions; and annual donor report.

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SPRING 2008

Most KU Law graduates take jobs at law firms or start careers in business or government, but some are finding fulfillment in so-called nontraditional positions – those that do not directly involve the practice of law.

Also in this issue: Asian water experts share knowledge, KU Law opens Family Health Care Legal Services Clinic, alumni reconnect at events across the country, and old photograph recalls rivalry between law and engineering students.

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FALL 2007

KU Law students spend their summers learning in as many settings as there are varieties of legal practice. The feature article highlights the summer experiences of students who took classes, volunteered and worked all over the state, nation and world.

Also in this issue: law school achieves diversity ranking, Diplomat’s Forum draws former Japanese Consul General, James Woods Green Medallion recipients honored, and annual donor report released.

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SPRING 2007

Before his retirement in 2006, Shawnee County District Judge Terry L. Bullock, L’64, found himself at the center of a school finance case that eventually spun into a heated debate about the proper role of courts.

Also in this issue: room dedications highlight support, National Jurist Magazine recognizes KU’s Defender Project, Professor Stacy Leeds campaigns for Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and new faces join the law school administration.

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FALL 2006

In her first semester as dean of the law school, Gail Agrawal shares her goals regarding academics, student life and alumni connections. Additionally, several female graduates of KU Law are profiled.

Also in this issue: Austrian official speaks at inaugural Diplomat’s Forum, attorney and best-selling author confronts death penalty, Distinguished Alumni honored, and annual donor report released.

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