I am not sure about you, but I always feel anxious to get back to school after a prolonged break. Although it is one of my life goals to become a person who can fully embrace the art of il dolce far niente, the anxiety devil that lives on my shoulder begins to poke my “feel guilty about relaxing” button …
Visiting Scholar Spotlight: Hilal Lale Ayhan Izmirli
Five questions with Hilal Lale Ayhan Izmirli, Visiting Scholar from Turkey Visiting scholar Hilal Lale Ayhan Izmirli from Ankara, Turkey, joins the University of Kansas School of Law for the fall 2021 semester. A member of the law faculty at Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University in Turkey, Ayhan Izmirli specializes in international private law, arbitration law and fundamental concepts of …
Visiting Scholar Spotlight: Sardorbek Yusupov
Five questions with Sardorbek Yusupov, Visiting Scholar from Uzbekistan Sardorbek Yusupov, a legal scholar and law professor from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is a visiting scholar at the University of Kansas School of Law for the fall 2021 semester. Yusupov serves as an associate professor and head in the Department of Administrative and Financial Law at the Tashkent State University of Law, …
KU Law’s Free Bar Prep Program offers simulated bar exam
For law graduates, passing the bar examination is the final hurdle to clear before starting a legal career. In almost all jurisdictions, the two-day, timed test includes six hours of writing and 200 multiple-choice questions administered under strict conditions. This summer, KU Law students got a practice run of those conditions during an in-person simulated bar exam at Green Hall. …
Change your perspective
Law school can be daunting. The dreaded cold calls, the heavy reading and the sleepless nights are often big topics when considering law school. When the school organized a meet-up at my small section professor’s house a few days before the first day of 1L year, I took the opportunity and asked a 3L in attendance, “Is it true? Is …
3 tips for finding a job after law school
This time of year is always incredibly stressful to law students and law school applicants alike. Law school applicants are in the midst of finalizing applications, weighing offers and possibilities, and trying to figure out if their top choice schools will even be a good fit for them. Law students are in the midst of either finding summer internships or …