Field Placement Program

Field Placement Program Application

To apply, submit a completed Field Placement Application form and supporting documentation by email to Glenn Jewell at gjewell@ku.edu and to Janette Roundy at janetteroundy@ku.edu. It will be reviewed and you will be notified whether you have been accepted into the program.

Students must attend both a mandatory orientation class and a mandatory Professionalism in Practice class. Students who do not attend will not receive credit through the Field Placement Program. Students should plan the start dates of their field placement accordingly.

Field Placement Application form and supporting documentation can be found on Canvas.

Admission to the Field Placement Program

In order to enroll in the Field Placement Program and receive credit for a field placement, you must:

1. Have completed two semesters of law school;
2. Be in good academic standing;
3. Have a firm field placement offer that meets the requirements below; and
4. Apply and be accepted into the Field Placement Program.

Field Placement Ideas

If you are not sure where you want to work or want ideas, make an appointment with Professor Jewell at gjewell@ku.edu.

Field Placement Program Limits

A student may earn a maximum of six hours of credit toward graduation in Law 894 (the general field placement class). All field placement hours count toward the 16-credit hour limit on field placement and clinic credit hours that may be applied to graduation.

Field Placement Application Process

The Field Placement application is available in the “Apply for the Field Placement Program” accordion. Submit a hard copy of this completed form and supporting documentation to Janette Roundy at janetteroundy@ku.edu.

Field Placement Program Enrollment

Once your application has been reviewed, if admitted, you will be notified of your admission into the program and sent an enrollment code that will enable you to enroll in LAW 894 Field Placement Program.

(If you are enrolling for summer, enroll for the first summer session, rather than the second summer session, regardless of which part of the summer you will be working.)

Field Placement Program Application Deadlines

• Fall Semester: The Friday before the first week of classes
• Spring Semester: The Friday before the first week of classes
• Summer Semester: The Friday before graduation

Field Placement Job Requirements

1. The field placement must be with a government office or a nonprofit. Credit is never given for work at a for-profit entity.
2. You may not have previously worked in that position for pay.
3. You may not be paid for your field placement work. (This excludes some general stipends.)
4. You must be directly supervised by an attorney.
5. Your work must be primarily legal work.

Field Placement Hour Requirement

You are required to work 42.5 hours for each hour of credit earned. 

Field Placement Coursework Requirements

In addition to working at your field placement, students are required to:

1. Complete online coursework;
2. Attend scheduled classes;
3. Meet with Professor Jewell at least once during the semester, either in person or by phone; and
4. Submit a goals memo, keep a weekly reflection journal, and submit a final reflective paper.

Field Placement Orientation

All field placement students are required to attend Field Placement Orientation in person prior to the beginning of their field placements.

Glenn Jewell is the director of bar preparation and the director of the Field Placement Program, including the 6th Semester in D.C. Program, at KU Law. He also teaches the Extended Bar Preparation and Employment Law classes at the law school. Prior to joining the law school, Jewell was in private practice on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, focusing primarily on employment law, civil litigation, and general corporate matters. He also practiced employment law in Kansas City for four years.

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