KU Law posted the 11th-highest first-time bar exam pass rate nationally, according to an analysis by Reuters. Nearly 96% of KU Law graduates who took a bar exam for the first time during the 2021 calendar year passed.

Nearly 95% of graduates in the Class of 2021 at the University of Kansas School of Law found full-time, long-term legal employment. KU Law ranks eighth nationwide for “best jobs” – defined as full-time, long-term positions that require passing a bar exam or where a law degree offers an advantage.

Legal scholar Jens Woelk will present “Forced Together, Never Sustainable? Post-Conflict Federalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina” on Tuesday, April 19 at 3:45 p.m. in 107 Green Hall. The public is welcome to attend the free Casad Comparative Law Lecture and reception that follows.

Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their communities and the university.

The results of the 2023 U.S. News “Best Law Schools” rankings are in, and the KU School of Law maintained its position among the top public law schools in the Midwest. KU Law ranks No. 36 among public law schools and No. 67 nationwide.

Paul Cope joined the University of Kansas School of Law as the director of the Master of Science in Homeland Security: Law and Policy Program in fall 2021.

New research from Associate Professor Najarian Peters argues that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, known as FERPA, should be enhanced to add more protections to prevent the inclusion of inaccurate and misleading data, known as dirty data, in the education record.

KU Law students with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will prepare returns for taxpayers who are residents of Douglas County, Kansas; make less than $58,000 per household per year; and do not itemize their deductions. VITA sessions began Feb. 21 and run until April 16.

President Biden announced that the United States will join other G-7 nations and the European Union in moving to suspend normal trade relations with Russia. Professor Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert at the University of Kansas, can speak with media about the move and its ramifications.

For the second consecutive year, a KU Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition. Second-year students Emily Depew and Douglas Bartel defeated a team from Boston University School of Law in the final round.