Law school can be many things: exciting, stressful, scary, competitive— but only a select few would describe the experience as “fun.” And yet, that was the word that came to 3L Avery Welker’s mind when describing his three years at Mizzou Law. “I started my undergraduate career in fall of 2011, and this three-year span has been the most fun…
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Graduation Spotlight — Meet Wensdai Brooks
When soon-to-be law school graduate Wensdai Brooks began looking for a college to attend, she decided to heed her grandfather’s advice and move from her hometown of Santa Cruz, California to an out-of-state university. That’s how Brooks ended up in Columbia, Missouri— and after four years of undergraduate studies followed by three years of law school, there’s no place she’d…
Prof. Jayne Woods Joins Podcast to Talk ChatGPT
Jayne Woods, an associate teaching professor of law at Mizzou Law, joined the California Appellate Law Podcast this week to discuss how ChatGPT can be used to draft oral argument outlines. To listen, click…
2023 Tim Heinsz Race Raises Record Money for Scholarships
Despite the colder weather this weekend, Mizzou Law’s 19th Tim Heinsz Race was a resounding success, raising $63,390 for the Tim Heinsz Scholarship Fund— a record in the history of the event. The atmosphere was lively as students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered at the starting line just outside of Hulston Hall. They were joined by Truman the Tiger,…
Prof. Rigel Oliveri Speaks at Columbia Fair Housing Event
Rigel Oliveri, the Mizzou Law Isabelle Wade and Paul C. Lyda Professor of Law, will speak at the Columbia Housing Authority fair housing event titled “Creating & Preserving Affordable Housing in Existing Neighborhoods on April 13. Read more about the event…
Finding Joy in Others’ Successes
When Annelle Whitt’s husband, James Whitt, passed in November 2021, she knew she wanted to create a foundation to honor and continue her husband’s legacy of entrepreneurship and support for minority and women-owned business enterprises. “My husband really found joy in people’s successes,” Whitt recalled. “He literally spent his last days on this earth helping minority and women business enterprises.…
Student Organization Recipients for Cecil Award Announced
Congratulations to the Missouri Law Review and OUTLaw for being named Spring 2023 recipients of the Michelle Arnopol Cecil Student Group Endowment Award. The Missouri Law Review was awarded $1,200 for funds to be used toward technology improvements in the Law Review Office. OUTLaw was awarded $1,300 for funds to be used for the OUTLaw-hosted Variety Show event as well…
2023 Mizzou Law CALI Award Winners
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Awards recognize students with the highest grade in each course at Mizzou Law. Below are the CALI Award winners for the 2022 calendar year. SPRING 2022 Sydney Bennett Elizabeth Weaver Caleb Rutledge Tate Cooper Noelle Mack Lauren Nichols Keaton Campbell Isaac Keller Grace Snider Kelly McLaughlin Emily Loftis Jared…
Mizzou Law Student, Veterans Clinic Director File Amicus Brief in the US Supreme Court
On March 29, Mizzou Law 2L Katherine Frerking and Professor Angela Drake, director of the MU Veterans Clinic, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court for an upcoming case. The case, Skaar v. McDonough, is a putative class action involving hundreds of veterans who were exposed to large amounts of radioactive plutonium dust when they participated in a…
Leveraging justice: Mizzou law sets the stage for women breaking boundaries in law school and beyond
The University of Missouri School of Law is driving forward equality in the legal profession by cultivating an ever-growing number of successful women lawyers. Out of 422 judges in Missouri, 138 are women. That’s just over 30%. Three of those women — all Mizzou Law graduates — sit on the bench of the state’s supreme court. Others serve on the…