UMKC Law Career Center

Applications for the Shook Scholars Institute are due January 31! Apply through the Shook, Hardy & Bacon website!

Applications for the Shook Scholars Institute are due January 31! Apply through the Shook, Hardy, & Bacon website!

Join us tomorrow for the Federal Judicial Clerkship Panel over the lunch hour and the Health Law Panel at 6! You don’t want to miss it!

As many long-time attorneys are announcing their retirement, many are becoming concerned about the local bar in years to come. Check out our Small Town/Rural Practice Panel today to hear four alumni share their experiences, insight, and vision for the future!

Last week three alumni, and one friend of UMKC Law, who graduated in ‘08-‘11 each shared their top three tips for job and internship searching during an economic recession. Check out the 30-minute recording in your CONNECT “Resource Library.” Next up: Scholarships, Internships and Careers in Estate Planning. Join us via Zoom tomorrow from 11:30am-12:30pm or catch the recording later!

Thinking of applying for a post-graduate clerkship at a state appellate court? If you’re a 3L, the time is now to learn more. Join us tomorrow, Sept. 22 from 11:30am-12:30pm, via Zoom. RSVP and grab the link via CONNECT!

Ready to learn about some specialized legal careers? RSVP for our JAG Panel, happening today from 12pm-1pm, on CONNECT! Tomorrow’s Learn about a Law Firm, healthcare edition, is full. Be sure to RSVP early for future Learn about a Law Firm events to secure your spot! We’ve got one on plaintiff’s work next month.

Ready to start networking and dive into practice area exploration? We’ve got just the programs for you! Tomorrow the UMKC Law Diverse Alumni Network (and Diverse Student Coalition) are hosting a speed networking mentorship event with 26 attorneys and judges. On Thursday we’ll explore bankruptcy careers with the Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association. This event will feature five UMKC Law alumni and friends (the Honorable Arthur Federman ‘76, Rick Fink ‘79, Sharon Loftspring, Dewanna Newman ‘11, and Sherri Wattenbarger ‘93). Check out CONNECT for more information and to RSVP and grab the Zoom links.

Ready to CONNECT (see what we did there? 😉) with your peers and our new Diverse Alumni Network? Check our these two great events happening this week and next. Hop on CONNECT to RSVP and to grab the Zoom links

Interested in becoming a Career Ambassador to serve as a liaison between the Career Center and the student body?

Want to learn more about the Career Academy, a series of essential and supplemental workshops and networking events designed to guide students on a strategic path toward successful professional and career development?

Check out this week's Career Center newsletter, which hit your inbox yesterday, for the link to more information about both programs!

The Career Center is entering the 21st century! With a new page and Instagram account (), we're trying to meet you where you're at to distribute important information, as well as to support and empower you in your career journey!