Category: Law School Spotlights

Drake Law School’s Legislative Practice Center has placed 20 students in second year Legislation Internships for the spring semester. Most students have been placed with a Chair, Vice-Chair or Ranking Member of a Committee of their choice.

Each year the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps selects approximately 100 to 120 of the best-qualified candidates to become Air Force Judge Advocates through a variety of accession programs.

Lori and Tom Bullock both had the goal of attending law school before they met at Iowa State University.

In 2009, Stacey Van Zuiden, LW’12, left a career in Nebraska politics to go to law school with the hope of specializing in election law.  She chose Drake Law School because of Iowa’s unique electoral climate.

A summer day in Kansas City may mean taking in a Royal’s game, enjoying a plate of barbeque, or relaxing at the Plaza, but for current Drake Law student Kyle Mendenhall, his summer experience was much faster paced.

Originally from Fort Collins, CO, Dan Byers ventured to Drake University as an undergrad where he planned to play football.

This past summer, Cole Mayer, a current Drake Law 2L interned with the Law Offices of Michael H. Said, P.C.

Beth Dooley, a 2011 graduate of Drake Law School, has spent the past year completing her LL.M. at the University of Edinburgh, but her journey doesn’t end there.

As a Summer Honors Intern with the Office of General Counsel at United States Environmental Protection Agency, Drake Law student Emily Ertel helped create and shape environmental law...

During her 1L summer, Funmi Akinmulero was selected to participate in the Judicial Internship Opportunity Program which was created by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation.