The School of Law in the Community

The School of Law community enjoys strong partnerships with many area causes and concerns. A variety of community-based projects, ranging from the rehabilitation of inner-city houses to tax preparation services, receive benefits from this involvement. Students work with faculty on research of value to the community and are often involved in drafting or commenting on pending legislation. The Law School houses and assists the Kansas City Youth Court, a diversion program from juvenile court, where high school students act as lawyers and judges. Faculty, students, staff and alumni volunteers also help introduce inner-city high school students to careers in law.

Graduates of the UMKC School of Law have important responsibilities in legal arenas throughout the city, state and country. From corporate counsel positions in more than 25 national companies to the library of the Supreme Court of the United States, Law School alumni provide distinguished service.

On a local level, the annual listing of "Outstanding Lawyers in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area" names more UMKC alumni than from any other school. In addition, only two women have served as president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; both are UMKC Law School alumnae. A majority of the active judges of both the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the Missouri Court of Appeals (Western District) are graduates of the School of Law. Circuit benches throughout the multicounty metropolitan area are filled with a predominant number of UMKC alumni.

The Law School is proud of the fine reputation of its alumni and the outstanding contributions they have made and continue to make in both the legal and non-legal communities.