建立在长期的卓越传统基础上，包括《城市律师》的超过四十年的编辑工作，《美国律师协会州和地方政府法》的国家期刊，《城市，土地利用和环境法》课程，对律师和决策者进行了有关问题的教育州和地方政府法律。该计划使毕业生为进入职业市场做好准备，他们具有与州，地区和地方政府有关的法律和政策问题的专门知识，包括政府职能和运营，公共财政，环境以及土地使用，开发和再开发。<br> <br>除课程工作外，学生还参加实习，在实习中可获得宝贵的实践经验，包括在堪萨斯市市长办公室，城市检察官办公室，环境保护局和重建局工作。学生不仅可
At UMKC School of Law, our Juris Doctor (J.D.) program is designed to prepare well-rounded lawyers who appreciate the relationships among legal, social and political aspects of the human experience. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed to prepare you for a lifetime of both practicing and learning law. We live by our motto of being powered by experience, and we ensure that not only will you learn about the law from faculty with a wealth of professional experience, but you also will have hands-on experiences. We offer many opportunities to put your knowledge into practice through classes such as lawyering skills, mediation or law practice management, as well as our specialty clinics, competition teams, and solo and small firm incubator. You also may focus your education through one of our emphasis areas.<br><br>We prepare graduates to enter the job market with specialized, interdisciplinary knowledge of the issues of law and policy relevant to land use, including development and redevelopment, housing, the environment and state, regional and local government.