LSU Law News
February 2025
Dhungel, Guice win Spring 2025 Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competition
February 27, 2025(from left to right): Hon. D. Carson Marcantel ('90), Hon. Erin Wilder-Doomes ('98), Owen Reppond, Maggie Eubanks, Sukie Dhungel, Taylor Guice, and Judge Richard L. Bourgeois Third-year LSU Law students Sukie Dhungel and Taylor Guice won the Spring 2025 Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competition on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center’s Robinson Courtroom. Dhungel and Guice competed against 2Ls Maggie Eubanks and Owen Reppond in the final round of the tournament. Students presented opening statements, examined witnesses, introduced and used pieces of evidence, and presented closing arguments. The distinguished panel of judges presiding over…
Read more >
Mardi Gras Closure
February 25, 2025The Law Library will be closed on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in observance of Mardi Gras. We will resume our regular hours on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Read more >
LSU Law professors release ‘The Law Prof’s AI Sandbox’ to help colleagues explore, enhance artificial intelligence in the classroom
February 21, 2025To help their colleagues across the nation navigate the evolving role of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in legal education, LSU Law professors Will Monroe and Tracy Norton have launched The Law Profs’ AI Sandbox, a comprehensive online resource offering tutorials and encouraging exploration of AI in the classroom. Launched in late January, the sandbox is more than a year in the making. It’s designed to assist legal educators at all levels of familiarity with AI, from those who have never even used a generative AI tool to those who are already building their own bots. “There’s a lot of pressure…
Read more >
LSU Law promotes Misty Gregoire to Assistant Dean of Finance-Administration
February 17, 2025After serving as LSU Law business manager for more than a decade, Misty Gregoire has been promoted to Assistant Dean of Finance-Administration at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She has been serving in the role on an interim basis since last July. In her new role, Gregoire will oversee the development, implementation, and management of operating and capital outlay budgets for the Law Center. She will also oversee hiring and staffing processes while working closely with Dean Alena M. Allen on financial strategies and policies. “Misty has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Law Center and consistently goes above…
Read more >
Veterans Law Clinic at LSU Law receives $200K in additional funding from Brookshire Foundation
February 11, 2025The William A. Brookshire Veterans Law Clinic at LSU Law has received $200,000 in additional funding to continue providing no-cost legal services and support to active members or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves or National Guards. The funding is a portion of the recent $9.575 million gift to LSU from the William A. Brookshire Foundation that will also establish the William A. Brookshire ROTC Scholarship at LSU, support the new LSU Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building, and strengthen the LSU College of Engineering’s S&B Engineers and Constructors Scholarship as well as LSU’s Future Scholars Program. Established in 2022…
Read more >
Apprenticeship Week draws more than 200 LSU Law students and nearly 20 alumni
February 11, 2025More than 200 second- and third-year LSU law students participated in Apprenticeship Week at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, which was held on Jan. 6-10. Each year before the start of the spring semester, Apprenticeship Week brings master lawyers and judges to the Law Center to teach upper-class students in small enrollment mini-courses. The courses aim to provide students with focused, task-oriented training that is not generally available in law school courses and usually only available through actual practice experience. The 14 courses offered this year covered topics including Sports Law/NIL Experience, Legal Communication, Higher Education Law, Video…
Read more >
Dozens of LSU Law alumni volunteer to help guide first-generation law students
February 6, 2025More than two dozen LSU Law alumni volunteered recently to meet with current students at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center who are navigating the challenges of law school as a first-generation student. Over three days in late January, more than 30 first-generation LSU Law students met virtually with alumni for about 30 minutes to discuss their current challenges, career goals and pathways, and professional development opportunities. The meetings were an initiative of the FirstGen Legal Society, a student organization that was formed in the fall of 2023 to provide a supportive community and foster personal and professional connections…
Read more >
Dean's Council Spotlight: Michael Dalman ('21)
February 6, 2025Michael Dalman (’21), who served as Student Bar Association vice president during his final year of studies at LSU Law, is an associate at Savoy & Delahoussaye in Lafayette. As a recent graduate who credits LSU Law for providing him with the foundation on which he’s building a thriving career, Michael Dalman (’21) is eager to give back to his alma mater and support current students at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. “I think the voice of our recent alumni is really important because we still have a fresh perspective on what life is like for current law…
Read more >
Rovere and Guice win 2025 Transactional Negotiation Competition
February 5, 2025LSU Law students Isabella Rovere and Taylor Guice won the 2025 LSU Law Transactional Negotiation Competition on Monday, Feb. 3, during the final round of competition in the Robinson Courtroom at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. LSU Law alumni Claire Popovich (’12), an attorney for the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), and Les Theriot (’20), Deputy Executive Counsel for Gov. Jeff Landry, evaluated the final round of negotiations. The Transactional Competition is an internal competition at LSU Law that is designed to develop students’ skills in dispute resolution, transactions, and negotiation. In each round, teams receive a…
Read more >
Leroy Turner joins staff as LSU Law Director of Executive Operations and Strategic Initiatives
February 5, 2025With more than 20 years of experience as an educator and academic administrator, Leroy Turner joined the LSU Law staff as Director of Executive Operations and Strategic Initiatives at the beginning of the year. Turner will work closely with LSU Law Dean Alena M. Allen, overseeing operational management and strategic planning at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center as well as coordinating activities between the Dean’s Office and internal and external parties. He is also responsible for coordinating, implementing, and overseeing LSU Law’s accreditation matters under the dean’s direction. “Leroy is a seasoned administrator with extensive experience collaborating effectively…
Read more >
