Tamra Julianna Manfredo
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
- magna cum laude graduate
- Paul M. Hebert Scholar
- Dean’s Scholar
- Louisiana Law Review Production Editor
- Undergraduate: LSU, Bachelor of Science, Accounting
What are your immediate career plans?
After taking the bar exam this summer, I will start as an associate attorney at Jones Walker’s Baton Rouge office in the Corporate Practice Group.
What are your long-term career aspirations?
I would like to become a partner at Jones Walker. Additionally, I am interested in continuing to publish articles in law journals, and, if the opportunity ever arose, I would like to become an adjunct professor at a law school.
Please tell us about the organizations and activities you participated in at LSU Law, including any awards or honors you received.
I was a Production Editor for Volume 84 of Louisiana Law Review and a Junior Associate for Volume 83. My comment “How to Make $1 Million in Thirty Seconds or Less: The Need for Regulations on Finfluencers” was published in Volume 84. I was an academic tutor for Professor Keith Hall’s Civil Law Property course during the Spring 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.
I also worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Summer Chandler in my 2L year, where I drafted research memos on professionalism, legal ethics, and a variety of bankruptcy areas. I received CALI awards for the highest grade in Constitutional Law (Spring 2022), Conflict of Laws (Spring 2023), Security Devices (Spring 2024), and Louisiana Civil Procedure I (Spring 2024). I also received 4.0 grades in Federal Courts (Fall 2022) and Securities Regulation (Spring 2024). I received the Dean’s Council Scholarship for all three years of law school and the Aubrey Bacon Memorial Award in my 2L year for my high Constitutional Law grade. I placed in the top 16 in the Tullis Moot Court Competition in Fall 2022. I was also a member of the Public Interest Law Society and the Women Law Students Association.
Please tell us about any LSU Law faculty, classes, or other experiences that were particularly impactful on your legal education.
My most impactful experience at LSU Law was being a Production Editor for Louisiana Law Review. Being in this position taught me so much about writing and editing (including the Redbook rules on grammar and punctuation!), I know everything I learned will help me in my future legal career. I also learned quite a lot working as an extern for Chief Judge Shelly Dick (’88) at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, working for Professor (Summer) Chandler as a Research Assistant, working as a tutor for Professor (Keith) Hall, writing my Law Review article under Professor Christina Sautter’s guidance, taking my legal writing class with Professor Susan Tanner, and taking Advanced Legal Writing with Professor Aimee Self Pittman.
What are your fondest memories from your time at LSU Law?
Some of my fondest memories from my time at LSU Law are dressing up and going to the Barrister’s Ball, sitting in the rain to watch my friends be cheerleaders at the Barrister’s Bowl, attending Louisiana Law Review banquets, and attending Hats ‘n Canes.
What advice would you give to students entering law school who aspire to become Order of the Coif members when they graduate?
Everyone studies differently, so my advice to students aspiring to become Order of the Coif members would be to figure out how you study best as soon as possible, whether that involves outlining, flash cards, talking through everything, etc. Surrounding yourself with great friends is also recommended; they can be your study group AND a fun way to take a break from studying every now and then! Additionally, my advice to all students entering law school is to take the time to discover what you’re passionate about and what you excel at, whether it’s legal writing or advocacy or otherwise, and to push in that direction. Don’t give up just because you don’t perform as well as someone else in one specific area; keep looking for your niche.
