LSU Law News
January 2019
2 LSU Law graduates part of the Northwestern LLM editorial board for ABA's The Tax Lawyer
January 29, 2019Two recent LSU Law graduates and current LLM candidates at Northwestern University are among a group of students to release the ABA Tax Section’s flagship journal, The Tax Lawyer. William Walsh (‘18) and Allyssa Depew (‘18) are students in the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s LLM Tax Program and members of the school’s The Tax Lawyer editorial board. The ABA awarded the journal to Northwestern this year, ending a 50-year partnership with Georgetown Law. “The people who tend to publish in this periodical are the preeminent tax minds in the country,” Walsh said in a Northwestern release. “Getting familiar with who…
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LSU Law accepting applications for adjunct faculty member openings
January 28, 2019Law Office Practice Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach a Law Office Practice course. Law Office Practice is a two-hour simulation course (in accordance with ABA Standard 304) that focuses on the drafting and preparation of various legal documents including contracts, legal opinion letters, estate planning documents, and pleadings. The course coverage also includes law practice management methods. Education requirement: Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school. Applicants should have superior academic credentials. Send a letter and résumé to Prof. Elizabeth R. Carter by email: elizabethcarter@lsu.edu. Deadline: Feb.…
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LSU Law mourns the passing of alumnus and former faculty member David Robertson
January 25, 2019photo by Wyatt McSpadden (Courtesy of University of Texas at Austin School of Law) The LSU Law Center is saddened to report the death of LSU Law alum and former faculty member, Professor David W. Robertson. Prof. Robertson was a distinguished faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin Law School and holder of the William Powers, Jr. and Kim L. Heilbrun Chair in Tort Law. He was a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Prof. Robertson had a 50-year career as a teacher and scholar at U.T. Austin. He was one of the nation’s leading authorities on the law of admiralty…
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LSU Law signs admissions agreement with Centenary College
January 23, 2019BATON ROUGE, LA — The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center signed a memorandum of understanding with Centenary College to create a partnership that will provide Centenary students who meet LSU Law admission requirements and who are interested in public interest careers an opportunity for an expedited admissions review and notification process. Representatives from LSU Law and Centenary signed the agreement at a ceremony held in the LSU Law Robinson Courtroom on Jan. 23. “This public/private partnership also links an institution located in South Louisiana—the LSU Law Center—with one in North Louisiana—Centenary College. Both schools have great traditions and bright…
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Law Clinic, Legal Writing to provide pro bono notary service for Bar applications
January 22, 2019The LSU Law Clinic and Legal Writing Faculty will provide pro bono notarial assistance to all students who are completing their Bar applications. No appointment is necessary. The dates and times for the pro bono notarial assistance are below. Please bring your either your driver’s license, passport or military ID and your printed documents. Do not sign your documents in advance. For questions, contact Brenda Salassi. LSU Law Clinic: W112, First floor of “Old Building” (enter at the outdoor Law Review entrance) Jan. 22: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 24: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 25: 2:30…
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LSU Law Veteran's Advocacy Club members 'honored' as Student Veterans of LSU recognized as Chapter of the Year
January 22, 2019During Student Veterans of America, or SVA, annual national conference, Student Veterans of LSU, which included a contingent of LSU Law students, was recognized as the organization’s chapter of the year. LSU Law student Christopher Lamy, left, poses with members of the Student Veterans of LSU after winning the SVA Chapter of the Year. In addition to receiving the chapter of the year award, LSU Military & Veterans Program Director Sachiko Cleveland was among the five finalists for the SVA’s Advisor of the Year award. “This is tremendous and well-deserved recognition for the LSU Student Veterans Association and to the William…
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MLK Holiday Closure
January 18, 2019The Law Library will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Law Library will resume its regular hours on Tuesday, January 22.
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Students receive academic honors for Fall 2018 Semester
January 17, 2019The LSU Law Center has announced the names of those law students who earned academic honors for the Fall 2018 semester. Fifty-five students were awarded the Paul M. Hebert Scholar honor, and 79 students were selected to be Dean’s Scholars. The Paul M. Hebert Scholar is awarded to the top 10 percent and the Dean’s Scholar is awarded to the top 25 percent of LSU Law students earning 12 or more semester hours of credit in courses taken at the Law Center. These awards are noted on students’ transcripts. The following students are recognized as Hebert Scholars: David Gerard Albano James…
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Regular Library Hours Resume
January 14, 2019Welcome back students! The law library has resumed regular spring semester hours. Please check the detailed hours page for further information.
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LSU Law, Eric Voegelin Institute present talk on 'The Jury in the Age of Public Rights'
January 10, 2019The LSU Law Center and the Eric Voegelin Institute present "The Jury in the Age of Public Rights" by Adam MacLeod, Professor at Faulkner Law Jan. 22, 2019 3 p.m. McKernan Auditorium LSU Law Center 1 E. Campus Drive The LSU Law Center and the Eric Voegelin Institute will present a discussion on Jan. 22 about juries in today's changing landscape of individual rights. Faulkner University Law School professor Adam MacLeod will present a talk titled “The Jury in the Age of Public Rights,” and LSU Law professors Raff Donelson and Paul Baier will comment on the address. MacLeod teaches Property, Intellectual…
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ABA President-Elect Judy Martinez speaks to LSU Law students
January 8, 2019The LSU Law Center is an ABA-accredited law school, which allows graduates to take the bar exam in most states in the U.S.
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2019 Apprenticeship Week kicks off Jan. 7
January 4, 2019The annual LSU Law Center Apprenticeship Week kicks off on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. The week-long program offers a variety of mini-courses aimed at providing students with focused, task-oriented training not generally available in law school courses and usually available only through actual practice experience. Courses offered include many practical, hands-on topics that are taught by volunteer master lawyers and judges. The one-hour credit program is offered free to participating students. Students devote the week of the program to thoughtful preparation for class and diligent completion of the individual and group projects assigned. To enhance the communal experience and provide networking opportunities…
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Library Reopens
January 2, 2019Happy New Year! The law library will be open Monday- Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Please check the detailed hours page for further information.
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