LSU Law News

Exam Resources

November 28, 2022

As you prepare for exams, be sure to look at the West Study Aids, CALI Lessons and past exams.  The West Study Aids provide access to hundreds of study aids, treatises and audio lectures.  This database also provides access multiple choice practice questions to help you prepare for exam questions. CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, has over 1,000 interactive tutorials that cover various topics of law. Email Reference today for the authorization code to access CALI Lessons. Some professors have released old final exams.  These may be accessed on the restricted drive in the folder titled “Past Exams.”
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Your Gifts at Work: Manning Greene

November 22, 2022

It wasn’t dreams of Big Law that brought Manning Greene to LSU Law, but dreams of the Big Leagues. “To be honest, I began law school with no aspirations of becoming a practicing attorney,” he said. “I worked for the LSU Baseball team during my undergraduate years, and I foresaw myself pursuing a career in professional baseball with a dream of becoming general manager of a Major League Baseball team.” Greene enrolled at LSU Law to retain his job as an analytical manager for LSU Baseball, which required him to remain a student. As he looks forward to graduating next…
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Thanksgiving Day Holiday Closure

November 21, 2022

The Law Library will close at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 and will remain closed through Friday November 25, 2022 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.  The Law Library will reopen on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
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LSU Law ABA Arbitration Team places as Regional Semifinalist

November 18, 2022

The "Gold" team includes Benjamin McArthur (from left to right), Rochelle Bogle, Samantha Jacobsen, and Lauren Watson. The "Purple" team includes Craig Chrisman (from left to right), Damian Olvera, Eliza White, and Lance Harvey. An LSU Law ABA Arbitration team placed as a Regional Semifinalist in a competition held at the South Texas College of Law in Houston on Nov. 11-12. Two LSU Law teams competed at the regional competition. The “Gold” team consisted of Rochelle Bogle, Samantha Jacobsen, Benjamin McArthur, and Lauren Watson, and placed as one of the top four teams. The “Purple” team included Craig Chrisman, Lance Harvey,…
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LSU Law Tom Fore Phillips National Moot Court Competition team advances to national finals

November 18, 2022

LSU Law Tom Fore Phillips National Moot Court Competition team members Olivia Maynard (from left to right), Scott Wheat Jr., and Haley Grieshaber, with team coach and LSU Law alumnus Daniel Bosch ('20) following the regional competition in Nashville on Nov. 12. The LSU Law Tom Fore Phillips National Moot Court Competition team is headed to New York City in late January to compete for the national championship following the team’s impressive performance in the regional competition held at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville on Nov. 12. The LSU Law team includes 2L Haley Grieshaber, 3L Olivia Maynard,…
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LSU Law Associate Dean Andrea Carroll (’00) and alumnus Leo Hamilton (’77) among 2022 LBF Distinguished Honorees

November 17, 2022

LSU Law Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs Andrea Carroll (’00) has been named the 2022 Distinguished Professor by the Louisiana Bar Foundation, and alumnus Leo Hamilton (’77) has been named the 2022 Distinguished Attorney. “I am so honored to have been named Distinguished Professor by the LBF. It has been my privilege and passion to be able to spend my days with law students thinking, debating, and working collectively to improve the law,” said Carroll. “I’m 20 years in and I look forward to being able to continue this work with the generation to come. Thank you to…
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Student Organization Spotlight: Veterans Advocacy Club

November 17, 2022

Each Nov. 11, Americans honor and celebrate the courageous service and sacrifice of all those who have proudly served in our nation’s armed forces. At LSU Law, the Veterans Advocacy Club student organization strives to make every day Veterans Day by advocating and raising funds for military veterans as well as providing resources and support. “The Veterans Advocacy Club is important because it gives back to people who have given so much to their country,” said VAC President and U.S. Army veteran Brock McKiness. “The veterans who defend the laws and freedom of this nation should have a voice in…
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LSU Law launching new clinic focused on assisting US military members and veterans with $600,000 in support from the William A. Brookshire Foundation

November 17, 2022

LSU Law will further expand its slate of experiential learning-focused clinics with the creation of the William A. Brookshire Veterans Law Clinic at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The new clinic, which will begin operation in January at the start of the spring semester, is being made possible with $600,000 in support from the William A. Brookshire Foundation and through collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. Funding for the clinic is a portion of the recently announced $7.575 million gift to LSU from the William A. Brookshire Foundation that will also elevate the College of Engineering’s S…
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LSU Law celebrates 2022 Reunion Weekend and All-Alumni Tailgate

November 16, 2022

LSU Law celebrated one its most beloved traditions—Reunion Weekend and All-Alumni Tailgate—for the first time since 2019 on the weekend of Nov. 4-5. The highly anticipated return of Reunion Weekend events, which had to be cancelled the past two years due to the pandemic, was capped with a thrilling 32-31 overtime win by the LSU Tigers over Alabama. The weekend kicked off with two free CLE classes for members of the reunion classes and Dean’s Council on Friday afternoon at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Allison Jones ('85) and Matt Jones ('89) taught the session on ethics, "Lessons from…
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Jarrett Ambeau (’08) discusses his uncommon journey to becoming a criminal defense attorney and starring in a Netflix docuseries

November 15, 2022

Jarrett Ambeau was working at a food show in the late summer of 1999 when another vendor’s offhand comment during an otherwise uneventful day on the job completely changed the course of the 29-year-old’s life and career. “There was a professional acquaintance of ours there who owned small distribution business, and the guy I was working with said, ‘That guy has more money in his pocket than you or I will ever have,’” Ambeau recalled. “That woke me up—it was like a two-by-four hit me in the face. I didn’t want to be constrained in that way for the rest…
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Extended Library Hours

November 12, 2022

Beginning Monday, November 14th through Thursday, December 8th, the Law Library will be open until midnight each night for the exam period. Check the Library Hours page for full details.  During the exam period, the Law Library will only be open to currently enrolled law students at both LSU and Southern after 5:00 p.m. including weekends.  Best of luck students on your upcoming exams!
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LSU Law Veterans Advocacy Club hosting fun run, fundraiser on Veterans Day

November 8, 2022

LSU Law students, faculty, and staff are invited to observe Veterans Day on Friday afternoon with the Veterans Advocacy Club, which will host a fun run and obstacle course inspired by—but not quite as difficult as—what's required military physical fitness standards and training. The event, which will also include a fundraising raffle, will take place at Milford Wampold Memorial Park on Stanford Avenue from 3:30 to 6 p.m. “I’m excited to see the turnout,” said 2L and Veterans Advocacy Club President Brock McKiness. “It’s not very often with our busy law school schedules that we can all be together, and…
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Three LSU Law alumni included in 2022 class of ‘Baton Rouge Business Report’ Forty Under 40

November 4, 2022

Three LSU Law alumni—David Fleshman (’11), Korey Harvey (’09), and Alexandra Layfield (’08)—are included in this year’s class of the Baton Rouge Business Report’s Forty Under 40, which annually honors the most impactful young leaders in the Capital Region. Fleshman, 36, is a partner at Brezeale, Sachse & Wilson who currently serves on the board of trustees for The Dunham School and on the board of directors for the LSU National L Club. He has previously served on the board and as chair of Youth Oasis Children’s Shelter. As for his most fulfilling career moment, the LSU Law adjunct faculty…
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LSU Law Library enhances U.S. GPO Preservation Steward collection

November 4, 2022

The LSU Law Library has received two new titles from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to add to their Preservation Steward collection. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards like the LSU Law Library to support continued public access to historic, print-format U.S. government documents. The LSU Law Library has been a Preservation Steward since 2019. The additional materials at the LSU Law Library include the historic and present-day collection of “Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, Title 3, The President,” and…
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