LSU Law News
September 2011
Fall 2011
September 29, 2011FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Chancellor Jack Weiss joined the deans and chancellors from Southern University Law Center, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and Tulane University Law School at the Baton Rouge Bar Association luncheon on October 6 for a panel discussion of the “State of Legal Education.” The panel addressed the proposed changes to the Louisiana Bar Exam, diversity of law schools, and the impact legal education has on community service. Professor Lee Ann Lockridge was promoted to the rank of Professor and received tenure. Professor Lockridge joined the Law Center faculty in 2005. Her research and teaching interests are…
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Guruli Named Director of LSU Law Office of Career Services; de la Houssaye Named Counselor/National Recruiting Coordinator
September 29, 2011Chancellor Jack M. Weiss has announced the appointment of Erin Guruli to the position of Director of Career Services and Employer Relations at the LSU Law Center. Also named to the Career Services staff is Susan L. de la Houssaye who will serve as Counselor/National Recruiting Coordinator. Prior to joining LSU Law Center, Ms. Guruli served as a Business Development Director for Special Counsel, a national, full-service legal staffing organization in Washington, D.C. Ms. Guruli received her undergraduate degree from Tulane, her J.D. from Loyola New Orleans, and an LLM in Taxation from Georgetown Law. A native of New Orleans,…
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Honorable Helen “Ginger” Berrigan and Oliver “Rick” Richard III Named LSU Law Center Distinguished Alumni of the Year
September 27, 2011BATON ROUGE—The Honorable Helen “Ginger” Berrigan and Oliver “Rick” Richard III were presented with the LSU Law Center’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year award by Chancellor Jack M. Weiss at the LSU Union on September 23, 2011. The award is given annually to an alumnus or alumna who exemplifies the highest quality and ethical standards of the legal profession. It also recognizes personal and professional achievements, as well as loyalty to the LSU Law Center. For the first time in the 25-year history of selecting a distinguished alumnus or alumna, the Law Center selected two, rather than one, distinguished alumni…
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Berrigan and Richard to be Honored as LSU Law Distinguished Alumni in Program Set for Tonight
September 23, 2011The Honorable Helen “Ginger” Berrigan and Oliver G. “Rick” Richard III will be honored as the 2011 LSU Law Center Distinguished Alumni of the Year at an event scheduled for Friday, September 23, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the LSU Union in the Cotillion Ballroom. Berrigan and Richard are 1977 graduates of the Law Center. The award is given annually to an alumnus or alumni who exemplify the highest quality and ethical standards of the legal profession. It also recognizes personal professional achievements, as well as loyalty to the LSU Law Center.
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