LSU Law News
September 2024
Professors Corbett and Roberts honored with 2024 LSU Law Excellence in Legal Scholarship Award
September 27, 2024LSU Law Professor Bill Corbett and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research Caprice Roberts have each been awarded a 2024 LSU Law Excellence in Legal Scholarship Award. Corbett’s article, “Reasonably Accommodating Employment Discrimination Law” landed him the award, while Roberts was selected for her article, “Reimaging First Amendment Remedies,” which was cowritten by University of Alabama School of Law Professor Ronald Krotoszynski, Jr. Each of the recipients was awarded $3,000 for being named this year’s honorees. The committee that evaluated faculty scholarship submitted for awards consideration this year included Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Scott Crichton (LSU Law Class of…
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LSU Law Career Services Director Gwendolyn Ferrell honored with NALP Service Excellence Award
September 26, 2024The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has honored LSU Law Career Services Director Gwendolyn Ferrell with its Service Excellence Award, which recognizes volunteers who go above and beyond and make notable contributions to the NALP community. In recognition of her quarter century of service to the nonprofit organization, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has honored LSU Law Career Services Director Gwendolyn Ferrell with its Service Excellence Award, which recognizes volunteers who go above and beyond and make notable contributions to the NALP community. “Gwen is an exceptional leader who is deeply committed to NALP’s mission and advocating…
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U.S. Political & Legal History
September 25, 2024The U.S. Political & Legal History database offers an eclectic 50-state history of the United States. Presenting books, treatises, pamphlets, and other works showcasing the unique history of each individual state, all browsable at the state level. This collection showcases the unique history of each individual state. Find titles on: biographies of a state's famous sons and daughters environmental issues Indigenous tribes industries native animals infamous trials political scandals and much more!
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Third-year LSU Law students Guice, Mannankara take home Fall 2024 Flory Mock Trial trophy
September 24, 2024Third-year LSU Law students Taylor Guice and Rini Mannankara bested classmates Daniel Harry and Grant Murphy to win the Fall 2024 Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competition, which took place Monday evening, Sept. 23, in the Robinson Courtroom at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The students presented their cases—Guice and Mannankara on behalf of the defendants, and Harry and Murphy representing the prosecution—before a panel of distinguished judges from the Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court that included Brian K. Abels (’97), Charlotte H. Foster, and Erika W. Sledge (’06). Named in honor of the late LSU Law professor,…
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Connecticut solicitor general and former New Orleans public defender Joshua Perry to discuss career, new novel at LSU Law on Oct. 9
September 24, 2024Connecticut Solicitor General Joshua Perry, who launched his legal career in New Orleans as a public defender and spent a decade working on behalf of juvenile rights, will visit the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Wednesday, Oct. 9., for a special presentation entitled “Making a Meaningful Career in Public Interest Law: Stories from a Novelist, Public Defender, and State Solicitor General.” “During his time in New Orleans, Josh was the leader of perhaps the most effective juvenile advocacy office in the country,” said Professor Jack Harrison, who has directed the LSU Law Juvenile Defense Clinic since 2021 and…
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New academic year brings bevy of new students, faculty, and staff to LSU Law
September 13, 2024New faces abounded at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center as the first classes of the new academic year got underway on Monday, Aug. 19. Along with one of the largest classes of first-year law students in recent history—228 students, up from 211 a year ago—the fall semester began with 10 new faculty members and seven new staff members who have started in their roles since the summer. Total enrollment at LSU Law this fall stands at 644 students. There are 198 second-year students at LSU Law this semester, 201 third-years students, and 17 students pursuing their LLM. Among…
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Early Library Closure
September 9, 2024The Law Library will be closed today, September 10 at 4:30 p.m. and will reopen on Friday, September 13 due to severe weather.
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LSU Law Fall Faculty Speaker Series to feature Law Professors, LSU Law alumnus
September 6, 2024LSU Law kicked off its Fall Faculty Speaker Series at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center with Professor Jamila E. Jefferson of the University of Kansas School of Law on August 15 and announced its remaining lineup of guest speakers for the Fall semester. Professor Jefferson, who joined KU Law’s faculty in 2022, presented a cross-cultural training workshop. The faculty speaker series will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when LSU Law alumnus and Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Christopher Odinet (’10) returns to the Law Center to present. The esteemed group of speakers and lecturers will cover…
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