Jordan Faircloth

"The accessibility of the faculty really sticks out, both regarding class material and outside interests. Whether it was playing a round of golf with Professor Chris Pietruszkiewicz or talking college football with Professor Bill Corbett, I always felt at ease in my interactions with the faculty."

92% of graduates of the Class of 2012 (with 99% reporting) were employed as of 9 months after graduation. Some 77% of the graduates were employed in positions where bar passage was required; an additional 7% were employed in positions where J.D. was an advantage. Click here for the Employment and Salary report.

Summer Programs

Lyon, France
Université Jean Moulin- Lyon III

For over 25 years, the LSU Law Center has offered students an opportunity to broaden their learning experiences with a study abroad program in France. The 2013 session will be the Program’s eleventh consecutive year in Lyon. Our host institution is the law school of Université Jean Moulin- Lyon III. Set in historic and picturesque Lyon, the Program allows students to earn up to seven credits in interesting comparative and international law topics.

The Program is open to all U.S. students that have completed one year of law school, as well as students from foreign law schools with comparable credentials. All classes are conducted in English and meet four times a week, Monday through Thursday, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

For more information please see the Lyon Program's website. The Program Director is Professor Wendell H. Holmes, who can be reached at wendell.holmes@law.lsu.edu or 225-578-8701.

• Program in Lyon

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Austral University

The Law Center at Louisiana State University offered an innovative summer program in Buenos Aires for law students in 2007. Running from mid-May to early June, this program offered the opportunity to earn 4 credits in just three weeks and be back home in time to take advantage of internship or clerking offers. The Law Center hopes to continue this program soon.