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April 2016

LSU Moves Up 6 Spots to No. 34 in Latest National Moot Court Rankings

April 28, 2016

The LSU Law Center has moved up six spots to No. 34 in the nation for the excellence of its moot court program in rankings released by the Blakley Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center.
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2016 LSU Law Commencement Information

April 21, 2016

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Commencement will take place Friday, May 27, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center in downtown Baton Rouge. LSU Law alum and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will deliver the 2016 LSU Law Center commencement address.
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ALI and HeinOnline

April 18, 2016

The American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States which produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. The Institute consists of lawyers, judges and law professors. HeinOnline’s American Law Institute Library includes Restatements & Principles of the Law, Uniform Commercial Code, ALI Annual Reports, ALI Reporter, Proceedings of the ALI Annual Meetings, Model Penal Code, ALI-CLE Publications and more. These publications are enormously influential in courts and legislatures, as well as in legal scholarship and education. Connection
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Corcos Completes 3-Year Term on Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Selection Committee

April 18, 2016

Professor Christine Corcos has completed a three-year term (2013-15) on the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Selection Committee (Social Science and Humanities Research Council Division). She was one of three non-Canadian members of the 14 member committee.
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Devlin Named Recipient of 2016 Susan Kalinka Award for Advocacy Programs Coach of the Year

April 15, 2016

LSU Law Professor John Devlin was named the recipient of the 2016 Susan C. Kalinka Award for Advocacy Programs Coach of the Year at Thursday night’s Advocacy Programs Banquet.
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Moot Court Executive Board Announced for 2016-17

April 15, 2016

Five LSU Law students were elected to serve as the Executive Board of the Law Center's 2016-2017 Moot Court Board.
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Trial Advocacy Executive Board Announced for 2016-17

April 15, 2016

Four LSU Law students were elected to serve as the Executive Board of the Law Center's 2016-2017 Trial Advocacy Board.
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Spring 2016 Prosecution Clinic Meets with the Honorable Anthony J. Marabella

April 13, 2016

The LSU Law Center Spring 2016 Prosecution Clinic recently met with the Honorable Anthony J. Marabella, 19th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge.
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Climate Change, Autonomous Weapons, Cyber Security Among Topics to be Discussed at U.S. Army War College Talk at LSU Law Center

April 11, 2016

The LSU Law Center and the U.S. Army War College Eisenhower Series College Program will host a free panel discussion on current national security and military issues as well as government policies. The event is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium at the Law Center.
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Above the Law Rates LSU No. 41 in National Rankings

April 11, 2016

The LSU Law Center is ranked No. 41 by Above the Law, which bases its scores on employment data, tuition and cost, job placement and student debt.
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Louisiana Governor and LSU Law Grad John Bel Edwards to Deliver LSU Law Commencement Address

April 7, 2016

Gov. John Bel Edwards, the 56th governor of Louisiana and a 1999 graduate of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, will deliver the 2016 LSU Law Commencement address scheduled for Friday, May 27, at the Baton Rouge River Center.
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LSU Law Finishes 3rd for Best Brief, Top 8 Overall at Prince National Evidence Moot Court Competition

April 5, 2016

The LSU Law Center took home third place for best brief and placed in the top eight overall in the nation at the Prince National Evidence Moot Court Competition.
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LSU Law Center Hosts Law Firm Information Day

April 4, 2016

Representatives from law firms all across the South as well as a few military branches were in attendance as the LSU Law Center hosted its first Law Firm Information Day on Monday in the Student Lounge.
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