LSU Law News
August 2018
Library Closure
August 31, 2018The Law Library will be closed on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day. The Law Library will resume its regular hours on Tuesday, September 4.
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LSU Law Board of Advocates seeks alumni to serve as judges for internal competitions
August 29, 2018Greetings, Practitioners! I’m contacting you today on behalf of the LSU Law Center Board of Advocates. As many of you are aware, the Board of Advocates sponsors a number of internal advocacy competitions throughout the academic year at the LSU Law Center. These internal competitions provide students with the opportunity to develop their skills as persuasive advocates before professionals in the legal community. However, it is only through the assistance of legal professionals, such as yourselves, that we are able to provide students this opportunity. As such, we would like to invite all LSU Law Center Alumni to serve as judges for the…
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Immigration Law Clinic celebrates successful asylum claims during summer, spring semesters
August 28, 2018LSU Law’s Immigration Clinic celebrated successful asylum claims during the summer and spring semester. Over the summer, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services approved two Immigrant Relative Petitions filed by LSU Law student Justin Spears (’19) for one of the Turkish individuals for whom the Clinic won asylum in the spring. Also this summer, after seven months in limbo, the New Orleans Asylum Office granted asylum to two more Turkish citizens. This approval brings the Immigration Law Clinic’s asylum record up to 23 for 23. During the Spring 2018 Semester students won asylum for 11 immigrants who fled gang and…
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Procertas Workshops
August 21, 2018Procertas provides online training modules for essential skills in MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe Acrobat. In addition to the training modules, Procertas provides assessment modules that test your ability to perform the essential tasks efficiently. Once you complete the assessment modules, you will receive digital badges indicating that you are a Certified Operator of Basic Office Technology (COBOT). Procertas is available to all LSU Law students. The Law Library will host monthly workshops for those who want assistance in completing the training and assessment modules in Procertas. Workshops in room S307 (Tyson Room) - PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP AND BE READY…
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LSU Law’s Phi Alpha Delta chapter earns four awards at the annual convention
August 20, 2018LSU Law’s Edward D. White Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta took home four awards – includuing first place for the most improved chapter – at the annual Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Convention from Aug. 8-12 in Lexington, Ky. The Law Center’s chapter earned Most Improved Law School Chapter for the 2017-18 Academic Year. In addition, LSU Law’s Chris Guelzow won the Paul Meier Award for Outstanding Law School Vice Justice, and Nicholas Algero placed second for the Alex A. Hotchkiss Award for Outstanding Law School Chapter Justice. LSU Law also placed third in the Stanley H. Kohn Award for…
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LSU Law to host lecture on “The Law and Policy of Climate Engineering” on Sept. 6
August 16, 2018"The Law and Policy of Climate Engineering" Presented by Professor Tracy Hester Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. David W. Robinson Courtroom LSU Law Center 1 East Campus Drive Questions: 225-578-8847 Parking is available at LSU Union Square, located on the corner of Raphael Semmes and East Campus Drive. Professor Tracy Hester will present a lecture titled “The Law and Policy of Climate Engineering” at the LSU Law Center at 5:00 p.m. Sept. 6 in the Robinson Courtroom. Prof. Hester will introduce lawyers to the technologies currently being developed that might counteract risks of climate change, such as direct…
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18 LSU Law students nominated for membership in Wex Malone Inn of Court
August 16, 2018Congratulations to the following students who were recently nominated for membership in the Wex Malone Inn of Court based on their performance during LSU Law's annual Trial Advocacy Program: Nicholas Algero Casey Bordelon Teddi Buller Ashley Delaune Brooke Delaune Justin DiCharia Briana Falcon John Griffin MJ Hernandez Aaron Lawrence Allena McCain Thomas Naquin Joseph Odom Molly Reinhardt Raechel Richards Mary Richardson Max Roberts William VanDehei The Wex Malone Inn of Court is one of the 175 chapters of the American Inns of Court nationwide. The American Inns of Court is an organization of attorneys dedicated to improving professionalism in the…
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LSU Law thanks Trial Advocacy Program faculty members
August 14, 2018The LSU Law Center would like to thank the section leaders and faculty members who donated their time at the 2018 Trial Advocacy Program from Aug. 6-8. The Trial Advocacy Program gives third-year LSU Law students a “learn by doing” education that simulates actual trial skills under the experienced eyes of the select seminar faculty. From cross examination to voir dire jury selection, students role play and receive critiques from some of the nation’s leading experts in courtroom practices during the intensive three-day program. The program follows the methods pioneered by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and includes role playing,…
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Regular Library Hours Resume
August 12, 2018Welcome back students! The law library has resumed regular fall semester hours. Please check the detailed hours page for further information.
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Library Reading Reading Room Closure
August 9, 2018The Law Library Main Reading Room will be closed from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 9 for the Student Organization Fair. During this time, we ask that patrons use the upper floors of the Library.
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Schedule for LSU Law Class of 2021 Orientation
August 8, 2018LSU Law will welcome the Class of 2021 on Aug. 9 and 10 during 1L orientation. The schedule of events for those two days is below and can be downloaded here . Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration, 1st floor Lobby (new building) Continuous registration from 8:00 am until 8:30 am Students who have not had first-year photo taken may go to LSU Union (First Floor, Tiger Card Office) 8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome and Introduction, Auditorium Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., Dean, LSU Law Center F. King Alexander, President of Louisiana State University Jake T. Henry III,…
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