Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Louisiana State University
Recent News About Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Louisiana State University
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Six LSU Law professors receive promotions
Five LSU Law faculty members—Grace Barry, Jeff Brooks, Marlene Krousel, Kathy Simino, and Heidi Thompson—have received promotions to Professor of Professional Practice, while Jack Harrison has received a promotion to Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. -
LSU Law graduates achieve highest passage rate on Louisiana Bar Exam for first-time and all takers, July 2024 results show
With 83.1% of LSU Law graduates passing the Louisiana Bar Exam on their first attempt, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center achieved the highest pass rate among all Louisiana law schools on the July 2024 exam, according to newly released results from the Committee on Bar Admission of the Louisiana Supreme Court. -
Professors Corbett and Roberts honored with 2024 LSU Law Excellence in Legal Scholarship Award
LSU 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. -
LSU Law Career Services Director Gwendolyn Ferrell honored with NALP Service Excellence Award
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. -
Third-year LSU Law students Guice, Mannankara take home Fall 2024 Flory Mock Trial trophy
Third-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. -
Longtime Baton Rouge attorney and LSU grad Mary Olive Pierson remembered as trailblazer
Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Mary Olive Pierson, a trailblazing member of the local legal community and most recently known for her work in fighting the incorporation of St. George, died earlier this month after a career that spanned 54 years. -
New academic year brings bevy of new students, faculty, and staff to LSU Law
New 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. -
Law Center welcomes six new staff members as fall semester begins
LSU Law welcomed six new staff members to the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center prior to the start of the fall semester. -
G. Alan Teague (’97) selected to serve as Magistrate Judge in the Virgin Islands
LSU Law alumnus G. Alan Teague (’97) began serving as the Magistrate Judge in the Division of St. Thomas/St. John of the District Court of the Virgin Islands on Aug. 26. -
Lafayette attorney Robert Kallam (’90) appointed Chair of LSU Law Alumni Board of Trustees
Robert Kallam, a 1990 graduate of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and partner at Kean Miller LLP in Lafayette, has been appointed chair of the LSU Law Alumni Board of Trustees for the 2024-26 term by LSU Law Dean Alena M. Allen. -
Your Gifts at Work: Jason Parker II
As Jason Parker II was preparing to start his first semester at LSU Law in the summer of 2022, he spoke at the Dudley DeBosier scholarship banquet on behalf of his younger sister, who now attends her dream school thanks to an undergraduate scholarship made possible by the Baton Rouge-based law firm. -
LSU Law faculty, alumni instrumental in helping 3L Tara Roussel secure two federal clerkships
For most third-year LSU Law students, commencement marks a much-anticipated final step of their formal legal education. -
LSU Law Library receives new titles for U.S. Government Publishing Office Preservation Steward collection
The LSU Law Library has received three new titles from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to add to their Preservation Steward collection. -
Professor Jordan Engelhart to join LSU Law faculty to direct the Russell J. Stutes Small Business and Community Development Clinic
Professor Jordan Engelhart will join the faculty at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center as an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the start of the Fall 2024 semester. -
Junior Associates selected for ‘LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources’ Vol. XII
The LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources Board of Editors and Senior Associates have announced the 15 LSU Law students selected to serve as Junior Associates for Volume XII. -
Junior Associates selected for ‘Louisiana Law Review’ Vol. 85
The Louisiana Law Review Board of Editors and Senior Associates have announced the 25 LSU Law students selected to serve as Junior Associates for Volume 85. -
Junior Associates named for ‘LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy’ Vol. 5
The LSU Law Journal for Social Justice and Policy Board of Editors have announce the students who have been selected to serve as Junior Associates for Volume 5. -
Professor Kenya Smith to join LSU Law faculty at the start of the Fall 2024 semester
With 25 years of experience as an educator, executive, and attorney, Professor Kenya Smith will join the LSU Law faculty at the start of the Fall 2024 semester. -
Richard Pittman joins LSU Law faculty as Professor of Professional Practice, Director of Field Placement and Pro Bono Programs
After serving as Deputy Public Defender-Director of Juvenile Defender Services for the Office of the State Public Defender (formerly known as the Louisiana Public Defender Board) for the past 11 years, Richard Pittman has joined the LSU Law faculty as a Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Field Placement and Pro Bono Programs, effective June 1. -
Alvaro de la Cruz-Correa honored with PILS Ginger Berrigan Worker Bee Award in recognition of pro bono work
For his dedication to serving the legal needs of the community and his work with the Immigration Legal Services department of the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, LSU Law Class of 2024 graduate Alvaro de la Cruz-Correa has been honored with the Ginger Berrigan Worker Bee Award from the Public Interest Law Society at LSU Law.