SU, LSU law centers to host minority recruitment day

Southern University and Louisiana State University Law Centers will celebrate National Law Student Recruitment Month by hosting a high school minority recruitment day. This will be Southern’s and LSU’s 8th time participating in the program jointly.
The recruitment day will be held on LSU’s campus at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
The previous year, recruitment was held on Southern’s campus at A. A. Lenoir Hall.
Lena Johnson, administrative assistant for Southern University Law Center, said she was excited about last year’s turnout and optimistic about this year’s.
“In 2005, we had 150 high school students attend. This year we’re having sessions dealing with how to balance financial budgets as students, a question and answer session and a mock trial hosted by present law students.”
Students will also be given the opportunity to tour the law center and observe classes.
Daphne James, assistant director of admissions at LSU, hopes students will leave with a better understanding of what it means to be a law student.
“The main goal of recruitment day is to educate students about the legal profession so they can make a decision on whether they want to pursue a career in law,” James said.
She noted that the sessions with the students would be interactive.
“During the mock trial, some students will be called upon to be witnesses and jurors. They will also be exposed to legal terminology that is frequently used in the courtroom.”
Students will also be treated to a luncheon and a surprise guest speaker who is a successful minority that graduated from law school.
The Law School Admission Council sponsors national recruitment month, which is aimed at raising awareness of minority recruiting issues facing law schools.
For more information on the law program or to sign up for the recruitment day, call (225) 771-6297.