Suit Up for the Future High School Summer Legal Institute and Intern Program

All applicants will be notified by May 15, 2025, regarding the status of their application.

For more information about the Suit Up for the Future program, please click here.

Welcome to the Suit Up online application process!

Program structure:
Suit Up for the Future is a three-week legal institute, during which students attend an abridged law school session, tour law schools, courts, and agencies, and participate in an internship consisting of job shadowing at area law offices, and courts, and agencies.

Students are responsible for their own transportation to the Louisiana Bar Center as well as to employer job shadowing locations. They are also responsible for any housing needed during the time of the program. The program covers meals, and transportation to and from the various tours.

Estimated Housing Costs:
If you are located outside of the Greater New Orleans area housing options are available at Loyola University New Orleans. To be eligible, students must be accompanied by a chaperone. The accommodations will be a room with double beds at the Buddig Residence Hall.

Week 1 (June 9– 13) - $360
Week 2 (June 16– 20) - $420
Week 3 (June 23– 27) - $300

The estimated housing cost for three-weeks is $1,080 and approximately $60 per day.
Please contact Cara Traczek at catracze@loyno.edu for more information.

Eligibility:
Students should have an interest in pursuing a legal career and should be entering the 11th or 12th Grade in the Fall of 2025 or entering their first year of college in the Fall of 2025. Students must commit to attend all three weeks of the program. Students that have applied previously and were not accepted are encouraged to apply again.

Selection Criteria:
All applications must be completed through this online application process. Each completed application must include:

These documents must be submitted by the application deadline.

Additional Application Information:
Once you begin the online application, you must complete it. You may not save it and return to it. If you are not prepared to complete the application, simply come back to this link when you are ready. Upon completing the application, you will be able to view and print the submitted information.

All fields marked with an asterisk (*) denotes that a response is required to move forward with completion of the application. If you do not have a response for an area of the application, please indicate n/a (not applicable) and move on to the next field.

In addition to completing basic information about yourself, your family and your school, you will also be requested to:

Essay Question:
"What is the importance of the American legal system and the role it plays in developing and maintaining our society?"

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to receiving your application.

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Your Information

First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

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Address 1:

Address 2:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone w/Area Code:

Gender:

Date of Birth:

Email Address: Used to send you notifications
(Do not provide your high school email address)

Preferred Name (name for badge):

Educational Information

Grade Entering in Fall of 2025
Applicant must be entering the 11th or 12th Grade, or the first year of college in the Fall of 2025. A copy of the applicant’s Transcript or recent Report Card/Progress Report must be emailed to diversity@lsba.org or mailed to:
Louisiana State Bar Association, Department of Member Outreach and Diversity, Suit Up Internship Program,
601 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130.
Deadline for all supporting documentation: May 5, 2025

Current School:

Current School City:

Current School State:

Select Grade Level:

How did you hear about the Suit Up for the Future High School Program?
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Parent / Guardian’s Information

Primary Parent / Guardian

Relationship to Primary Parent / Guardian:

Primary Parent / Guardian First Name:

Primary Parent / Guardian Last Name:

Primary Parent / Guardian Street Address:

Primary Parent / Guardian City:

Primary Parent / Guardian State:

Primary Parent / Guardian Zip Code:

Primary Parent / Guardian Occupation:

Primary Parent / Guardian Phone w/Area Code:

Can your Primary Parent / Guardian's phone receive text messages?

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Primary Parent / Guardian Email Address:

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Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact First Name:

Emergency Contact Last Name:

Emergency Contact Home Phone w/Area Code:

Emergency Contact Mobile Phone w/Area Code:

Relationship to Emergency Contact:

Can this mobile number receive text messages?

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Transportation at Dismissal

Pick up
Student will drive
Street Car
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Essay and Letter of Recommendation

Please note that you should complete this section carefully. There is a limit of 500 words. We suggest that you type your essay into a word processing program and check your word count, spelling and grammar. Copy and paste your essay into the section below. You cannot return and edit this application once you press submit, so please take the time to complete your essay and then complete the application process.

ESSAY QUESTION:

What is the importance of the American legal system and the role it plays in developing and maintaining our society?

Name of the person who will be submitting your letter of recommendation.

The letter of recommendation must be sent by the individual that is providing the recommendation. The letter of recommendation should be emailed to diversity@lsba.org.
Deadline for all supporting documentation: May 5, 2025

Certification: I certify that the information contained in this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Type Your Full Name

Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that the program requires full-time commitment, and I am available to attend each weekday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.