Week 1 Schedule
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Arrival and Check-In
Suit Up Photo IDs
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
Welcome
Presenter: Curtis R. Joseph, Jr., LSBA President 2026-2027
9:15 AM to 9:45 AM
Welcome
Choose Law Video (American Young Lawyers Division)
9:45 AM to 10:30 AM
Welcome
Orientation/Program Overview
Introduction of Interns
Presenter: Members of the Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach Subcommittee, Co-chair Denia S. Aiyegbusi, CNA Insurance, New Orleans, LA; Co-chair Tiffany L. Delery, Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes, New Orleans, LA; Suit Up Interns
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Break
Suit Up Photo IDs
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Icebreaker
Presenter: Members of the Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach Subcommittee, Co-chair Denia S. Aiyegbusi, CNA Insurance, New Orleans, LA; Co-chair Tiffany L. Delery, Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes, New Orleans, LA; Suit Up Interns
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Introduction of Mock Problem for Oral Argument
Presenter: Members of the Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach Subcommittee, Co-chair Denia S. Aiyegbusi, CNA Insurance, New Orleans, LA; Co-chair Tiffany L. Delery, Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes, New Orleans, LA; Suit Up Interns
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Lunch
Suit Up Photo IDs
12:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Legal Research and Writing
Presenter: Professor Emily A. Bishop, Director of the Lawyering Program and Professor of Practice, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, LA
1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Mock Legal Problem/Questions, Mock Legal Argument Team Assignments; Suit Up Evaluation
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Sign Out and Transportation Arrival
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Arrival and Check-in
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Memorandum Outline Preparation
Discussion of Mock Problem and Case Law
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
College Admission Preparation Workshop and Personal Statement Tips
Presenter: Samantha Sims, Admissions Counselor, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
College Admission Preparation Workshop and Personal Statement Tips
Presenter: Daniela Maldonado-Mejia, Admissions Counselor, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
11:30 AM to 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM to 2:15 PM
Memorandum and Oral Argument Preparation
Discussion of Mock Problem and Case Law
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Memorandum and Oral Argument Preparation
Viewing of Past Oral Arguments
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Suit Up Evaluation
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Sign Out and Transportation Arrival
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Arrival and Check-in
9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Travel to tour, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
7214 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA
9:45 AM to 10:00 AM
Arrival and Check-in
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Presentation and Tour
Presenter: Kimberly Jones, MS, JD, Associate Dean of Operations & Enrollment Management, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, LA
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Travel to tour, Tulane University Law School
6329 Freret St., New Orleans, LA
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Lunch at Tulane University Law School
Pizza, Sponsored by Tulane University Law School
12:15 PM to 1:30 PM
Tulane University Law School Presentation and Tour
Presenter: Tracie N. Ransom, J.D., Assistant Dean for Community, Engagement & Opportunity, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, LA; Julia M. Spencer, J.D., Associate Director of Admission, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, LA
1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Travel to Louisiana Bar Center
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM to 3:15 PM
Memorandum Outline Preparation
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
3:15 PM to 4:00 PM
Resume Preparation
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Suit Up Evaluation
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Sign Out and Transportation Arrival
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Arrival and Check-in
MEMO OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Resume Preparation
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Civil Rights, Human Rights and Social Justice
Presenter: Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell, B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor, Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Oral Argument Workshop: How to Deliver an Oral Argument
Presenter: Professor Jeffrey C. Brooks, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
2:00 PM to 2:10 PM
Break
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Break
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Memorandum Outline Preparation
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Suit Up Evaluation
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Sign Out and Transportation Arrival
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Arrival and Check-in
DRAFT OF RESUME ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
College Admission Preparation Workshop and Personal Statement Tips
Presenter: Roth Coats, Assistant Director of Admissions, Tulane University Office of Undergraduate Admission, New Orleans, LA
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Memorandum Preparation
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Memorandum Preparation
Presenter: Suit Up Interns
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Suit Up Evaluation
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Sign Out and Transportation Arrival