Volunteer Attorneys and Judges Are Needed
to Judge We the People State and District Competitions
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Volunteer judges will be amazed at the depth of knowledge and enthusiasm demonstrated by students who have spent months preparing for a ten minute mock congressional hearing.
Judges will sit on a panel. No prior preparation is needed. Please help us promote a higher level of academic achievement in the state of Louisiana by volunteering a few hours of your time.
The State competition is on the morning of January 29th in Baton Rouge. If interested, contact LCLCE Executive Director Peggy Cotogno , Peggy.Cotogno@LSBA.org or call 504-619-0134.
District Competitions are being held in the Shreveport, New Orleans and Lafayette areas respectively on January 9, 16 and 23. If interested in mentoring the competing teams or in judging the district competitions, contact LCLCE Executive Director Peggy Cotogno , Peggy.Cotogno@LSBA.org or call 504-619-0134.
The team that wins state advances to the national competition held in Washington D.C. in April, 2010.
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Lawyers in the Classroom (LIC)
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Attention Teachers!
If you would like a member of the legal community to visit your classroom, email Kandis Showalter with your name, school, address, grade level and contact information. If you have a specific topic you wish addressed and know the date and time you would like to have a presentation, include that information with your contact information!
The LCLCE will set up an in class room presentation conducted by legal professionals who have volunteered to work with students in your area.
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Seven Day Teachers' Summer Institute to Be Held at LSU Law School
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Go back to college! Experience the college atmosphere and camaraderie and receive instruction from expert scholars and mentors that will prepare you to be the top in your field!
- July 24 - 31, 2010
- Attend classes at LSU Law School
- On campus apartment housing and meals
- Free textbooks and teacher's guide
- All at no cost to participants
This is an intensive seven-day social studies teachers' training program. Scholars and mentors are brought in from all over the country. Teachers' workshops on classroom implementation of the nationally recognized We the People civics program are provided each day. Open for elementary, middle and secondary teachers.
Mark your calendar! Applications will be available soon. Enrollment is limited.
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Attorney Job Openings
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The Louisiana State Bar Association has a current listing of job opportunities in the legal field. To view these opportunities click here.
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December 2009
Louisiana Center
Law and Civic Education
The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization. It is the educational arm of the Louisiana State Bar Association. It is financially assisted, in part, by the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts program through the Louisiana Bar Foundation, federal organizations, and by generous private contributions.
Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orelans, LA 70130
Phone (504) 610-0134
Fax (504) 566-0930
Law and Civic Education
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-619-0134
www.lalce.org
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