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Southern University Law Center (SULC) is a prestigious public historically Black law school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Created in 1947 following a civil rights lawsuit by Charles J. Hatfield III to ensure legal education access for African Americans in Louisiana, SULC has evolved into one of the nation's most racially and ethnically diverse law schools, renowned for championing civil rights litigation, trial advocacy, social justice, and clinical legal education.
SULC offers Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree programs through full-time day and part-time evening divisions, along with an innovative Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Indigenous Law. The Law Center operates eight experiential clinical legal education clinics, including the Civil Rights Clinic, the Criminal Defense Clinic, the Disaster Relief Clinic, and the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic.
Admission to the Juris Doctor program requires an accredited bachelor's degree from a recognized institution, a competitive score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), official transcripts registered through CAS (Credential Assembly Service), a personal statement detailing legal motivations and commitment to justice, and two letters of recommendation.
ABA-accredited 90-credit Juris Doctor program providing rigorous foundations in civil law and common law, constitutional jurisprudence, evidence, and extensive hands-on clinical advocacy.
Flexible four-year evening law curriculum designed for working professionals, state legislative staff, and corporate managers seeking legal licensure without interrupting careers.
Post-J.D. master of laws exploring federal Indian law, tribal sovereignty, land rights, Voting Rights Act litigation, and international human rights frameworks.
Four-year joint degree offered with the Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences, preparing future legislators, public agency counsel, and municipal policy leaders.
Integrated four-year program with the College of Business training corporate transactional attorneys, venture capital legal advisors, and commercial litigators.
Intensive legal research and advocacy fellowship working on voting rights litigation, criminal justice reform appeals, police accountability, and wrongful conviction post-conviction relief in Louisiana.
Chancellor Emeritus & Distinguished Professor of Law
Law Faculty
John K. Pierre is a renowned tax law and housing law scholar who served as Chancellor of SULC for nearly a decade, spearheading historic clinic expansions and l...
View researcher profile ↗Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law
Office of Academic Affairs
Prof. White oversees academic curriculum rigor, ABA accreditation, and bar exam readiness programs, specializing in business entities, commercial paper, and sec...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Law & Constitutional Rights Scholar
Law Faculty
Prof. Allen-Bell is an acclaimed constitutional and civil rights scholar whose groundbreaking legal research led to the historic abolition of Louisiana's non-un...
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