Two Law Students worked with the Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation’s Pre-Law Institute

This past semester SULC students Burgundy Hammond and Christian King worked with the Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation’s (UREC) Pre-Law Institute. Burgundy and Christian served as the instructors of the Institute, Fifteen high school students from the Greater Baton Rouge area participated in the Institute, which took place at the Southern University Law Center over the course of fifteen weeks. Burgundy and Christian exposed the students to the profession and practice of law by introducing them to civics, the criminal justice system, and the Constitution. Burgundy and Christian were also able to take the students on a tour of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court and the law offices of Kean Miller. The Institute culminated in a mock trial that was both fun and competitive. According to Christian, “Being able to watch the students’ interest in the legal profession grow through the program was extremely rewarding. Overall, working with UREC’s Pre Law Institute was a fun and rewarding experience.”