LeTourneau University is hosting a free Law as a Career Day Thursday, Feb. 16, to coincide with a visit by the Texas Supreme Court which will hear oral arguments in the Belcher Center from 9-11:30 a.m.

Law as a Career Day is sponsored by Nix Patterson and Roach Law Firm and is intended to encourage high school and college students to learn about and consider future careers in the legal profession.

The event is a unique opportunity for students to see the court live without traveling to Austin. The entire day is free, including a sponsored lunch. Law as a Career Day is open to any high school or college student interested in learning about legal careers.

Following the court cases will be a question and answer session before a lunch break and breakout sessions led by court justices. Justice Don Willett will lead one for college students and Justice John Devine will lead the other for high school students. High school students who attend also will be offered tours of the university and visits with faculty.

LETU anticipates that local area high schools will send more than 500 high school students to hear the Texas Supreme Court oral arguments and attend the Law as a Career Day career fair. More schools are registering every week.

Institutions sending recruiting teams include UT School of Law, St. Mary’s School of Law, South Texas College of Law, UT Dallas School of Law, Arlington Career Institute, Baylor School of Law and Brightwood College – formerly known as Kaplan College.

School districts interested in participating may contact Dr. John Barrett at JohnBarrett@letu.edu for details. Colleges interested in sending students can contact Dr. Larry Frazier at LarryFrazier@letu.edu for details.