Jacqueline Epstein

Jacqueline Epstein, J.D., M.L.I.S., is the Program Director of Paralegal Studies at Tulane University School of Professional Advancement. Jacqueline joined SoPA as an Adjunct Professor in 2017 and as a Professor of Practice in 2022. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Loyola University, Master of Library and Information Sciences from the University of Alabama, and her Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center. Jacqueline is a Louisiana licensed attorney and has over a decade of litigation and law practice management experience. She was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2019, received the Tulane University Distinguished Faculty Award in 2024, and received the March of Dimes Spotlight on Success award in 2016. She is a member of the Junior League of New Orleans.

Jacqueline has held numerous leadership roles with the American Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association over the course of her career, including service as a Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates for the State of Louisiana and as a member of the ABA House of Delegates' Resolutions and Impact Review Committee.

Her research interests include international law, family law, and alternative dispute resolution. Her publications include "Providing a Reliable Cross-Country Legal Vehicle for LGBTQIA+ Parents: Proposed Revisions to the Definition of 'Persons Acting as a Parent' Under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act" in The Social Justice Law Review at the University of California, Davis School of Law (2022); "The Role of Women in Korean Divorce Law" in the Korean Law Journal at Seoul National University; "Social Media Content in Law Firm Marketing" and "Tips on Operating an LGBT Friendly Law Firm," both for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Women in the Profession Committee; and her book, Lifelong Frenemies: A Guide to Transitioning from Perfection to Civility and Staying Friendly with your Co-Parent (2018).

What's a movie you can quote start to finish?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off — "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

What's the most-used app on your phone that isn't a work app?
Tie between TikTok and Spotify

What's the most New Orleans thing about you?
I live right around the corner from my family.