MSU-Detroit College of Law will play home to 110 high school students today to encourage them to pursue a career in law.

The students from the Jackson County Intermediate School District will be participating in African American Law Day hosted by the Wolverine Student Bar Association and the Black Law Students Association.

The all-day event will give students a tour of DCL, show them legal employment options and give them a chance to experience a mock court role-playing exercise.

The mock court is used by DCL for its own students and gives others a chance to become familiar with how a real-life court room works.

Last year, 150 high school students from the Lansing School District participated in the event.

Wolverine Student Bar Association President James Liggins Jr. said the event will give the students a beneficial look into law school while they are in high school.

“Minority high school students who participate in African American Law Day benefit from learning about different legal career opportunities,” he said.

The day will kick off at 8:30 a.m. and will include sessions about preparing for law school, how to be a good law school candidate, a year-by-year overview of law school and life after law school.

Speakers include DCL assistant dean of student affairs Connell Alsup, DCL director of admissions Andrea Heatley and Carmen Fahie, African American Law Day chairwoman.

Although the event is aimed to persuade students into a career of law, Liggins said people still have fun.

Liggins said it helps the school give back to the community, which he believes is important because DCL is fairly new.

“As long as the tradition continues, we should make great strides into the educational community by nurturing the potential of these prospective law students,” he said.