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On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, Thomas Jefferson School of Law bar passers, their families and friends along with alumni, faculty and staff came together at the TJSL reception held on the 8th floor to celebrate being officially sworn-in to the state and federal bars. “I would like to welcome all of you to the Thomas […]

By Mahsa Kashkooly This semester, Moot Court members participated in national appellate advocacy competitions that covered an array of subjects. Members interested in Criminal Procedure participated in the National Criminal Procedure Tournament held at the Hall of Justice in San Diego. The issues pertained to antitrust law and the Fourteenth Amendment. Two teams were sent […]

Every Wednesday from now until December 17, 2014, as a project of the El Cajon City Council, the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Center for Solo Practitioners will offer a unique initiative designed to bring legal services to residents of the City of El Cajon. On those days, alumni from Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]

By Katie Jenkins This fall semester has been a busy one for the Thomas Jefferson School of Law National Trial Team. The competitions got off to a strong start with the San Diego Defense Lawyers (SDDL) Competition held in San Diego, California. Plaintiff’s counsel Kierre Coghill and Justin Hall competed in the first round while […]

The TJSL Center for Solo Practitioners is accepting applications for its 2015 Class. Designed specifically and exclusively for Thomas Jefferson School of Law alumni, the TJSL Center for Solo Practitioners supports new solo practitioners as they establish their own law offices. The program encourages new solos to become leaders in their community by developing ways […]

For the second year in a row, several student organizations partnered together with the TJSL Alumni Association to host “Bowling with Attorneys.” On November 6th, 2014, over 120 participants took over East Village Tavern and Bowl for this one of a kind event. With the goal in mind to bring together students from diverse backgrounds […]

December 2014 Valedictorian Lynn Marie Morski will be one of approximately 74 Juris Doctor students who are scheduled to walk across the stage at Copley Symphony Hall in Downtown San Diego on Saturday, December 13, 2014.  One American Legal Studies student will receive their LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree as part of the American Legal […]

On Friday, November 7, 2014, “Picture This: Copyrights and Copywrongs in Visual Works From Comics to Photographs,” brought copyright experts from around San Diego to TJSL. The two-hour long conference, produced and hosted by Professor K.J. Greene in collaboration with TJSL’s Entertainment Law Society and the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, was followed by […]

By Phylicia Coleman, 3L, BLSA President On Saturday, November 8, 2014, fourteen members of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) attended the 38th Annual Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association (EBGBA) Scholarship Dinner at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel. BLSA President, Phylicia Coleman 3L, aimed to get as many Thomas Jefferson […]

By Phylicia Coleman, 3L, CSLP Fellow On Thursday, November 13, 2014, the Center for Sports Law and Policy (CSLP) hosted its second installment of the “Padres Speakers Series” at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. The CSLP welcomed their guest speaker Erik Greupner, Senior Vice President, Business Administration & General Counsel for the San Diego Padres […]

The November issue of the National Jurist ranked Thomas Jefferson School of Law as one of the most diverse law schools in the country giving it an “A” letter grade. The National Jurist, a leading news source in legal education, formulated the rankings by assessing faculty and student minority percentages. This year, Thomas Jefferson School […]

On October 17–18, Sam Kossack (3L) represented Thomas Jefferson School of Law at the Peggy Browning Fund’s 16th Annual Workers’ Rights Conference, which was held near Baltimore, Maryland. “I attended workshops ranging from The Rewards of Labor Law Practice to Sports and Labor Law. Nancy Schiffer, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, gave […]