Category: News & Media

By Jeremy M. Evans ‘11Vice Chair, Entertainment & Sports Law Section of SD County Bar Association On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, attorney and author Vince F. Aiello, TJSL Associate Dean William Byrnes, and Mary Wenzel ’10 founder of Write Law, discussed writing as a way to grow and benefit your law practice.  The event was presented […]

On April 2nd, the Middle Eastern Law Student Association(MELSA) and the Jewish Student Union (JSU) hosted a diversity panel in light of TJSL’s annual Diversity Week for the students and staff at TJSL. The diversity panel titled, Culture Shock: How Background Affects Profession, was centered on discussion relating to how the panelists’ cultural or ethnic […]

On Friday, March 28th, the Business Law Society hosted DRIVE 2014, its first annual Pitch & Mix event. The combination Pitch-Night/Mixer saw student entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges in a format akin to ABC’s SHARK TANK before receiving feedback in the form of questions and dialogue about their businesses. Business […]

In October 2013 Dr. Richard Gendler successfully defended his J.S.D. dissertation titled ‘Home Mortgage Cramdown in Bankruptcy’ before a four member academic panel to become Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s second doctoral graduate. “Now I am pleased to announce that the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review has accepted for publication an abridged version of Dr. […]

Over fifty college-bound high school students spent the day at TJSL on March 25 for La Raza Law Students Association’s annual “King Chavez Day” program. During their visit, the high school students from King Chavez High School participated in a mock trial, toured TJSL, sat in law classes and met La Raza members who volunteered […]

By Sean Pan & Ian Seruelo Equal employment opportunities for all—this is the message of Congress when it enacted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. To commemorate fifty years of this historic legislation, the Labor and Employment Law Association (LELA) in cooperation with other student organizations held a forum on employment discrimination […]

The team behind Bottega Americano is excited to open its doors within the Thomas Jefferson School of Law building. Slated for a summer opening, Bottega Americano’s footprint includes 8,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space featuring a sleek modern design with retro Italian and European influences. More details will be coming soon and students […]

On Friday, April 4th, TJSL’s 3rd floor was transformed into a fun-filled carnival for the 2014 Public Interest Law Foundation Auction. The hallways were filled with balloons, streamers, games, and auction items. Attendees played carnival games like knock down milk bottles, ring toss, putt putt golf, and shooting hoops. “The night began with free-flowing wine […]

Members of the faculty, staff and student body showed off their skills at the April 2nd TJSL Follies, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s first annual talent show. The event was held at the San Diego Downtown Public Library Theater located next door to the TJSL campus and featured a wide range of talents, from classical […]

In honor of its second year, The Center for Solo Practitioners held its annual open house. “The Solo Practitioners Open House on Wednesday, April 2 was a great event,” said David Gibbs ‘12. “It gave us an opportunity to show our family, friends, and colleagues our office space in a casual environment. It was a […]

As part of Wiliam Shakespeare’s 450th birthday celebration, Professor Susan Tiefenbrun will be partnering with Academy Award Winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss for The Trial of Shylock, Ethics, Mercy and the Law, a performance of William Shakespeare’s “Pound of Flesh Trial Scene” from The Merchant of Venice on April 23, at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall […]

Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp has been invited to speak at Emory Law School at A Workshop on Labor and Employment Law, which takes place April 25-26. The Workshop is part of a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Feminism and Legal Theory Project, which is directed by Emory Professor Martha Albertson Fineman. Professor Fineman began […]