The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team competes in negotiation, mediation and client counseling competitions. Experienced lawyers judge the students' abilities to resolve disputes outside the traditional litigation process. Thomas Jefferson teams have reached the finals of numerous regional competitions and competed at the national level quite successfully.

Three ADR teams from Thomas Jefferson took first, second, and sixth place at the American Bar Association Western Regional Negotiation Competition. The top two Thomas Jefferson teams went on to the national competition in Chicago, capturing fourth and fifth place in the nation. A Thomas Jefferson student also was the highest-ranking woman in the competition.

The Thomas Jefferson ADR team finished in first place at the California State Bar Environmental Negotiation Competition, beating 19 teams from 14 other schools that included UC Davis, Loyola, UCLA, and Hastings. The victory marks the fourth time in the last five years that Thomas Jefferson has finished first or second in the competition and it's the second first-place win in the last three years.