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The new campus of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law added two prestigious “Orchids” to its growing collection of recognitions at the 2011 Orchids & Onions Awards Ceremony on the evening of Thursday, October 27. TJSL also was the only San Diego project this year to score two Orchids. The 2011 Orchids & Onions jury […]

Two Thomas Jefferson School of Law students, Aarti Kumar and Kajal Chowdhury, both 2L’s, received scholarship awards Saturday night, October 22, at the SABA-San Diego Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony held at the Mingei Museum. SABA is the South Asian Bar Association. The 2011 Aashish Garg Scholarship was awarded to Ms. Kumar in honor of […]

By Dovie King Ben Aguilar, a 2011 TJSL graduate, attended the 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner of Equal Justice Works (EJW) on October 20, 2011 at the JW Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event raised over 2.7 million dollars to support public interest and featured the Honorable Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States, […]

The San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Scholarship Awards Dinner brought together members of the Latino legal community for an evening of recognition on Friday, October 21, at The Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego. “I am very grateful to have been selected as one of this year’s La Raza Scholarship recipients, along with […]

The 16th Annual Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament fielded winners in several categories on Friday, Oct. 21, but the biggest winner of all is the TJSL Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic (VLAC).  While the net total of proceeds from the 2011 tournament hasn’t been finalized, it’s predicted the figure will top […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law has announced with pride that twelve students have been named to the 2012 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. “Each year, Who’s Who Among Students has furthered the aims of higher education by rewarding and recognizing academic excellence on a national level,” said TJSL Registrar […]

TJSL is hosting an exciting entertainment law seminar on Saturday, November 12, with some important players in the industry coming to the law school to present. Nationally syndicated TV judge,  Greg Mathis,  will moderate one of the panels. The seminar is called  “From Deals to Disputes and Creators to Lawyers: Film, TV and Videogames in the […]

Two Thomas Jefferson School of Law professors are speaking at a November 3 panel discussion ”Perspectives: International Law & Security After 9/11.”  TJSL faculty members Professor Bill Slomanson and Adjunct Professor Samuel Bettwy are both panelists. The conference is a joint event presented by TJSL and the San Diego Law Library and will be held here at […]

One thing the law students who attended TJSL’s annual Judicial Officers Mixer learned is that judges don’t bite. “No, they don’t bite,” said 2L Lindsay Volk. “It’s nice to see the faces of San Diego’s court system in this beautiful event space. I really appreciate these types of events.” “It puts a lot of students […]

Report on the White House Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Briefing by Brandon Primus, 3L Last month, I attended the Congressional Black Caucus Conference as a delegate from The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) and The National Black Law Student Association (NBLSA). The NBJC is an organization whose mission is to lobby congress, and the executive […]

The first event organized by TJSL’s new Center for Sports Law and Policy is taking on a major topic: the college football Bowl Championship Series (the BCS) and the future of big-time college football. The center is hosting a conference on November 17-18, 2011, that will feature a roster of big players – leading sports lawyers, collegiate […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law participated in a live-streaming nationwide internet conference on October 13 presented from the White House. The event was called “Champions of Change: Celebrating Public Service Lawyers” and it was moderated by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.  More than 100 law schools across the country also participated in the online event. […]