Category: News & Media

Professor Marjorie Cohn is giving a presentation and appearing on a panel at the William Mitchell College of Law’s conference “Legal and Medical Impunity for Torture: From Nuremberg to California” on November 18. The event is being held at the Mitchell campus in St. Paul, Minnesota by their World Without Genocide center. Professor Cohn’s presentation […]

They shuffled off to Buffalo, and came back with third place! Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Mock Trial team is celebrating its third place achievement after five rounds of competition at one of the most prestigious invitation competitions in the nation hosted by the University at Buffalo Law School in Buffalo, NY, on November 11 […]

The Employee Rights Center honored TJSL law student, Christy Mills, at its Fifth Annual Fall Fundraiser and Award Ceremony on Nov. 10, 2010, for her outstanding service on behalf of low-income workers in San Diego. The Employee Rights Center is a nonprofit law firm dedicated to representing working families with their employment law and immigration […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Board of Trustees member Randy K. Jones is among twelve people being honored on Tuesday evening, November 16 at the KPBS and Union Bank event “2010 Local Heroes Awards” which celebrates cultural diversity. Jones, who is an Assistant United States Attorney in San Diego, is receiving the award as part […]

It was a proud evening for Thomas Jefferson School of Law. The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association (EBGBA) held its 34th annual Awards Dinner on November 6th at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla and several TJSL attendees were honored at the event. TJSL alumna Valoree Wortham ’93 was installed as the new president of EBGBA, […]

 During the month of November Thomas Jefferson Professor Ben Templin will be a visiting scholar at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan. (http://www.grips.ac.jp/) Professor Templin’s research focuses primarily on Social Security reform. GRIPS, which has an international faculty and student body, has been ranked as the third top economics school […]

TJSL students and graduates welcomed representatives with public interest and government agencies at the 2010 Public Interest and Government Career Day. Well-dressed attendees looking for summer internships, volunteer opportunities and post-graduate jobs visited with representatives that were brought to campus by PILF and the Career Services Office. The networking event enabled students to learn about […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s strong connection to the international courts at The Hague, Netherlands continues with more TJSL students headed there. Five members of TJSL’s International Law Society (ILS) have been selected for internships in The Hague for spring, summer and fall 2011. Emily Cohen, Matthew Odgers and Morgan Simpson, SuzAnna Mohr and Joseph […]

Written by Trista Porterfield, 2L   Shrimp cocktail, wine, and a summer job? Yes, please! On November 5, 2010, the Family Law Society and Phi Alpha Delta co-hosted the 2nd annual “Speed Networking” event in which 13 attorneys and approximately 22 students were in attendance. Connecting with other legal professionals is a very important part […]

Here are the latest interior photos of Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s new downtown campus at 1155 Island Avenue. The 2nd floor classrooms are really taking shape with the new desks being installed on the risers and the carpeting in place in the front of the rooms. The library reception area on the 4th floor […]

By Nancy Astifo, Student Bar Association, Treasurer (2010-2011) The Student Bar Association of Thomas Jefferson School of Law presented a Dean’s Forum to address any questions raised by the student body regarding our new campus on Tuesday, October 26. Dean Rudy Hasl, Dean Eric Mitnick, and Dean Beth Kransberger provided information and answered questions regarding […]

“This is one of my favorite events,”said Associate Dean Eric Mitnick, to the crowd that gathered the evening of November 4 for the annual Co-Curricular Reception. “This is where the vibrancy and the real energy is,” referring to TJSL’s student organization presidents and competition teams which were being honored. “You are the leaders at this […]