Category: News & Media

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 […]

After graduating from law school and practicing law on the West Coast, Virginia native Magistrate Judge Jennifer Carroll ‘10 returned home. She says the experience gained as an Adjunct Professor at Virginia State University, a Litigation Associate with the Law Office of Ralph Harrison and being a solo practitioner prepared her to assume the role […]

On October 30th, state and federal judges from San Diego County joined TJSL students, faculty, staff and alumni for a unique networking opportunity. Every year since 2008, the TJSL Alumni Association along with Superior Court Commissioner Gary Bloch (Ret.) ‘81 has provided students with this chance to mingle with some of San Diego’s most respected […]

On Friday, October 24th, the Student Bar Association hosted its annual Halloween Bar Review at Two O Seven nightclub at Hard Rock Hotel. “We wanted to throw the Halloween party of a lifetime. I made it my mission to make sure everyone had a spooktakular time,” said SBA Community Events Co-Director Nima Etemadian 3L. This […]

By Michelle Evenson, 3L member of ADR Everyone in law school knows how many hours are spent reading, writing papers, rushing to internships, and balancing friends and family. But only a few law students know what it’s like to do all that and compete for one of TJSL’s co-curricular teams. Last year, ADR’s teams made […]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Please View News Release Here Q. You just announced a major debt restructuring. What are the key elements? A. The school had approximately $127 million in bonds outstanding from a $130 million debt incurred in 2008 to build its new building. As part of the transaction, the bonds will be cancelled. In […]

Aimed at providing an honest and candid look at graduate programs across the country, GraduatePrograms.com has released its Spring 2014 Law School Rankings. Thomas Jefferson School of Law ranked number ten out of 50 among the nation’s graduate programs which puts TJSL above Harvard University and Vanderbilt University. According to GraduatePrograms.com, the program ratings used […]

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law is proud to announce that it is launching the new TJSL Bar Study Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to provide financial support for one or more graduates who will be studying to take the California Bar for the first time. This award will allow the successful applicant(s) to devote […]

On September 27, the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association awarded many scholarships to law school students who have contributed to the Latino community. During the annual Scholarship Fund Gala dinner held at the Hard Rock Hotel, the Association recognized and awarded the Scholarship Fund to Raul Maravilla, Patricia Ojeda, Maggie Gaan, and Ricardo Elorza, […]

Lynn Marie Morski is an extremely accomplished TJSL student. Not only because she is the December 2014 Valedictorian, but because she is also a licensed medical doctor. Morski graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and is graduating with the rest of her class on December 13, 2014 at […]