Category: News & Media

TJSL held an open house for admitted students on March 1-2, to give them a chance to tour the school, meet the admissions team, sit in on a law class and also meet with faculty and current students. “It’s a huge decision and we want to make sure we answer all of your questions,” Assistant […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor Susan-Bisom Rapp’s new article North American Border Wars: The Role of Canadian and American Scholarship in U.S. Labor Law Reform Debates is featured as the lead story on the February 28 Workplace Profs Blog. The article, which appears in the Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal, was co-authored by Professor […]

Local officials, including San Diego’s Chief of Police and representatives from the District Attorney and City Attorney’s Offices, among others, gathered at Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Feb. 28 for a town hall meeting to discuss public safety and how the community can help. The event was hosted by TJSL’s Center for Law & […]

TJSL’s Associate Dean for Graduate & Distance Education Programs William Byrnes is being honored with the Education Leadership Award by the World Education Congress. “Professor William Byrnes’ leadership and contribution to the field of education is well known,” said Chairman of Awards & Academic Committee Edward Smith. “The position that you occupy in the fraternity […]

By Samantha Morales, 2L On Thursday, February 21, Phi Alpha Delta and TJSL’s Professional Identity Group co-sponsored a lunchtime panel to introduce students to the dos and don’ts of interviewing, internships and social media etiquette. The event, “Network to Get Work,” was moderated by Professor William Slomanson,  a member of the Professional Identity Group chaired […]

On March 20, the TJSL Mock Trial Team will compete in  the 2013 South Texas Mock Trial Challenge in Houston, Texas. Coached by Professors Lilys McCoy, Lea Fields-Bernard  and Alumna Ashley Clark, teammates Charles Lollar 2L, Milena Celentano 2L, Javier Vargas 2L and James Wriston 2L will compete against 32 other schools, including Georgetown, Fordham […]

By Noél Heard, 3L Thomas Jefferson School of Law has made a commitment to diversity not only in its student body, but also in its faculty and staff.  This was evident on February 22, 2013, when TJSL’s Black Law Student Association took the time to honor and commemorate its Black faculty and staff and those […]

Professor Kuan Hsi Wang, is teaching at Thomas Jefferson School of Law from February 4 to March 14 as a Visiting Professor from Zhejiang University Guanghua Law School. “It is my honor to teach here,” said Professor Wang. “According to my experience, the colleagues are very friendly and helpful, and all of my students arevery […]

On Friday, February 22, TJSL hosted San Diego’s Native American Lawyers Association (NALA) for an MCLE panel discussion the law governing Indian tribes and Native American rights and the issues of bias affecting Native Americans (American Indians) in the courtroom and legal system generally. The event was organized by NALA President Angela Medrano, an attorney […]

TJSL Alumni Association Vice President Lorena Slomanson ’03 recently attended the annual USHLI (United States Hispanic Leadership Institute) conference in Chicago, where she met former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Secretary Solis was honored with the USHLI Edward R. Roybal – Henry B. Gonzalez Award for Excellence in Public Service. In December 2008, President Barack […]

“I’m excited!  It’s finally here!,” said Thomas Anderson as he donned his cap and gown and posed for his graduation picture during TJSL’s two-day grad fair February 21-22. “It feels pretty good. I can’t wait,” said Ronald Lin. Many TJSL grads-to-be have the same experience when they first try on the cap and gown – […]

TJSL’s Center for Law and Social Justice presented a fascinating lecture on February 14: “How a Railroad Lawyer Became the Great Emancipator.” The emancipator, of course, was President Abraham Lincoln, and the presenter was Albany Law School Professor Paul Finkelman. He set out to answer such questions as: Who really freed the slaves? Did the […]