Category: News & Media

TJSL’s Externship Program Provides Great Opportunities If you ask Stuart Mellman 2L how he spent his summer, he’ll tell you he learned a lot about what it’s like to be a lawyer – even working on a case that involved a major entertainment business figure. (We wish we could tell you her name. Unfortunately, we can’t. […]

“We are totally booked,” said Red Cross volunteer Josh Roach. “You can’t ask for more – this is a great drive!” When the American Red Cross Bloodmobile rolled up to TJSL on Thursday, September 6, all available appointments had been taken. “I love giving blood – it’s good karma,” said Diana Malkin 3L. “You’re saving […]

Have you thought about a career as an in-house counsel after law school?  Whether you have or haven’t, the 1st Annual Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) In-House Counsel Day is an event you will be glad you attended. The workshop, sponsored by the ACC San Diego Chapter, Thomas Jefferson School of Law and California Western […]

TJSL’s Annual Red Cross Blood Drive is coming up on Thursday, September 6.  The Bloodmobile will be set up in front of the law school on Island Avenue and will be accepting blood donations from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Everyone participating will receive a Free Appetizer Coupon from Mimi’s Café, get a two for […]

Ben Lewis 3L and Ian Seruelo 1L will represent Thomas Jefferson School of Law at The Peggy Browning Fund’s Fourteenth Annual National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute (just outside Baltimore, MD) on October 12 – 13, 2012. Both students exemplify a strong commitment to public interest law […]

The Student Org office was overflowing on Wednesday, August 29, with organization members and students interested in learning more about individual student orgs at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. “I honestly did not show up with the intention to join any organizations,” said Thomas Gennaro 1L. “I needed a study break and thought I would […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s student-run Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic (VITA) had a very successful year, helping more than 300 people get their taxes done for free at the clinic. TJSL’s Tax Society makes tax preparation accessible to individuals who cannot afford it by running VITA, which provides FREE income tax return services to […]

The Campaigning for Human Rights organization has invited TJSL Professor Marjorie Cohn to speak on the topic of “National Security and Torture” at the La Jolla Library on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Professor Cohn, who teaches International Human Rights Law at TJSL, in addition to […]

TJSL Professor Ben Templin recently returned from Tokyo, where he gave a lecture at Waseda University titled “Intellectual Property Infringement in China: Recent Case Studies.” Professor Templin discussed recent statistics on piracy in China and the international intellectual property legal regimes that are exerting pressure on Chinese officials to improve enforcement. The discussion looked at […]

Excitement is building for the 2012 National Sports Law Negotiation Competition and Sports Law Symposium that will be held at Thomas Jefferson School of Law the weekend of September 28 – 30.  This marks the second year of this prestigious competition that features teams from top law schools across the nation.   The success and rapidly […]

By Ruthanne Bergt TJSL’s Moot Court Honor Society held the annual Intra-Team Competition the weekend of August 25. This competition was the culmination of the Advanced  Appellate Advocacy Workshop in which newly elected provisional members participated over the summer.  The workshop and Intra-Team competition help to give new members the skills that they need to […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professors Brenda Simon and Deven Desai were presenters at the 12th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) at Stanford Law School from August 9-12. According to the IPSC, “The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues. […]