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In order to complete an on line application, students must submit:

• An official transcript indicating a degree in law, JD or non-U.S. equivalent
• A resume reflecting educational and work history as well as other information relevant to the consideration of an application to the LLM program
• A personal statement/statement of interest. The statement should be generally 2-3 pages double spaced
• Interview – All students will be required to interview with the Admissions Department in person or via Skype.

International Students must also submit:

• English translated and independently evaluated copies of transcripts. World Educations Services (WES) can provide the necessary evaluation services necessary to demonstrate equivalency to the U.S. grading system. Thomas Jefferson School of Law recommends these services. But other independent evaluation services are available.
• Proof of English Language Proficiency through one of the following:
  • TOEFL score - Average test scores:
    • 92 (internet based);
    • 240 (computer based);
    • 590 (paper based)
  • IETLS score – Average test scores:
    • 6.5 Reading
    • 6.5 Writing
    • 6.0 Listening
    • 6.0 Speaking
  • Language assessment interview – contact the admissions office to schedule

Estimated Costs of Attendance: Residential LLM Programs

Private student loans are available to help defray the cost of attending the Graduate Programs. For questions: please call the Financial Aid Office at 619.961.4271 or send an email to graduatefinancialaid@tjsl.edu.

Obtaining a Visa to Attend Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Thomas Jefferson School of Law's Student Affairs Office can assist foreign students who need to obtain a visa.

For assistance contact: Ben Chamberlain, Director of Student Affairs & Title IX Coordinator E-mail: bchamberlain@tjsl.edu Telephone: (619) 961-4202

General Visa Information:

Non-resident aliens and non-U.S. citizens are required to obtain an I-20 document and visa for F-1 status that permits a foreign student to study in the United States. (Canadian students do not need to file for a visa).

Foreign students requiring a visa should contact the United States Consulate Office within their home country for more information. Once the student receives the completed I-20 document he/she should promptly schedule a visa appointment because the wait for an appointment may be significant. For information regarding the nearest Consulate Office, go to: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en.html. This website will identify the necessary documents as well as the wait time for an appointment at the Consulate Office in the student's home country. Prior to the meeting at the Consulate's Office, students will need to pay fee I-901, which can be paid online at http://www.fmjfee.com/. Countries may impose additional fees. Please check the Consulate website for further information.

In general, a visa application requires the following:

1. A valid passport (six months remaining)
2. An I-20 document
3. Proof of funding (bank statements, letters of support, etc.)
4. Photographs for the visa
5. Payment of visa application fees
6. Visa application forms (D-156, D-157, and D-158 as required)
7. Payment of I-901 fees

Once a foreign student is admitted to Thomas Jefferson, the Student Affairs staff will work directly with the student to obtain the information necessary to support an I-20 document, including financial records demonstrating the ability to finance studies in the United States.

The I-20 document should be treated similarly to a passport. This document will be needed when making an appointment for a visa to enter the country, as well as when arriving into the United States. Upon receipt of the I-20, students should carefully review it to ensure that all information (name and birth date, etc.) has been stated accurately. If there is a discrepancy, please notify the Student Affairs Office immediately.

Students with an F-1 visa may enter the country no more than 30 days prior to the start of school.

Once issued, the Visa will be stamped into the student's passport. The Visa has an expiration date that indicates the period of time the student can remain in the United States as long as the student maintains fulltime status.

Students are required to go through United States Customs when entering the United States. All documents will be reviewed by a Customs Officer. It is extremely important that your I-20 stamps reflect your F-1 status; therefore, please check the documents prior to leaving the United States Customs area. If your stamp reflects any other status (such as visitor) notify the Customs Officer immediately so that the documents can be corrected.

After arriving in San Diego, a student should schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Lisa Ferreira to register in the SEVIS (Student & Exchange Visitors Information System) website.

Upcoming Semester Schedule

Core Law School Courses

• Business Associations
• Civil Procedure I
• Civil Procedure II (Practice Skill Oriented)
• Contracts I & II
• Constitutional Law I & II
• Criminal Law
• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence
• Legal Writing I & II (Practice Skill Oriented)
• Professional Responsibility (required to take an American bar exam)
• Property I & II
• Remedies
• Torts I & II

Elective Courses

• California Evidence
• Community Property
• Contracts Drafting (practice skill oriented)
• Copyright Law
• Criminal Procedure (advanced)
• Employment Law
• Entertainment Law
• Family Law
• Immigration
• International Law
• Introduction to IP Practice (Practice Skill Oriented)
• Introduction to Intellectual Property
• Legal Advocacy (Moot Court Competition)
• Mediation (Practice Skill Oriented)
• Negotiation Theory & Practice (Practice Skill Oriented)
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law
• Trial Practice (Practice Skill Oriented)
• Wills & Trusts

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA") has been viewed as a blessing or a curse since its implementation. Its intention to invalidate bad patents and encourage innovation for the benefit of the general public has solved some problems its predecessor has left in its wake. However, the AIA is not without its own problems. This project aims to present recommendations to close the gap in pursuing a fairer and expedited patent review system.

This Symposium brings together industry experts to discuss the current climate of the patent industry. Along with the group’s data research collected through a survey circulated to hundreds of practitioners, judges, patent owners, litigators, and scholars of intellectual property law, this Symposium aims to present recommendations to move forward in patent reform.

Your participation greatly improves our results: please take our survey on your opinions of the Aftershocks of the AIA's Post Grant Proceeding.

SPEAKERS

• Gregg Anderson, Administrative Patent Judge for the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Gene Quinn, Patent Attorney and President of IPWatchdog.com
• Mathew Littman, Owner of Mathew Littman Company; former Senior Director of Governmental Affairs at Broadcom
• Gwilym Attwell, Principal at Fish & Richardson
• Christopher Marchese, Principal at Fish & Richardson
• Douglas W. Link, Associate at Lathrop & Gage, LLP
• Kerry Taylor, Ph.D., Partner at Knobbe Martens
• Patrick Doody, Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop
• Michael Doyle, Assistant General Counsel of Intellectual Property at CareFusion
• Vera Ranieri, Intellectual Property Attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Robert O'Connell, President at O'Connell Intellectual Property Law, APC; former Vice President of Qualcomm's Patent Counsel Department

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8:00       Check-In, Registration, and Breakfast

8:00 - 8:10       Welcoming Remarks

8:15 - 8:30       Dean's Introduction

8:30 - 10:00     Origins of the AIA’s Post Grant Proceedings: Intending to Create                          an Efficient Administrative Invalidity Process

10:00 - 10:15   Break

10:15 - 11:45   PTAB Adjudication Process: Lessons Learned Over Three Years

11:45 - 1:00     Lunch: Interplay of PTAB in District Court in Deciding Validity

1:00 - 2:15       Unintended Consequences of the AIA

2:15 - 2:30       Break

2:30 - 3:45       Stepping into the Future: Advancing Patent Reform with the Industry

3:45 - 4:00       Break

4:00 - 4:45       Presentation of the Student/Faculty Survey Results

4:45 - 5:00       Closing Remarks

5:00 - 6:00       Refreshments

REGISTRATION

Please note: Pre-Registration includes breakfast and box lunch.

• FREE   All students with photo ID (includes from other institutions), TJSL faculty, TJSL staff
• $30     TJSL Alumni, non-seeking MCLE attorneys
• $40     General, non-seeking MCLE attorneys
• $45     MCLE credit
• $15     Sponsor Attendees seeking MCLE
• $40     Walk-ins no lunch guaranteed

Register here.

MCLE AVAILABLE

6 hours General MCLE Credit

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit (MCLE) by the State Bar of California.

SPONSORSHIP/ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

Requirements: Must submit camera-ready artwork. Color, JPG or PDF format, 300ppi image resolution recommended. File size must be under 10MB. Please contact Crystal Le at lecn@tjsl.edu for more information.

• $400  Full page ad - 8.5"w x 11"h
• $200  Half page ad - 8.5"w x 5.5"h
• $100  Quarter page ad - 4.25"w x 5.5"h

MORE INFORMATION

Thomas Jefferson School of Law's intellectual property program is the highest in the country offering a concentration, a certificate through CLIP (Center for Law and Intellectual Property), clinics in both patent law and trademarks, and externships with premier intellectual property firms. Named as one of the top schools for intellectual property law and technology law by PreLaw magazine's Winter 2016 edition, the IP program directed by Professor Julie Cromer-Young offers premier IP courses taught by top professors in the industry, and is one of only seventeen schools approved by the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) to offer both patent and trademark law clinics.

If you have any questions, please contact Robert Lopez at loperzra@tjsl.edu.

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The Center for Criminal Law and Policy promotes study, research, and teaching in the practice of criminal law and in criminal justice policy.  The Center builds on Thomas Jefferson’s history of developing leaders in the criminal bar, including current San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize, former San Diego County Public Defender Henry C. Coker, and former San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.

Our primary goal is to provide a unique program of study for participating Thomas Jefferson students, so that they are prepared to make meaningful contributions to the criminal law from the day they graduate.  We equip our students with the tools they need to succeed in criminal law practice or in policy work on criminal justice issues.  

In addition to our program of study, we organize events about criminal law policy and practice for students, faculty, and the legal community in San Diego.

The Center is overseen by Director Anders Kaye.

The Center houses two different programs for Thomas Jefferson students to engage in the study of criminal law: the Criminal Law Fellowship Program (for students planning to practice criminal law) and the Certificate in Criminal Law and Policy Program (open to all Thomas Jefferson students).

The Criminal Law Fellowship Program

The Criminal Law Fellowship Program is a 3-year program, reserved for promising incoming students with a strong interest in pursuing a career in criminal law.  The program is limited to students who apply and are admitted before their first semester at Thomas Jefferson. 

The program allows Fellows to make criminal law a central part of their law school education, right from the beginning.  During their first semester, Fellows take a specialized legal writing class that focuses on problems involving criminal law and procedure.  In their second semester, Fellows have the opportunity to attend a special 1-unit criminal trial practice seminar, team-taught by leading criminal law practitioners.  During their second and third years, Fellows receive priority registration for criminal law electives at Thomas Jefferson, including specialized trial practice sections focused on criminal law. 

Throughout the program, the Center Directors host special lunch sessions for the Fellows with criminal law practitioners.  These lunch meetings give Fellows the opportunity to learn about different aspects of criminal law practice in an informal setting—from DUI trial defense, to criminal appeals, to prosecuting federal crimes.

The Center for Criminal Law and Policy Certificate Program

The Center for Criminal Law and Policy also oversees a Certificate program.  The Certificate recognizes a student’s achievement and proficiency in the study of criminal law.   

All Thomas Jefferson students with an interest in criminal law (including Criminal Law Fellows) are eligible to enroll and participate in the program.  But, to earn the Certificate in Criminal Law and Policy, students must satisfy a set of rigorous requirements.

These requirements include earning at least 12 units in criminal law electives, completing a substantial writing project on criminal law, and participating in a semester or summer internship or externship related to criminal law. 

If you are a current Thomas Jefferson student who is interested in enrolling in the Certificate program, you can do so here.

Important Certificate in Criminal Law and Policy documents:

• Certificate Requirements

• Event Attendance Log

• Certificate Application (for graduating students)

• Online Enrollment Form (for current students)

• List of Center Courses

The mission of the Center for Sports Law and Policy (CSLP/Center) is to integrate Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL/Thomas Jefferson) with, and prepare its students for employment in, the growing sports industry. With its emphasis on both professional, amateur and international sports law and policy, its location in San Diego, and its involvement with the three other centers of academic excellence at Thomas Jefferson, the Center is ideally suited to become a major force in dealing with sports law and policy issues and preparing its students for involvement in the industry. Unlike any other Center located at a Law School in the United States, the CSLP is committed, through hosting of conferences and preparing of whitepapers, to helping find solutions to the major problems in the sports industry. As they are engaged in the work of the Center’s mission to help find viable solutions to the major problems confronting the sports industry in the 21st century, students learn skills as problem-solvers. Students participate in developing whitepapers, hosting conferences, competing and participating in law school competitions, specifically the CSLP/TJSL-hosted National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, and studying sports law and policy in a curriculum specifically designed to emphasize problem-solving skills.

Do you want a career in Sports and Entertainment?

Important Documents/Forms:

CSLP Program Overview and Requirements

CSLP Application to Enroll

CSLP Certificate Application Form

CSLP Event Attendance Log

Career Services Informational Handout

Certificate Program:

The Center for Sports Law & Policy at Thomas Jefferson School of Law offers a Certificate to students who meet certain requirements. Please note that any given student may earn only one Certificate from one of the Centers at Thomas Jefferson School of Law because of the required Juris Doctor curriculum.

The Following are the SEVEN (7) requirements to receive the Certificate in Sports Law & Policy (please see the ‘Program Overview and Requirements document on this page for details):

1. Program Enrollment
2. Units
3. Internship
4. Substantial Writing
5. Grade Point Average (GPA)
6. Event Log
7. The Certificate Application

List of Approved Center courses that apply toward the required classroom units:

Amateur Sports Law (2 units) Introduction to Sports Law (2 units) Professional Sports Law (2 units) International Sports Law (2 units) Infractions and Compliance (2 units) Collective Bargaining in Professional Sports (2 units) Race and Gender in Sports (2 units) Trademark Clinic Seminar (2 units) Entertainment Law Transactions (3 units) Contracts Drafting (2 units) Negotiation Theory & Skills (2-3 units) Copyright Law (3 units) ADR Competition Team (units vary) Entertainment Law (3 units) Law Practice Management (3 units) Business Planning (3 units) Client Interviewing and Counseling (2 units) Labor Law (2-3 units) Employment Law (3 units) Celebrity Advertising (2 units) Music Law (2-3 units) Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Mediation, and Arbitration related courses (units vary)

*Other courses may be approved by the Director. Note that the availability of courses varies.  

Helpful Informational links for Fellows and Prospective Students:

Course Schedule

Student Handbook

Sports Law and Policy Fellows Program

Adjunct Professors of Law

Law and Policy:

The CSLP is unique in its capacity to engage in research and study regarding sports law and policy related topics. Through the work of the CSLP, Thomas Jefferson is committed to being a leader in the study of sports law and policy issues. Sports are a major force in our economy and culture, but it is rarely studied in depth. In the United States, it has been reported that we spend more dollars on sports than on education. Our nation’s media also provide more time and space (coverage) for sports and sports-related issues than for other issues covered in education. If such issues are studied in disciplinary isolation (e.g., articles in legal or business journals), the analysis is inadequate. The issues do not arise in isolation, in a disciplinary sense, so effective study of those issues requires cross-disciplinary study and research.  As a free-standing, non-profit law school, Thomas Jefferson is specially situated to build bridges with other major academic and professional entities and organizations throughout the world and is committed to doing so.

Students will be directly involved with faculty in hosting conferences, symposia and speakers. Students and faculty will also work jointly on projects and the generation of white-papers and other materials designed to contribute to improved policymaking in the sports law and policy area. With its recognition that policymaking and problem solving in the sports industry is by its very nature cross-disciplinary, students and faculty associated with the CSLP will work with those who are not necessarily lawyers within the industry to endeavor to find viable solutions to issues in the sports law and policy area.

Summary:

The CSLP is committed to being a leader nationally and internationally in the sports law and policy area. By providing students with an engaging and balanced curriculum and opportunities to be involved with leading lawyers and policymakers in the sports industry, the CSLP offers students a unique opportunity to pursue their legal education and interest in sports law and policy.

We encourage students to visit campus, attend classes, talk with students and faculty and see for themselves whether they would benefit from being associated with the CSLP, with its commitment to being a leader in the sports law and policy area.

Like the Center on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or join us on LinkedIn.  You can also Connect with the student-led Sports Law Society.

Contact:

Jeremy M. Evans, Esq. Director, Center for Sports Law & Policy

Thomas Jefferson School of Law 1155 Island Avenue San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 619-961-4204 Fax: 619-961-1204 E-Mail: jevans@tjsl.edu  Website: http://www.tjsl.edu/sports-law-policy

About the CSLP Director

Programs Planned for 2015:

1. National Sports Law Negotiation Competition 2015

Past Competitions, Conferences & Events:  

2015:

Panel Discussion about NCAA Athletes: Should They Be Paid?

CSLP Speakers Series Featured S.D. Padres Asst. GM of Baseball Operations

Padres Speakers Series: Tom Seidler, Ownership Group at San Diego Padres

Minor League Baseball Owner and GM Make Up CSLP Panel

Director of the Center for Sports Law & Policy Speaks at Berkeley

Jeremy Evans ‘11 Shares his Advice and his Journey

TJSL Baseball Arbitration Team Competes in New Orleans

2014:

CSLP Holds Second Installment of Padres Speakers Series

Successful National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Sports Law Conference

Center for Sports Law and Policy Tours U.S. Olympic Training Center

CSLP Presents the “Padres Speakers Series:” Jarrod Dillon

Upcoming National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Sports Law Conference

Sports Law Fellows from the Center for Sports Law & Policy Discuss Their Success

CSLP Fellows Visit Callaway Golf

TJSL Student Reports from the 2014 Brazil World Cup

Sports Fellows Attend 40th Annual Sports Lawyers Association Annual Meeting

Working in Sports Law: An Overview of Available Careers, April 22, 2014

TJSL Alums working in Entertainment Law: Film, Television, & Radio, April 12, 2014

Center for Sports Law & Policy Director and Fellows Visit TaylorMade Golf Company, March 21, 2014

“Super Agent” Leigh Steinberg Educates TJSL Students about the Business of Sports, February 21, 2014

The Center for Sports Law & Policy Appoints New Director

TJSL Represented at the 7th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition

2013:

Successful Center for Sports Law & Policy Conference

Third Annual NSLNC Continues to Raise the Bar

Starting Women's Intercollegiate Football

Students' Sports Law White Papers Earn Recognition

TJSL’s Baseball Arbitration Team Competes Well at Tulane Event

2012:

Gladiators in the 21st Century: Violence and Injuries in Athletics

Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Symposium a Major League Success

Excitement Builds for TJSL Sports Law Negotiation Competition

TJSL Captures First Place at Tulane Baseball Arbitration Competition

2011:

The BCS and the Future of Big-Time College Football

Inaugural NSLNC Scores Big Win with Participants

National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Symposium

Leading Sports Law Expert to Head TJSL’s New Center for Sports Law and Policy

Other Sports Organizations:

Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies 2016

Sports Lawyers Association

American Bar Association, Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries

American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industry

State Bar of California, Entertainment and Sports Law Interest Group, Intellectual Property Law Section

San Diego County Bar Association, Entertainment & Sports Law Section

San Diego Entertainment & Sports Lawyers

San Diego Sport Innovators

Deciding how to best use your law degree in today’s versatile market can be exciting and daunting. You are trying to find the best area of practice when each one creates unique opportunities and experiences. Although law firms will continue to be the largest employers of lawyers, many large corporations are increasing their in-house legal departments to cut costs. This has led to an increase in the demand of lawyers in a variety of settings, such as real-estate, financial and insurance firms, consulting firms, and healthcare providers.

Lawyers will continue to be needed in the federal government to prosecute or defend civil cases on behalf of the United States, prosecute criminal cases brought by the federal government, and collect money owed to the federal government. United States Department of Labor

Take a look at all of the career paths you should consider.

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• Emergency Response Quick List
• Emergency Action Bulletin - Active Shooter
• ERT Stairwell Instructions

Emergency Notification System

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, alongside Omnilert, brings to you e2Campus. e2Campus is an emergency notification system that is available to TJSL students, faculty and staff. It is a free subscription, and will only be used in the event of an emergency to text message those that have signed up for this type of notification. Some examples of emergency notifications sent through e2Campus would include building closure, electrical outages and building fires. Carrier charges may apply.

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