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The Law Library is a research facility. Besides an outstanding collection of printed material, the library subscribes to hundreds of databases to assist the students and faculty. These databases are available on and off campus for students, faculty, and staff only.

Please login to access these resources.

Subscription Summary: Our database subscriptions are far ranging. Among others, we subscribe to: LexisNexis, Westlaw, CALI, Hein Online, Bureau of National Affairs, Legaltrac, and CEBOnlaw.

Free Sources for Online Legal Research: We have compiled links to some of the best free online sources for legal research.

NOTE: THE ABOVE LINK TO COMPILED LINKS GOES TO A SERVER THAT WILL BE TURNED OFF IN JANUARY

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These databases are for TJSL students, faculty and staff only. It is a violation of our license agreement for those not affiliated with TJSL to have the login information.

If you are unable to login to access these resources from off campus, please contact the IT Help Desk at 619-297-9700 x1139 for assistance.

For password information to specific resources, please contact the reference department at x1102, 1101 or 1100.


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BNA ALL

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BUTTERWORTHS (LexisNexis UK)

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CCH Internet Tax NetWork

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CCH INTERNATIONAL TAX RESEARCH

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CHECKPOINT (RIA)

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Compliance Resource Network (Wolters Kluwer)

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CONSTITUTIONS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD & OF THE U.S.: NATIONAL & STATE (Oceana)

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National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade

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Offshore Red.

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Orbitax

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International Compliance Expert,

International Tax Management Expert

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Trusts and Trustees Journal

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CALI

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Chronicle of Higher Education

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INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS

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Lawinfochina (Laws & Regulations-English version)

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LEXISNEXIS

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LOISLAW

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Making of Modern Law Digital Archive (MOML)

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NEW YORK TIMES ARCHIVES

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Casa Cornelia's Inn of Court recently named two Thomas Jefferson School of Law alumni, Travis M. Sills ’04 and Regis Worley ’04, as recipients of the Pro Bono Publico Award.

Casa Cornelia Law Center is a nonprofit public interest law firm in San Diego that provides quality pro bono legal services to victims of human and civil rights violations, with a primary focus on serving the indigent within the immigrant community in Southern California. Casa Cornelia’s three main areas of representation are asylum, unaccompanied minors, and victims of domestic violence.

“I was fortunate to work with all three aspects of Casa Cornelia’s representation programs over the span of six months as an in-house volunteer attorney,” Sills says. “My experience there opened my eyes and heart to how I could use my law degree to positively impact people’s lives.”

The Casa Cornelia Inn of Court Pro Bono Publico Award is given to those who provide much needed legal representation to indigent immigrants as they enter removal proceedings and affirmatively apply for other immigration relief. Worley said, “Although honored by this award, I am humbled by the hard work of the people at Casa Cornelia and their supporting volunteers who are dedicating their lives to help victims of human rights abuses.”

Sills agrees and says this experience was humbling for him as well. “I went to law school with a hope of what a J.D. can do for my life and left Casa with the knowledge of what my J.D. can do for so many other lives,” says Sills. “I have practiced in several areas of law, and I have yet to experience anything as rewarding. I am incredibly grateful to Casa Cornelia for my invaluable experience and humbled by their recognition with the Pro Bono Publico award.”

Although not a spokesperson for Casa Cornelia, Worley says he recommends this rewarding experience to all. “I would urge any attorney or law student who reads this article to contact Casa Cornelia and assist in one of their cases,” he said. “Working with clients has been a highlight of my career and an experience that I will cherish forever.” The gala award reception took place on Thursday, October 21, at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at USD. Travis says he was honored to be there and even more honored to be an award recipient. “This work changes how you view the benefit that your J.D. and law license confer,” Travis explains. “They become the tools to practice social justice and the means to be the change you want to see. That’s powerful.” Also at the Casa Cornelia Law Center’s Annual Awards Reception, third-year TJSL student Romina Otoya received the prestigious 2010 La Mancha Award for outstanding pro bono services on behalf of the immigrant community. In 2005, Casa Cornelia began a clinical program with San Diego’s law schools and, with the consent of the immigration court, Casa Cornelia trains these law students to directly represent indigent asylum seekers under the supervision of a staff attorney. In addition to Worley and Sills, several other TJSL alumni also volunteer with Casa Cornelia, including Scott Cramer ‘88, Katherine Paculba ‘08, Ruth Spillane ‘08, Nichole Richard ‘08, and Carol Carvajal ‘04.

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Every year the National Conference of Law Reviews (NCLR) brings together the management of student run law journals from law schools across the country. NCLR is a great opportunity for editors from different journals to exchange ideas and learn how to more effectively run a student publication.

A different law school hosts NLCR each year, and Thomas Jefferson School of Law is honored to host the Conference in 2011. The 2011 NCLR will be held March 30 - April 2.

Attendees may stay at the Hard Rock hotel in Downtown San Diego, where part of the Conference is scheduled. The remainder of the Conference will take place at Thomas Jefferson's brand new state of the art campus (which opened in January of 2011), located about five city blocks from the Hard Rock Hotel.

Registration

Conference tickets are $375.00 each for exhibitors and attendees.  

To register online, click here.

To purchase tickets by mail, please complete the registration form and send it with a check, payable to the Thomas Jefferson Law Review, to:

Thomas Jefferson Law Review - NCLR Thomas Jefferson School of Law 1155 Island Ave. San Diego, CA 92101

Hotel Accommodations

Conference attendees may stay at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego. To receive the discounted room rate call 866.751.ROCK (7625) and inform the operator that you are attending the National Conference of Law Reviews, 2011. If you prefer to book accommodations online and still receive the discounted rate, visit:

www.hardrockhotels.com/LinkHandler.aspx?HC=HSAN&Arrival=3/30/2011&Depart=4/03/2011&GROUP=1103NCLR

The rate for rooms booked is $199.00 per night. This rate is subject to additional taxes and hotel fees. Upgraded rooms are available upon request. Please mention National Conference of Law Reviews to receive the special rate.

Floor plans can be found at http://www.hardrockhotelsd.com/meetings/capacity-charts.

Conference Speakers

Paul Goldman, Manager of Business Operations for Texas Legal Publications Jack Ford, CBS News Legal Analyst (tentative).

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine Law School is a confirmed speaker for the Scribes Awards dinner (Thursday night).

Please see the schedule for more information.

Panel Presentations

Many of the panel presentations at the 2011 conference will be similar to the panels at past conferences; however, the Thomas Jefferson Law Review considered several new ideas in response to feedback received from attendees at the 2010 Conference. Below is a list of the panel topics currently be planned.

Panel Topics

  1. Keeping Law Reviews Relevant
  2. Advanced Bluebook Information
  3. Administration & Faculty Relations
  4. Author v. Board, Board v. Author
  5. Why Use ALWD for Your Law Review?
  6. Selling Your Law Review Membership to Prospective Employers
  7. Article Selection and Solicitation
  8. Effective Write-on Competitions
  9. Making Your Journal Go “Green”
  10. Special Concerns for Specialty Journals
  11. Relations Between Multiple Journals Within a Law School
  12. Note Writing Schedule – Semester v. Year
  13. Bidding & Hosting NCLR
  14. Tips for Executive Editors
  15. Tips for Research Editors Tips for Managing Editors
  16. Tips for Editors in Chief
  17. How to Write Effective Staff Manuals
  18. Plagiarism: How to Avoid it

Sponsorship/Exhibitor

Please note that all ads for the 2011 NCLR program must be submitted as a PDF document to nclreditor@tjsl.edu no later than March 4, 2011. See the Sponsor / Exhibitor Information and the Sponsor Levels for more information. Click here to purchase a sponsorship online.

Friday Excursions

Part of the day on Friday is reserved for excursions that will allow attendees to explore and enjoy San Diego. Attendees can choose from three different options:

1. The San Diego Zoo 2. Sea World 3. A trip to the Coronado beach to surf, kayak, or simply enjoy the sun.

Frequently Asked Questions

Read the 2011 NCLR frequently asked questions and answers.

More Information

More information about the 2011 Conference will be posted on this webpage as it becomes available.

For any other information, email: nclreditor@tjsl.edu or call 1.858.866.4051.

TJSL Law Review Website

Go to the TJSL Law Review website.

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It’s because one of the most improbable coincidences ever occurred right here at Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s new downtown campus.

While construction crews were excavating the new site, a backhoe operator struck something hard. It turned out to be the tusk of a 300-thousand year old Ice-Age mammoth that was buried in the soil for all those thousands of years!

Paleontologists unearthed both tusks and the skull of the mammoth, in what they describe as a highly significant fossil find.

What made the find such a coincidence was that one of the most ardent scholars of ancient mammoths was none other than President Thomas Jefferson, after whom our law school is named.

Jefferson not only had a “bone room” in the White House where he collected the skeletons of these ancient giants, but he fully expected the Lewis & Clark expedition he sent into the wilds of undiscovered North America to encounter live mammoths during their journey.

“As the father of American paleontology, Thomas Jefferson would be ecstatic that the school that carries his name has such rich paleontological discoveries,” said TJSL Dean Rudy Hasl.

The discovery of the mammoth attracted world-wide media attention to the law school and its fledgling construction project.

Only weeks after the mammoth was removed by the San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologists, lightning struck again. Ten feet directly below where the mammoth had lain, workers found the skeleton of an ancient California Gray Whale. It was about 500-thousand years old and was an ancestor of the gray whales that migrate off the San Diego coast each year.

Amazingly, the paleontological discoveries didn’t slow construction of the new building in the least. Crews continued to excavate in other parts of the dig site and it was full-speed ahead. Other, smaller fossils were discovered during the digging, but nothing like the mammoth and the whale.

What becomes of the treasure trove of fossils? Some of the bones are on display at the museum in Balboa Park and there is a display case in TJSL's library with part of the mammoth's tusk, a molar and several other bones.

Parts of these ancient creatures, however, will always be at the law school site where they have rested for hundreds of thousands of years.

The museum is donating one of the whale’s ribs for display in the lobby of the new law school building, as well as some of the eons-old seashells, like the giant scallops that were hidden in soil that used to be ocean floor. Other shell fragments from the dig have been ground up to become part of the floor tiles in the lobby of the new building, where everyone who enters the law school will be literally walking on ancient history.

It all seems to fit together so perfectly—the law school named after the president who treasured the bones of giant creatures and the fossils that will be part of the law school as long as it stands.  

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