Sweeney Law, an immigration-only law firm, is hiring an associate attorney position immediately. Some previous immigration experience is desired but not required. Spanish-speaking is also preferred but not a prerequisite. I am looking for a motivated, self-starter that is willing to learn quickly and soon handle most of my USCIS case-load. You would be reviewing and helping prepare various applications with USCIS including DACA, waivers, adjustments of status, naturalization and others, as well as go to their hearings and help free me up to focus more on removal cases.
Salary is competitive for area and dependent on experience. Health benefits will also be included.
Please email me a resume and a cover letter expressing interest in the position at justin@jsweeneylaw.com
Posted: August 28, 2019
Logan Tennerelli
Dean of Students
An important consideration when choosing a law school is the school’s learning environment. The ideal learning environment supports students so they can academically thrive. At SJCL, your success as a law student is our foremost objective. This is reflected in our built-in academic support program. At SJCL, you will not only find student-focused faculty and staff, but you will also have a personalized learning experience. Our academic support program consists of the following:
Academic Support Workshops: Designed to help students build the foundational skills necessary for success in law school and beyond. These workshops provide practical guidance in areas such as:
- Effective note-taking
- Critical reading and case analysis
- Outlining strategies
- Legal reasoning and IRAC
- Exam writing techniques
Workshops are strategically timed to coincide with key points in the 1L curriculum, including sessions on IRAC and exam writing that align with practice and graded exams. These workshops are interactive, skills-focused, and tailored to help students strengthen their academic performance and confidence. Attendance is strongly encouraged for all first-year students.
Automatic Enrollment in Legal Methods I: Designed specifically for first-year law school students to develop the fundamental skills necessary to succeed in law school, Legal Methods I assigns students to a faculty-member and places them into small cohorts of 10 - 15 students. During the course, students learn the skills necessary to prepare and perform in law school. Students learn how to read judicial opinions and statutes to extract legal rules, how to apply these rules to factual scenarios, how to develop effective study habits and tactics for exams, and how to prepare analytical documents just like a lawyer.
Academic Support and Counseling: SJCL’s culture is based upon a foundation of developing personal relationships between students and professors. In addition to offering an engaged faculty, students have direct access to the Academic Dean, Justin Atkinson. Students can make individual appointments for academic counseling on study techniques, supplemental materials, best use of study groups, time management, and other strategies associated with academic success in law school. In addition, students are also encouraged to meet with their Legal Methods 1 instructors for academic counseling as well.
Collaborative Learning Environment: Unlike other schools, SJCL’s students work together to achieve their goals. SJCL has no grading curve as students are all graded to a set standard. As a result, students do not compete against each other for grades. Rather, students only work against their own, personal best efforts.
Mentoring: Near-peer mentoring is available through our student organizations to help with case briefing, outlining, factual analysis, and organizing for academic success. In addition, these organizations frequently hold workshops throughout the year to assist students.
Dedicated Faculty and Administration: At SJCL, all students have direct access to the school’s faculty and administration. The Dean, Academic Dean, and the Law Library Director are all available to meet with any San Joaquin College of Law student or Bar candidate seeking to improve their study skills and exam performance. Should the student wish, they will receive feedback on their efforts in order to help them reach their full potential. All of our Professors want to hear your thoughts on the issues discussed in class and are happy to meet with you outside of class in order to bring clarity to the material.
Practice Examinations: The primary methods of measuring progress in law school are essay and multiple-choice exams. On exams, students are asked to apply the law to hypothetical fact scenarios by analyzing how the facts might support arguments for each side. These types of exams are universally used by law schools as they mirror the questions asked on the California Bar Examination. To assist students with preparation for their midterms and finals, our professors release past essay exams so that students may write practice exams and then meet individually with those same professors to receive feedback on their answers. Taking these released exams for practice and having answers reviewed by faculty is an essential component to law school success and later success on the California Bar Examination.
Bar Preparation: An elective course called Legal Process during the second semester of your last year of law school will reinforce the hard-won skills you developed at SJCL and will show you how to apply these skills to the California Bar Examination. In this course, students practice bar-style essay exams, MBE exams, and Performance Exams. Moreover, students also receive some substantive review in Torts, Contracts, and Constitutional Law, all of which are tested on the California Bar Exam.
Career Readiness: In addition to the above, students are taught resume writing, cover letter, and interview skills in Legal Methods I. Moreover, it is highly likely that during your studies at SJCL one or more faculty or alumni will have pursued a career path that mirrors your aspirations and goals and would be eager to offer insights that will help you get your legal career started. The outstanding career outlook for attorneys in this region is one of the primary reasons a student would choose SJCL for their legal education over other law schools.
In short, San Joaquin College of Law offers a combination of a supportive, student-centered law school environment and a location that is rich in opportunities to launch your career as an attorney.
SAN JOAQUIN COLLEGE OF LAW'S STUDENT PUBLICATION • 1973-1989
Issues ( Require Adobe Acrobat Reader)
| Vol. | No. | Date | File (PDF) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | January 25, 1973 | D_V01_N1 |
| 1 | 2 | March 5, 1973 | D_V01_N2 |
| 1 | 3 | March 28, 1973 | D_V01_N3 |
| 2 | 1 | August 27, 1973 | D_V02_N1 |
| 2 | 3 | December 6, 1973 | D_V02_N3 |
| 2 | 4 | May 1974 | D_V02_N4 |
| 3 | 1 | September 1974 | D_V03_N1 |
| 3 | 2 | December 1974 | D_V03_N2 |
| 3 | 3 | February 1975 | D_V03_N3 |
| 3 | 4 | April 1975 | D_V03_N4 |
| 4 | 1 | September 1975 | D_V04_N1 |
| 4 | 2 | October 30, 1975 | D_V04_N2 |
| 4 | 3 | December 11, 1975 | D_V04_N3 |
| 4 | 4 | January 29, 1976 | D_V04_N4 |
| 4 | 5 | March 1976 | D_V04_N5 |
| 4 | 6 | April-May 1976 | D_V04_N6 |
| 5 | 1 | September-October 1976 | D_V05_N1 |
| 5 | 3 | January-February 1977 | D_V05_N3 |
| 5 | 4 | March-April 1977 | D_V05_N4 |
| 6 | 1 | October 1977 | D_V06_N1 |
| 6 | 2 | December 1977 | D_V06_N2 |
| 7 | 1 | September 1978 | D_V07_N1 |
| 7 | 2 | November 1978 | D_V07_N2 |
| 7 | 3 | February 1979 | D_V07_N3 |
| 7 | 4 | Special Summer Edition (1979) | D_V07_N4 |
| 8 | 1 | Fall 1979 | D_V08_N1 |
| 8 | 2 | November-December 1979 | D_V08_N2 |
| 8 | 3 | January-February 1980 | D_V08_N3 |
| 8 | 4 | March-April 1980 | D_V08_N4 |
| 8 | 5 | Summer Edition 1980 | D_V08_N5 |
| 9 | 1 | September 1980 | D_V09_N1 |
| 9 | 2 | November-December 1980 | D_V09_N2 |
| 9 | 3 | January-February 1981 | D_V09_N3 |
| 9 | 4 | April-May 1981 | D_V09_N4 |
| 11 | 1 | November-December 1982 | D_V11_N1 |
| 16 | 1 | September 1987 | D_V16_N1 |
| 16 | 2 | November 1987 | D_V16_N2 |
| 16 | 3 | January 1988 | D_V16_N3 |
| 16 | 4 | March 1988 | D_V16_N4 |
| 18 | 1 | October 1989 | D_V18_N1 |
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Jennifer started kindergarten the same day her mother, Michelle Oleksa (’99) started law school at SJCL and decided that day she wanted be a lawyer too. Beginning in the summer after her 2L year, Jennifer interned with the California Attorney General’s Office. After the bar exam, she worked full time as a Graduate Legal Assistant there and, with November bar results, was promoted to Deputy Attorney General. Her work is entirely criminal appeals, writs, and trials. In two and a half years, she has argued before the Fifth District court of Appeal 10 times and expects to argue a death penalty appeal before the California Supreme Court in the coming year. She feels very lucky to have fallen into her dream job, stating: “I have an amazing career here and here I shall stay until they drag me out.” Jennifer will begin teaching first-year Legal Methods at SJCL in August, 2019.