Thomas Jefferson SoL Small Business Law Center

Provides free legal assistance.

Overview

The Small Business Law Center at Thomas Jefferson School of Law is to provide law students with practical skills opportunities that support community economic development in San Diego County. The Small Business (SBLC) at Thomas Jefferson School of Law provides legal assistance to entrepreneurs, artists, inventors, small businesses, and non-profit organizations that do not have the financial means to hire a lawyer. Under the supervision of California licensed attorneys, law students assist clients with their legal needs. Components of the SBLC include the (1) Art and Entertainment Law Project, the (2) Community Economic Development Clinic, the (3) Patent Clinic and the (4) Trademark Clinic. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is currently the only law school in California to have both a patent clinic and a trademark clinic that are certified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.