Utilizing the GI Bill upon his return, he attended the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, opening a storefront legal practice upon graduation.

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in San Diego, reported that about 27% of its 2011 graduates had full-time, long-term legal jobs nine months after graduation, according to the data.

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The bottom five included Whittier College (17%), University of the District of Columbia (21%), Golden Gate University (22%), Thomas Jefferson School of Law (27%) and Western New England University (30%).

WSJ: Law Grads Face a Brutal Job Market

Mr. NORM MORROW (Principal, Thomas Jefferson High School): No, I don't feel that way.

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Across the river from Montgomery County, Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Va. offers Latin, Russian, Japanese, thermodynamics and artificial intelligence.

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Wattendorf, a senior at Northern Virginia's super-selective Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, stood before prospective members of its Black Student Union in the fall and introduced himself as the club's president.

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