Jacob Schwessinger served as a judicial law clerk prior to joining Jones Day in 2026. During law school, Jacob also externed for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and interned at the Orange County Public Defender and through these positions he gained valuable experience in the areas of civil defense, criminal defense, civil enforcement, and acting as a neutral arbiter.
- University of Southern California (J.D. 2025; Articles Editor, Southern California Law Review; Edward and Eleanor Shattuck Award; B.A. in Political Science summa cum laude 2020); University of Warwick (M.A. in Continental Philosophy 2021)
- Admitted in California; not admitted in New York
- Extern, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Litigation Unit (Spring 2025); Intern, Orange County Public Defender (Summer 2023)
- Law Clerk to Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr., U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee (2025-2026)
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