Jared Paulson

Jared Paulson

Associate
Jared Paulson is an associate in Barnes & Thornburg’s San Diego office, where he is a member of the Labor and Employment Department. He joins the firm after clerking for a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Jared spent a year as a term judicial law clerk for the Honorable Lupe Rodriguez, Jr. in the Southern District of California, where he researched and drafted orders on civil motions and observed how judges evaluate the arguments and evidence that shape a case. That perspective informs how he approaches employment disputes and counseling for employers.

During law school, Jared externed for both a U.S. district judge and a U.S. magistrate judge in the Southern District of California and clerked in the Employment Litigation Section of the California Department of Justice. He also served as editor-in-chief of the California Western International Law Journal and volunteered with the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, advising microbusinesses and nonprofits.

Jared earned his J.D. with honors from California Western School of Law, where he completed a concentration in labor and employment law. Before law school, he worked as a legal intern at firms in Nevada and California while earning his business degree from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Credentials

Education

  • California Western School of Law, J.D., Labor and Employment concentration, 2025, Honors
  • University of Nevada, B.S., Business, minor in Business Analytics, 2022

Bar Admissions

  • California

Clerkships

  • HonorableLupe Rodriguez, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
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