Jessica Novey LAW ’25 is a 2023 Law & Public Policy Scholar, Beasley Scholar, and Weisman Family Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Jessica serves as 2023-2024 President of the Jewish Law Student Association and is actively involved the Business Law Society, the Tax and Bankruptcy Law Society, and the Women’s Law Caucus. Jessica spends her free time knitting and Co-Founded the Fabric Arts Club at Temple (FACT). Jessica graduated from Tulane University in 2019 with a B.A. in Political Economy and Minors in Arabic Language Studies and Religious Studies, where she was a founding member of Women in Pre-Law at Tulane. In 2019, Jessica spent her summer as a Mandel-Palagye Middle East Peace Scholar at the Truman Institute of Peace Studies at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Jessica completed independent research on the development and potential impact of bilingual education in after-school community centers.
Prior to law school, Jessica worked as a paralegal at a New Orleans Law Firm. Jessica interviewed clients, managed all service outsourcing, collaborated with the firm’s business partnerships, and drafted a wide variety of civil filings, including Successions, Guardianships and Trusts. Following her time in New Orleans, Jessica joined JM Search’s legal executive recruiting team. As the first full-time Market Analyst for the legal team, Jessica identified candidates for active searches, analyzed candidate data, and interviewed candidate references to publish candidate reports. Jessica also collaborated with other practice groups to formulate a business development schedule, including a legal practice marketing flyer and mid-year review.
As a 2023 Law & Public Policy Scholar, Jessica is working at Lincoln Financial Group as a part of the 2023 Intern Development Program. In partnership with Temple Law’s Center for Compliance and Ethics, Jessica is a 2023 Corporate Compliance Fellow. Her policy interests include financial regulation, corporate compliance, and tax policy.