Time management is crucial for any law student鈥檚 success. But for Anjelica Jones,
a second-year student at 杏吧鈥檚 College of Law and an NFL cheerleader
who also holds the title of Miss Jacksonville, every minute matters. 
Typically, for Jones, a full day of law school classes is followed by changing and getting ready for practice as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars cheer team. After learning routines during practice, she heads home to study and then repeats that schedule again the next day. In addition to that, she makes community appearances as Miss Jacksonville and cheers on the sidelines at every home game for the Jaguars, including when the team travels to London.
It sounds like a lot鈥斅璦nd it is鈥攂ut Jones said she wouldn鈥檛 want it any other way.
鈥淚t is crazy, and sometimes my brain feels like I have 85 tabs open at once,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淏ut I have realized that balance doesn't look like equal time. So, I always prioritize what I need to in the moment to continue having these things in my life, because they're all things that bring me joy and make me really excited to wake up every day.鈥�
Jones made the Jaguars cheerleading team last year and began practicing around the same time she began studying at the College of Law. Just a few months later, she competed in the Miss Jacksonville competition and won. She holds the title until January 2026.
Her law school career so far has been busy, but Jones is making it work. She still excels in her classes, even winning a book award in her first year, which honors the student with the highest grade in the class.
鈥淚 was proud of myself for making sure that I was living in the moment,鈥� Jones said.
鈥淲hen I was in school, I was focusing on school. When I was at 
cheer, I was focusing on cheer. And when I became Miss Jacksonville, I was focusing
on that too. I think it鈥檚 fun to have this busy lifestyle, and I feel like I usually
work better with the busyness. Because when I do have those two hours to study, I
know I have those two hours, and I will do it.鈥�
This past summer, she interned at the Public Defender鈥檚 Office, all while preparing for the Miss Florida pageant in June. She finished as the first runner-up and took home a scholarship of $8,800, which she said was part of the motivation to compete in the first place鈥攖o help fund her legal studies.
For anyone in law school, having a strong support system is key. Jones said her classmates and professors have been incredibly supportive of her life outside the classroom, just as her teammates have been about her life off the field. She also draws support from her TikTok account, where 48,000 people follow her unique path through law school.
鈥淚t鈥檚 super fun and everyone is really supportive of it,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 love sharing my life on TikTok and just having people be like, 鈥榳ow, that's cool that you're able to juggle it all,鈥� and inspiring them to do it too.鈥�
