A Bunch of Young Lawyers are Suing Their Law Schools Because They Don't Have Jobs

[August]

Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

You know, you guys should really withhold judgment until you're in that position. I am a newly minted attorney in a similar position to these folks in that I am currently unemployed and looking for a position (although I have the "advantage" over them of still being in school for my Masters of Law in Tax).

Although it is arguable, there is a valid case that the school committed fraud by knowingly inflating their employment numbers and implying that the positions which their statistics reflected were in the legal field. I don't think that they're all that crazy for filing this lawsuit based on the info in that article, but I'd need to see everything before actually passing judgement.

The reality of the situation is that the ABA has allowed too many law schools to open because they are cash cows for the institutions that have them, and more and more institutions want them.

No I do sympathize with you. Colleges have been taking peoples money for yeas for training with no care of how difficult it will be for people to get jobs in those fields. Maybe this lawsuit will start a trend toward accountability.

If we have to do it for plumbers and electricians and motorcycle mechanics they should be held to the same standards, especially seeing how much they charge. Our grads leave owing up to 14 grand. I'd image that's only a small percentage of a years tuition at a law school.