At least these three plaintiffs have a working understanding of the legal system.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Three graduates of John Marshall Law School in Chicago sued the university Wednesday over claims that it inflated its post-graduate employment information to attract students.I'm very interested to view the lawsuit--did these three pass the bar exam?
"By publishing false and misleading employment data, John Marshall creates an impression of bountiful employment opportunity that in reality does not exist, and convinces plaintiffs and the putative class members to take on substantial debt to finance their JMLS education," the lawsuit said.
Joseph Reyes, one of the plaintiffs, graduated in May and has still not found permanent legal employment, according to the suit. He has been making ends meet by taking temporary, contract assignments reviewing documents, the suit said.
If the suit fails, they can always enroll at Roosevelt University, which is a few blocks away from Marshall, so they can learn how to protest.
Related post:
Chicago's Roosevelt University offers "Occupy Everywhere" course
Technorati tags:
law 
legal 
college 
Chicago 
Illinois 
illinois politics
Here is the Complaint:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/assets/downloads/JMLS%20Complaint.pdf
What's very interesting is that although it alleges that Joseph Reyes is a practicing attorney in Chicago and a member in good standing of the Illinois bar, his name does not appear on the roster of registered attorneys on the Illinois ARD web site (www.iardc.org). If he passed the July 2011 bar exam, his name should appear on that web site by now. (New admittees were required to register by December 31, 2011, and if they don't, are not authorized to practice law.)