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Troubled Law School Asks For Charitable Donations Through Amazon Prime Day Purchases

With so many to choose from, which beleaguered school could it be?

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Amazon Prime Day got off to a rocky start yesterday, with the site experiencing major outages almost as soon as the deals began due to the huge demand for sales. Things are running more smoothly today, and one law school that’s been struggling financially could not be more thankful.

Why would a law school with money troubles care about Prime Day in the first place? Because that law school registered itself as a charitable organization with AmazonSmile. With so many to choose from, which beleaguered school could it be?

Now, there are plenty of law schools registered with AmazonSmile, but Thomas Jefferson is probably one of the only ones to have sent out an email like this to essentially beg its students and alumni for funding ahead of Prime Day:

As a source mused, “I know they are having cash flow problems, however… wow.”

If you recall, Thomas Jefferson Law is currently on probation with the American Bar Association for being out of compliance with numerous standards required to maintain accreditation. Specifically, the ABA found the school’s anticipated financial resources, admissions practices, academic program, and bar passage outcomes lacking. TJSL recently closed its beautifully unaffordable campus to move to an office building and now claims to have a “debt-free balance sheet.”

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Since AmazonSmile will donate 0.5 percent of the purchase price of all eligible purchases to Thomas Jefferson Law, just imagine what that balance sheet will look like when Prime Day is over. Depending on the shopping habits of students and alumni who designated the school as their charity, the administration might be able to purchase… a chair or two. Congratulations to TJSL on this sure-to-be successful plan.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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