Thomas Jefferson School Of Law To Stand Trial For Allegedly Inflating Employment Statistics
Never before has a law school been forced to actually stand trial for allegedly inflating its employment statistics. This is historic.
Morning Docket: 12.07.15
* "People who have a dream of going to law school should go into it with their eyes wide open." In case you haven't heard, not all of the law school lawsuits were dismissed; in fact, one of them filed against Thomas Jefferson School of Law is going to trial in March. [ABC News] * Dewey know which D&L defendant will likely be able to escape a retrial? It seems that Steven Davis, the failed firm's former chairman, may find himself on the receiving end of a deferred prosecution agreement instead. [DealBook / New York Times] * At this point, it's anyone's best guess as to what the future of net neutrality may be: The FCC's latest proposal for equal treatment of internet traffic apparently left a bad taste in the D.C. Circuit's mouth during oral arguments at a recent hearing. [WSJ Law Blog] * Baker & McKenzie used to be the largest law firm in the world before Dentons arrived on the scene, but now it's got its eyes on expansion in a territory that the Biglaw behemoth hasn't completely claimed: the United States. [Crain's Chicago Business] * Give thanks, because according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector added 600 jobs last month. If you've got a job on your Christmas wish list, Santa just might deliver one to you this year. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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