On May 25, 2011, a class action was filed against the Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) in San Diego for intentionally misrepresenting employment data of recent alumni. The complaint states that in order to continue attracting students despite exorbitant law student debt and a depleted legal job market, TJSL has “adopted a practice of misrepresenting its post-graduation employment statistics.”

These facts aren’t unique. According to a non-profit devoted to this issue, until very recently almost all 198 American Bar Association-accredited law schools deceptively touted churning out graduates with at least a 90 percent employment rate within nine months of graduation.

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