Law School Prevails In Student Fraud Case

A jury ruled nine to three that Thomas Jefferson School of Law did not purposefully mislead prospective students with inflated employment numbers. More than a dozen law school alumni have filed similar lawsuits against their alma maters, but Anna Alaburda’s case against Thomas Jefferson was the first to see trial. Alaburda said she was given bogus information by the law school, which led her to decide to attend. Years later she had $150,000 in student loans and was unable to find a full-time salaried position as a lawyer. Alaburda had asked for $125,000 for los wages and reimbursement of tuition and fees. The lawsuit – and the fifteen similar ones that were rejected before reaching the trial stage – reflect a feeling of dissatisfaction among recent law grads who face mounting debts and diminishing job prospects.