Get Connected: Tristan Loanzon
Our long-time AABANY member and co-chair of the Litigation Committee tells us how he got connected @ AABANY.
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Grads Sue New York Law School and Cooley Law, Saying They Inflated Job and Salary Stats – News – ABA Journal
The ABA Journal, Aug. 10, reports:
Graduates of New York Law School and Cooley Law School, respectively, filed lawsuits against their alma maters claiming that the schools were deceitful in the reporting of their graduate employment statistics. Plaintiffs in both the suit against Cooley (PDF) and the suit against New York Law School (PDF) are represented by the New York City-based Kurzon Strauss law firm. Cooley filed a lawsuit (PDF) against Kurzon Strauss last month in response to solicitations the firms posted on Craigslist and JD Underground that included a draft of a purported class action complaint contending that Cooley incorrectly reported its graduates’ job placements. David Anziska told the ABA Journal at the time that the firm intended to countersue Cooley as well as the school’s lawyers at Miller Canfield. Cooley filed a separate lawsuit (PDF)…
The full text of the article appears in the link in the title.
Do these lawsuits have any merit? Even so, should a court of law be the place to bring about change in the way law schools disclose post-graduation employment statistics and other information? Thoughts? Comments?
“The Learning” at AAIFF
AABANY is co-sponsoring the film “The Learning” at the New York Asian American International Film Festival this Sunday. Four Filipina schoolteachers receive the ultimate culture shock by being dropped into Baltimore public schools. Use discount code “iloveaaiff” when ordering tickets online.
WSJ Article entitled “Cut the Law Firms, Keep the Lawyers”
WSJ Article entitled “Cut the Law Firms, Keep the Lawyers”
Companies used to depend on elite law firms to train new lawyers they could bring in-house years down the road.
Now, some are just doing it themselves, hiring directly from law-school campuses rather than recruiting lawyers who had previously spent a few years at a major firm. These companies are growing weary of paying high hourly rates for inexperienced law-firm associates.
Hewlett-Packard Co. was one of the first known companies to bypass law firms in recruiting new lawyers.
“I think it’s the wave of the future,” said Michael Holston, H-P’s general counsel.
The full text of the article appears in the link in the title.
Will this be the new trend for companies to hire entry-level attorneys? Thoughts? Comments?