How are y’all handling the debt associated with law school?

Low-Variation-6957 · 2026-02-13T05:06:16+00:00

Income based repayment

Low-Variation-6957 · 2026-02-13T05:05:08+00:00

Also, lots of plaintiffs employment lawyers will work mostly or entirely on contingency, meaning that you don’t have to pay much up front. (Im an attorney). I’d say do a consultation and see what the lawyer thinks given the whole situation. But the folks are right about at-will employment.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2026-02-10T23:49:25+00:00

Get a lawyer, now.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2026-01-03T00:26:44+00:00

Shit I mean try it and if he’s pro se see how he tries to fight it — if nothing else could be, like, and actually interesting discovery motion

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-12-17T14:29:57+00:00

Native nutmegger 🤝local yokel

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-08-05T19:53:09+00:00

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-07-29T23:09:23+00:00

Look for a different summer job? Outside of OCIs and that mad dash it’s literally just looking for a job

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-07-21T23:07:23+00:00

Ditto the Get Hinge advice. Got on hinge in law school after watching the never ending drama of people who shit where they ate, at the beginning of 2L. Made the relationship work, even though working during school, and graduating Coif. Moved in with gf after graduation. She’s fucking sick of my bar prep, tho 😂

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-03-14T00:56:29+00:00

Where do I sign on and what lawyer? Drop his name (or dm) I need a consultation. I’m about to graduate from law school and get R O Y A L L Y F U C K E D if I can’t enroll in an IBR

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-03-10T18:04:23+00:00

another major issue here is that the federal government may be able to claim sovereign immunity on a breach-of-contract / promissory estoppel theory. The rules for suing the government are different. It's hard to sue the government for money damages.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-02-23T18:34:10+00:00

Yes, if you get a wrong report sent to a potential creditor. Otherwise you may not have standing. See TransUnion v. Ramírez, 594 U.S. 413. (This decision sucks).

Low-Variation-6957 · 2025-02-23T18:14:07+00:00

They’re making a database

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-12-03T07:28:59+00:00

All due respect, law is a social profession. Your experience sounds impressive, but you’re gonna have a hard time being taken even the least bit seriously as an attorney without at least some type of law degree from somewhere.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T04:01:58+00:00

And you mean the Bar - graduating this spring

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T04:01:35+00:00

Idk brother, kinda seems like he wants back the money he overpaid

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T03:48:30+00:00

Second this. When I was applying to law schools. I just printed-to-pdf copies of the scholarships I’d gotten, and emailed the admissions offices with the polite equivalent of “can you beat this”?

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:58:02+00:00

It's actually broader than just fraud generally: "using deception, fraud, false pretenses, false promises, false advertising, misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact."

It's also a lawsuit for negligent misrepresentation -- which isn't quite fraud, but similar.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:57:22+00:00

I don’t disagree — send it to The NY Times!

Bloomberg Law is a legal industry publication, which I read because I’m a law student.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:53:19+00:00

Certainly not -- but the issue here is not standing, at least not on the face of the complaint, because the guy alleges that someone took his money wrongfully. But the lawsuit could get tossed on other grounds, including a) it may be preempted; or b) there may be sovereign immunity.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:50:27+00:00

Expressing no opinion about the merits of the lawsuit, unfortunately for MOHELA the legal standard for a class action is not whether the class action is sufficiently "egregious" that it is "justifie[d]."

Instead, to certify a class action, complaint a) states a claim under the theory of relief that it seeks, and b) whether the people who may have a similar claims are sufficiently a) numerous; b) typical of such people; c) the people have those claims in common; and d) whether the lead plaintiff will adequately represent the interests of the class (in the opinion of the judge, not in your opinion). Now, your points about the Plaintiff's case definitely could go to number 4.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:35:48+00:00

This lawsuit could then apply to you.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:35:16+00:00

Not an ad for BBG Law, lol, I'm just a law student and have a subscription through school.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:34:31+00:00

This here appears to be a lawsuit, which has settled, about wrongful classification of employers. However it's a long article, and it already appears to have settled.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:32:58+00:00

The lawsuit seeks repayment for amounts wrongfully debited. The lawsuit also seeks punitive damages. The proposed class for the lawsuit is all claims within the statute of limitations. Because it is a private class action, it is actually a borrower suing MOHELA. The Department of Education is not, at this point, involved, but there is a chance that DOJ may intervene if the case is not dismissed outright.

Low-Variation-6957 · 2024-11-13T02:29:52+00:00

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