Should Jobless Law Student Get tuition money back?

One word "entitlement". This bonehead hasn't even gotten her degree yet.

Ha, I haven't worked as a lawyer for over 20 years, and certainly didn't have a law job when I graduated. I guess this means I can collect from Widener.

i'm expecting a promising career in plea bargaining

Unfortunately, the legal world has been hit hard by the recession. In fact, it was starting to get hit hard even before the recession. The traditional business model for law firms has finally reached the limits of its own unsustainability, in much the same way as a Ponzi scheme. The fees charged to clients had to rise in proportion to the salary hikes to untested first-year associates, who were being bribed by increasingly unjustifiable salaries. Ultimately, clients refused to pay sky-high fees for overstaffed cases and seeing only substandard legal work as a result. Something had to give, and the brunt fell on the lawyers coming straight out of law school. The irony is that many people who have been unable to get a job in this economy are going to law school as a means of gaining entry into what they think will be a lucrative profession.

The best decision I made was to get my degree in Business Administration, Accounting. I had four job offers before I even graduated. It's been a rewarding career in both challenges and salaries. I also did consulting work that was very lucrative. I've been retired since 1998, and living a pretty good standard of living in Silicon Valley.

What prevents the fledgling attorney from starting a new practice?