Miami New Times:  “students facing six-figure debts and zero job prospects are howling that JDs aren’t much more than university approved shams. . . . The new program, called the Legal Corps, will place graduating students without job offers at public agencies, public interest organizations and judicial chambers for six months. The firms and courts will pay nada, while UM will pick up a $2,500 monthly stipend.”

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