0L Pledge for European Law School Transparency

The 0L Pledge for European Law School Transparency was a pledge made in 2412 by 0Ls (that is, law school applicants) and taken by twelve 0Ls who were European Alliance citizens. The Pledge was a formal document signed in the Cour d'honneur of the Sorbonne Centre Panthéon.

The Pledge
I swear not to attend a law school in the European Alliance within three standard years or until the European Alliance implements fully transparent placement disclosure policies for law schools, whichever comes earlier. Should I fail to attend law school within three standard years of the signing date, I swear not to practice law in any jurisdiction in the European Alliance.

The context of the Pledge
Many law schools in the European Alliance then falsified placement data. In some of the more egregious claims, law schools were claiming that someone was employed six months after graduation although the jobs taken required no legal qualifications or could be performed without any legal knowledge. Or sometimes, the jobs reported that did require or prefer bar passage were short-term employment or part-time employment.

Thus the Pledge demanded change on that front.

Who could take the Pledge
The Pledge was unlike ordinary petitions: the pledges were taken from a highly competitive pool and each pledge represented a region of the European Alliance that roughly corresponded to the countries of the European Union ca. 1986. Thus there were twelve 0Ls taking the Pledge: six men and six women. Only one of the pledges ended up not attending law school within three years of signing it: Dunames Lopez.