For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email Jeremy_Ellis@dailyjournal.com for prices or call 213-229-5424.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

The New Lawyer Supplement

Nov. 25, 2008

Debt Relief

Law schools began establishing loan repayment programs in the 1980s to help their graduates afford to take low paying jobs. Staff writer Amelia Hansen examines the effects of those programs and how they might fit into the Bush administration’s own student debt aid that goes into affect in January.

By Amelia Hansen

Daily Journal Staff Writer

With students routinely racking up $100,000 or more to pay for law school, a low-paying public interest job may not seem like a viable option.

But now, law schools, government agencies and private employers are expanding opportunities for low-income lawyers to pay off their student debt.

The College Cost Reduction and Access Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush last year, lowers monthly pay...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.