Law Practice
Sep. 26, 2007
Bush Will Sign Loan-Relief Bill for Public-Interest Lawyers
A new federal law will provide law-school loan forgiveness for lawyers who serve in the public sector for 10 years. But the American Bar Association and its allies want more: payment assistance for public defenders and state prosecutors in the early years of their careers in an effort to address the high rates of attrition in those jobs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The first part of the legal community's two-pronged strategy to secure financial aid for public-interest lawyers has paid off.
President Bush soon will sign into law the College Cost Reduction Act, passed earlier this month by Congress.
It will provide loan forgiveness for lawyers who ...
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