Program Continues to Help New Lawyers Enter Public Service

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In the case of shrinking budgets everywhere, how do you find the extra money to pay for someone to enter public service?

The Missouri Bar's answer to that question, The Missouri Bar Loan Repayment Assistance Program, wrapped up another round of applications for its semi-annual awards of up to $2,000 to new lawyers entering public service and to attorneys currently in public service. The awards will be announced in January. And with law school debt continuously on the rise, the need for this type of program is more pronounced than ever.

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Program Continues to Help New Lawyers Enter Public Service

Established in 2004 as a way to address the problem of law school debt loads deterring public service, The Missouri Bar created this program for attorneys who have earned law degrees from an American Bar Association-approved law school within the last three years; who work at least 35 hours per week in the state of Missouri in a law- ...

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