BULLETIN! PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FINANCING - INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT &
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS
The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (CCRAA) enables many more U.S. graduates to pursue
public interest jobs without regard for student debt--always
a major obstacle for public-interest-minded lawyers.
Equal
Justice Works and other public interest law organizations
provide information on the specific details of the
CCRAA.
For more information, see; Equaljusticeworks.org/resource/ccra/ibrinfo.org
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW
Financing Your Public Interest Law Career: The College Cost
Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA)
Equal Justice Works and other national public interest law
leaders joined to support the enactment of the College
Cost
Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA), which was signed by the
President in September 2007. According to
EJW, the CCRAA has
many implications for public service in the U.S. and enables
many more graduates to pursue
public interest jobs without
regard for debt, for many years one of the major obstacles
for public interest minded
awyers. (Equal Justice Works
website)
For more information about funding your public interest law career, see:
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW WEBSITES
ACADEMIC
INTERNATIONAL
BAR ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBER GROUPS
EMPLOYER RESEARCH INFORMATION
GENERAL CAREER SEARCH WEBSITES