Student loans and the reality of repaymentBy Arsenio L. MimsYoung Lawyers Division, December 2015A look at some of the repayment options following the completion of a law student's six-month grace period.
Public service and repaying your loans: Once impractical, now a realityBy Matthew S. DionneGovernment Lawyers, June 2012This article seeks to call attention to and explain the recent federal and Illinois legislation designed to encourage attorneys to stay or enter the public interest field.
Student loan repayment assistance for public service attorneys: An updateBy Michael VojtaYoung Lawyers Division, October 2009Recent legislation on both the State and Federal levels has been passed to assist young attorneys with debt repayment. Illinois attorneys may soon have two options to turn to for assistance in debt repayment, provided of course that they make a commitment to public service work.
Student loan repayment assistance legislation moves forward in CongressGovernment Lawyers, June 2007Senate Bill 442, the “John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act” sponsored by Illinois Senator Richard Durbin amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General of the United States to assume the obligation to repay student loans for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as either state or local criminal prosecutors or state, local, or federal public defenders in criminal cases.
