Library of Key Materials
| This page provides key materials on eliminating student debt as a barrier to public service toward expanding access to justice. |
Civil Legal Aid Recruitment and Retention/ Law Student Loan Repayment
Websites
- Law Student Loan Repayment Assistance Developments
- Federal College Cost Reduction and Access Act
- State LRAP Programs
ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants page on student loan repayment assistance programs.
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administration page on the College Cost Reduction Act.
ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public service page on law school public interest and loan repayment assistant programs.
Documents
- Lifting the Burden: Law School Debt as a Barrier to Public Service
- It’s the Salaries, Stupid!… and Much, Much, More: The Developing Crisis in the Delivery of Legal Aid
- The Quest for the Best: Attorney Recruitment and Retention Challenges for Florida Civil Legal Aid
The final report of the ABA Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness.
Models
- A Resource Guide for Creating State Loan Repayment Assistance Programs for Public Service Lawyers
- Meeting the Challenge of Law Student Debt: Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs)
ABA Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness state LRAP tool kit.
Brochure on law school LRAPs produced by the ABA Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness.
Key Issues in Access to Justice
- ATJ Commission Development
On building a successful ATJ commission and communicating the need for access to justice initiatives. - Communication and Public Awareness
On outreach and education about access to justice and civil legal aid. - Resource Development
On funding for civil legal services. - Pro Bono
On the role of volunteer lawyers in creating access to justice. - Self-Represented Litigants
On assisting self-represented litigants gain access to justice through the courts. - Recruitment and Retention
On eliminating student debt as a barrier to public service toward expanding access to justice. - Civil Right to Counsel
On the role of establishing a civil right to counsel in creating access to justice.
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