Monthly Archives: June 2010

Around the Web in public-interest law

Equal Justice Works, which hosts a massive job fair of public interest law jobs in October, offers a few tips on how to approach a public interest job. Legal Authority, a company that does targeted mailings on behalf of law … Continue reading

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Deadline fast approaching for debt relief program

The federal government is offering another student loan repayment program for prosecutors and public defenders in addition to the debt relief program for legal aid attorneys announced earlier this month. The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program is for … Continue reading

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Next Tuesday Night: A Democratic Dialogue on the U.S. Justice System

Come join in an important community discussion about our nation’s criminal justice system and efforts in Johnson County to promote successful re-entry of people returning from prison.  The 60-minute documentary “Long Road Home” about problems faced by people returning to … Continue reading

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Attention Recent Grads: New Loan Repayment Program for Civil Legal Aid Attorneys

Equal Justice Works has information on a new loan repayment assistance program. The program is called the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program. This program will assistant recent graduates already licensed and in the field of civil legal … Continue reading

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Are Today’s Students Less Empathethic?

Our student body is tremendous in giving back to the community.  Does this University of Michigan study contradict that evidence and illustrate a trend toward more self-centeredness?

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