LSC Now Accepting Applications for Loan Repayment Assistance
The Legal Services Corporation is now accepting applications for the 2009-2012 round of its Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program. Named after a member of LSC’s Board of Directors, the program helps alleviate the oftentimes staggering educational debt burdens of new attorneys at LSC-funded programs.
Some eligibility requirements governing an attorney’s participation in the program include: being a full-time attorney employed at an LSC-funded program, having no more than five years experience with the program, having a total outstanding debt of at least $50,000 in eligible law school loans and meeting certain annual income requirements. Recipients of assistance must commit to remain with their program for three years.
Instructions for submitting an application and all supporting documentation are available by clicking the link below. All applications and other materials must be submitted to LSC no later than Friday, January 8, 2010.