The Charles Houston Bar Association Law Students Page
Law Student Announcements and Employment
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For information for upcoming events, please contact
Andrew W. Houston at: andrewwhouston@gmail.com

 

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ASIAN LAW CAUCUS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FELLOWSHIP
SPONSORSHIP – DEADLINE TO APPLY JULY 16, 2010

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Greetings, I write to give you an important and time sensitive update about what began as the “Harkin bill,” became authorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, and is now entitled the Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program (CLAAP).

Five million dollars is now available for distribution to qualified civil legal assistance attorneys with federal student loan debt. The Department of Education will commit these funds to eligible civil legal assistance attorneys on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are expected to be due by August 16, 2010 .

As usual, the program includes some complexity. I have prepared and posted a comprehensive CLAAP webpage, and have scheduled two webinars to help civil legal assistance attorneys interested in the program.

Please help Equal Justice Works get word to civil legal assistance attorneys. Please consider forwarding this announcement to your entire staff, distributing through listservs, and perhaps posting the announcement on your organization’s website, blog or lunchroom bulletin board.

Sincerely,

Heather Jarvis
Senior Program Manager
Equal Justice Works

 

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program. The JRJ Grant Program provides funding for loan repayment for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors.

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