Loan Repayment Assistance Program

Low-income individuals and families face legal problems associated with their most basic needs – food, housing, healthcare, personal safety and education – yet attorneys trained to assist them are limited in number and overwhelmed with clients. Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis is fortunate to have a significant number of students who consider careers in public interest. However, their goals are often frustrated by the increasing size of post-graduation loan debt.

For a school with an established pro bono program, instituting a well-funded Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) will ensure that graduates can afford to pursue public service careers consistent with their efforts during law school.

Establishing an LRAP through the donations of the University and the community at large is the most efficient response to the needs and aspirations of graduates as well as the challenges facing the local and national community.

Many have already championed the initiative by signing our Statement of Support.

Statement of Support:

“We (I), the undersigned, express our (my) commitment to law that serves the public interest. We join Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in urging the central Indiana community to demonstrate its commitment to law in the public interest by contributing to a loan repayment assistance program to aid students who enter jobs in the public interest or public sector. Doing so will help alleviate the combined pressures of huge educational debt and low public interest and public sector salaries as well as meet the pressing needs of the community.”

Sheila Jenkins, Community Development Law Center (CDLC)

Fran Quigley, Indiana Civil Liberties Union (ICLU)

John Floreancig, Executive Director of Indianapolis Legal Aid Society

Judge Gary Miller, Indianapolis Bar Association

	Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Loan Repayment Assistance Program

Low-income individuals and families face legal problems associated with their most basic needs – food, housing, healthcare, personal safety and education – yet attorneys trained to assist them are limited in number and overwhelmed with clients. Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis is fortunate to have a significant number of students who consider careers in public interest. However, their goals are often frustrated by the increasing size of post-graduation loan debt. For a school with an established pro bono program, instituting a well-funded Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) will ensure that graduates can afford to pursue public service careers consistent with their efforts during law school. Establishing an LRAP through the donations of the University and the community at large is the most efficient response to the needs and aspirations of graduates as well as the challenges facing the local and national community. Many have already championed the initiative by signing our Statement of Support.	In the Fall of 2002, Equal Justice Works of IU – Indy randomly surveyed 100 members of the student body from various backgrounds and grade levels and found the following among law students (place arrow over each): What were potential career choices? How much do they borrow? Who would pursue public interest work but for loan debt? Should an LRAP be a priority? How many considered themselves potential candidates?
	What You Can Do:
	You can help make justice accessible for every Hoosier by: Joining our growing list of supporters by signing the Statement of Support. Simply send us an e-mail voicing your support, including your name and/or the name of your organization, or download, print, fill out, and return our form. Making a Donation: Download, print, and fill out the form, and then return it with your contribution to the Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Loan Repayment Assistance Program