Learn about the College Cost Reduction & Access Act & How it Supports Careers in Public Service
Wednesday June 10 , 2009
- By: Brooklyn Law School Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Columbia University Law School , CUNY School of Law Fordham University School of Law Hofstra University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, New York Law School New York University School of Law Pace University School of Law Rutgers School of Law-Newark St. John's University School of Law New York City Bar Law Student Perspectives Committee Equal Justice Works
- Location:
Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62 Street,McNally AmphitheatreNew York, NYMap: maps.google.com
- Contact:
The College Cost Reduction & Access Act (CCRA) provides unprecedented debt relief to graduates pursuing careers with non-profit organizations and government agencies. Learn about the provisions of the CCRA can make your career or those of your staff, affordable regardless of educational debt.
Understandint the CCRAA will help public service employers attract and retain lawyers committed to careers in public service.
Two workshops to chose from (identical workshops) 3:30-5pm or 5:30-7 pm
Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62 Street, McNally Amphitheatre
Reserve your seat!
Heather Jarvis is an expert on federal loan forgiveness law - the College Cost Reduction and Access Act ("CCRAA"). Signed in September 2007, this new law offers amazing financial assistance to law school graduates pursuing public sector work after law school. However, the CCRAA is complex and Ms. Jarvis' presentation will provide information indispensible to those concerned about law school debt (law students, practicing attorneys, legal employers, law school advisors).
CCRAA income based repayment is available to any law graduate with federal government loans who is working in the not-for-profit or government sector. If s/he follows all of the rules outlined, s/he could minimize her/his monthly payments immediately and be eligible for complete loan forgiveness in 10 years. Heather Jarvis is Senior Program Manager for Law School Advocacy at Equal Justice Works and Vice Chair of the ABA Section of Legal Education's Committee on Government Relations and Student Financial Aid.
Find out about qualifying employment, eligible loans, repayment plans, and tax implications. Heather will break down even newer federal loan forgiveness programs for civil legal services attorneys, prosecutors and defenders under the Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008. Details will include updates on the regulatory process and issues of funding and appropriations for the new programs.
Reserve your free seat by registering online at http://law.fordham.edu - click on the words "Law School Calendar" and go to the day of Wednesday June 10 to register for either of the presentations (two sessions of the same presentation). Questions? Contact Andrew Chapin in the Public Interest Resource Center at Fordham Law 212: 636-7849 or achapin@law.fordham.edu Join us June 10th.
