preLaw Magazine - Fall 2008 - (Page 35) tance lawyers. • Loan Forgiveness for Service in Areas of National Need — providing no more than $2,000 per year for five years for Public Sector Employees, including public interest legal services. • Perkins Loan Cancellation for Public Service — providing partial loan cancellation for persons in specified public service jobs including federal public defenders. “If law school students speak loudly enough, deans will listen,” Stern said. “There is nothing like one school having [a great program], because it often inspires a peer school to have it too.” ■ Michelle Weyenberg is Associate Managing Editor for preLaw magazine and The National Jurist. Looking ahead There are essential components to the success of public interest law programs, Spieler said. The first is student support in the financial sense, scholarships, loan repayment and stipends. “Continuing to build our domestic and international relationships, starting new programs and managing curriculum and faculty recruitment are things that are constantly in review,” she said. A major trend 15 years ago was that public interest support came mainly from career services offices. Now there are public interest advisors and independent offices and programs. Seattle University School of Law is one of the nation’s most innovative and respected law schools, known for its twin goals of academic excellence and education for justice. Home to the only full-time and part-time program in Washington, Seattle University School of Law is also the largest and most diverse law school in the state. Faculty, students and graduates are deeply committed to using their legal skills in the service of justice. Learn more at www.law.seattleu.edu “ Seattle University School of Law has empowered me with the voice to serve my community as a social justice-minded legal advocate and given me the tools to engage as a leader with passion.” M. Fernanda Parra Class of 2009 Seattle University School of Law Standing for excellence. Reaching for justice. PREPARING TODAY’S STUDENTS FOR TOMORROW’S WORLD > A Leading Public Interest Program • 18 clinics offering real-life experience in public interest settings • Fellowships, study, and work opportunities with affiliates and journals • Vibrant student legal volunteer program that encourages 50 hours of service during three years of study > Specialty Concentrations for J.D. and LL.M. Students • Health Law & Bioethics • Human Rights Law • Labor & Employment Law > Joint and Dual Degree Programs • Partnerships with our top medical, business, and public affairs graduate colleges, offering unique opportunities to prepare for future careers Rigorous. Relevant. Ready. www.law.umn.edu UMNLaw_PreLaw_ad_8.14.indd 1 8/18/08 1:18:44 PM Fall 2008 35 http://www.law.seattleu.edu http://www.law.seattleu.edu http://www.law.umn.edu http://www.law.umn.edu
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