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In order to
enable attorneys with student loans to dedicate their careers to public
service,
Maricopa
County
created a loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) in 2006.
Under the terms of this program,
Maricopa
County
reimburses attorneys for payments they make on their student loans, up
to $1800 per quarter. The
maximum lifetime benefit is $50,400.
The LRAP is available to attorneys in the offices of the Public
Defender, Legal Defender, Legal Advocate and
County
Attorney
. To be eligible, an
attorney must work in one of the offices for 24 consecutive months, and
provide documentation that the loans were for educational purposes only.
Undergraduate and law school loans are eligible.
Consolidated loans are eligible, as long as all of the loans
consolidated were for educational purposes.
Student loans consolidated with non-educational loans are not
eligible. The benefits of
the Maricopa County LRAP are not restricted to loans obtained for
tuition and books, but include student loans for living expenses while
in school and bar study loans.
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