The Burden Of Debt

27227272722 222292222? 22222222? QU i 2 222722222? 22227222? The Burden Of Debt (NAPSA)—Money matters, especially for new lawyers who still have to pay for their schooling. This “brief” quiz will help determine if you’re a real legal eagle when it comes to “The Case of the Debt-Burdened Attorneys.” nger out: Law school debt is causing grads to avoid public interest jobs. What percentage of law school students: 1. finance their studies through school loans? a. 42 percent; b. 67 percent; c. 94 percent. 2. have school debts of $75,000 or more? a. 39 percent; b. 50 percent; c. 72 percent. 3. are prevented by debt from accepting jobs in the public inter- est or government sector? a. 66 percent; b. 26 percent; c. 33 percent. Answers 1. c. According to a survey conducted by Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law), 94 per- cent of the Class of 2002 financed their studies through loans. 2. b. The debt incurred by law school graduates cause many to avoid lower-paying public interest jobs. 3. a. An estimated 66 percent of new lawyers. Visit www.equal justiceworks.org.