Book contents
- The Rural Lawyer
- The Rural Lawyer
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Rural Lawyer
- 3 Policy Responses
- 4 Choosing Rural Practice
- 5 Entering a Rural Community
- 6 Acceptance
- 7 Legal Work
- 8 Mentorship
- 9 The Finances of Practice
- 10 Community Impact
- 11 Staying or Leaving
- 12 Conclusion
- Postscript
- Appendix: Participating Attorneys
- Index
6 - Acceptance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2025
- The Rural Lawyer
- The Rural Lawyer
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Rural Lawyer
- 3 Policy Responses
- 4 Choosing Rural Practice
- 5 Entering a Rural Community
- 6 Acceptance
- 7 Legal Work
- 8 Mentorship
- 9 The Finances of Practice
- 10 Community Impact
- 11 Staying or Leaving
- 12 Conclusion
- Postscript
- Appendix: Participating Attorneys
- Index
Summary
When the Rural Attorney Recruitment Program participants moved to their rural communities, they hoped to be welcomed with open arms. It turns out that acceptance was not always easy. This chapter walks through feelings of acceptance from local community members and local lawyers. It also considers whether new lawyers could count on local community members bringing legal work to the new lawyers.
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- The Rural LawyerHow To Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive, pp. 77 - 89Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025