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
5 - Entering a Rural Community
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
Because the South Dakota Rural Attorney Recruitment Program requires local governments to partially fund the stipend, rural lawyers had to seek permission from local governments. This chapter focuses on the process of getting local government approval and actually moving to town, including how lawyers obtained housing and office space.
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- The Rural LawyerHow To Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive, pp. 63 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025