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
11 - Staying or Leaving
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
Seventy-five percent of the lawyers in South Dakota’s Rural Attorney Recruitment Program were still in the rural practice of law at the ten-year anniversary of the program. This chapter considers why participants stayed or left. For most participants, the work was good, the pay was satisfactory, and the lifestyle was desirable. Not all lawyers were happy, and the chapter discusses whether the stipend could be modified to prevent further departures, though concludes that the program has been a success.
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- The Rural LawyerHow To Incentivize Rural Law Practice and Help Small Communities Thrive, pp. 154 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025