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University of Nebraska launches program encouraging more attorneys in state’s rural areas
The Rural Law Opportunities Program is modeled after a similar program established in 1990 for Nebraskans interested in rural health care …
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How to Lure Lawyers to Small Town USA? Start There
Nebraska is hoping to solve its declining rural lawyer problem by targeting aspiring lawyers who are from the country and offering them a free ...
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Wanted: Lawyers for Rural America
Law schools find recruiting attorneys to rural America is a tough sell.
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UNK program working to ease lawyer shortage in rural areas of Nebraska
Wayne State College and Chadron State College also have partnered with the College of Law to offer the Rural Law Opportunities Program.
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With Attorney Shortage, Rural Areas In Search Of Lawyers
Lyle Koenig of the Nebraska Bar Association has helped develop the Rural Law Opportunities Program, a new scholarship program for rural …
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New law opportunities program modeled after RHOP
The Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) for Chadron State College and Wayne State College was approved during the Nebraska State …
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New program encourages lawyers to practice in rural Nebraska Law
Tammy Evetovich, dean of Wayne State College’s School of Natural and Social Sciences, said the new Rural Law Opportunities Program …
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Rural states working to recruit law school grads back to the country
Koenig has helped develop the Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP), a new effort to recruit country lawyers. Each year, 15 scholarships …
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Rural access the focus of trips to Chadron
Chadron was a stop on two tours of the state by officials representing various state agencies and organizations earlier this month.
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