The 2Civility website, a feature of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professionalism, announced this week that the Illinois State Bar Association Special Committee on the Rural Practice Initiative has just launched two fellowship programs aimed at supporting attorneys in exploring rural practice.
In particular, these programs respond to the aging of the legal profession in rural Illinois. More than half of Illinois counties have fewer than 0.7 lawyers in private practice per 1,000 residents, and growing student loan debt is leading many young lawyers to practices in higher-paying urban areas. The consequences are predictable: Rural residents must travel long distances to get legal help.
The most recent data indicate these “legal deserts” are worsening: 76 Illinois counties have five or fewer new attorneys (or those who were admitted in the last four years) and 39 counties (one-third of Illinois counties) have no new attorneys.- The Rural Practice Summer Fellows program connects law students with rural practitioners before they leave law school. The program includes a $5,000 fellowship grant.
- The Rural Practice Associate Fellows program places graduating law students and new attorneys as permanent associates with rural practitioners. The program includes a $5,000 stipend at the beginning of employment and an additional $5,000 stipend if the associate is still working for the same firm after one year.
I look at this as part of succession planning. We know in a number of the counties in the state of Illinois we have an aging lawyer population. A number of these practicing attorneys have good viable practices; they have a built-in client base. What they’re looking for are young attorneys who are willing to settle in that rural community and eventually take over their practices.
More from the release:
Fellows will participate in mentorship programs geared specifically toward law students and young attorneys in rural practice. Participants will also obtain CLE in connection with the program and be provided with opportunities to network with the local legal and business community.A video released to promote the programs includes these comments from rural practitioners:
Employers will receive assistance in identifying and hiring qualified summer clerks and associates and subsidized salaries that can help firms attract employees.
Applications for fellows and employer firms can be found on the ISBA’s website. The deadline for submission is February 12, 2021.
"I turn away work, that’s the reality,” said Dustin Clark, an attorney in Rushville, Ill, ... “I need somebody, and I know I’m not the only rural and small practitioner who’s in that position.”
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“It’s great practicing in a rural area,” said Letitia Wiggins, an attorney in McLeansboro, Ill. ..... “You can cover as many counties as you want, you can work on the types of cases that you want to work on, and ultimately you’re in control to shape that.”
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I deeply appreciate that the Illinois State Bar Association Special Committee on the Rural Practice Initiative has launched two fellowship programs aimed at supporting attorneys in exploring the rural practice. One thing that I've noticed since the time I've started law school is that the institution is made to cater to a certain type of population and to keep all others out. I doubt, at least in today's present time, that this is done intentionally. However, the widespread effects of this catering are highly apparent across the nation today. There is actually a surprising statistic set forth by the ABA which notes that Florida was the fastest-growing lawyer state at 28%, followed by Utah (27%), North Dakota (24%), North Carolina (22%), Texas (22%), and New York (19%). Even more, D.C. has the most lawyers per capita, with 56,000 lawyers who represent 1 out of every 13 D.C. residents. It's worth noting that none of these states is considered to have a high rural population according to the Census Bureau. The fact that the Illinois State Bar Association Special Committee on the Rural Practice Initiative has launched these fellowship programs in order to support an increase in lawyers in rural communities is greatly necessary, and should be a model for other Bar Associations in different states.
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