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RURAL ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT

BACKGROUND

• Project Rural Practice

• Chief Justice’s State of Judiciary Messages

• 65% of Attorneys are in Minnehaha, Pennington, Brown and Hughes Counties

• 6 Counties have 2 attorneys• 13 Counties with 1 attorney• 2 Counties with 0 attorneys

COMMON QUESTIONS

• Why is it important to have attorneys?

• Who administers the program?

• Which counties can participate?• Population 10,000 or less

• 48 counties meet population requirement

• Agree to provide portion of incentive payment• Determined Eligible by the UJS

• What is the financial commitment?

HOW IT WORKS

• 4 Year Pilot Program

• Eligible Counties Contact UJS to Make Application

• Applies to licensed attorneys

• Agree to Practice Full-time for 5 years• If breech have to pay it all back

and subject to discipline by Supreme Court

• 16 Attorney Limit

• Yearly Incentive Payment for 5 Years

• Equal to 90% USD Law Tuition as of July 1, 2013

• County pays 35%• May enter agreements with

municipalities, school districts or nonprofits to share cost.

• State Bar pays 15%

• State pays 50%

WHAT’S NEXT

• First State in the Country to Pass Such Legislation

• Supreme Court Rule Development

• Marketing the Program

• Eligible Counties Should Contact UJS