As a member of the Colorado Bar Association, you would get access to CAMP. A program of the Colorado Supreme Court dedicated to providing mentors and coaches for new and transitioning lawyers in all of Colorado's twenty-two judicial districts. CAMP matches mentors with mentees in individualized, structure programs through its partner program across Colorado. There are also informal mentoring opportunities and practical skills based coaching programs. For more information, please click here.
The Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Admissions works with the Law Committee, which is part of the Board of Law Examiners, to administer two bar examinations each year (February and July). Click here for more information.
If you have joined the ranks of those who must re-take the Colorado bar exam, be reminded that you are in good company. The Supreme Court has developed a resource page to help you. Click here for more information.
Student debt is especially hard to get rid of. There are a couple of programs that could help, depending on your circumstances.
College Cost Reduction and Access Act — Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Under this program, qualifying employees of government and 501(c)(3) organizations may be eligible for loan forgiveness after 10 years of payments. Wondering if this applies to you? Equal Justice Works makes it a whole lot easier for you to find out by telling you which jobs qualify, which loans are covered, and what you need to do for the next 10 years to make sure you can benefit from this program. There’s even a checklist that tells you exactly what to do to determine whether you qualify and to set your eligible payments in motion.
College Cost Reduction and Access Act — Income-Based Repayment
This program attempts to make it possible for people to make realistic monthly payments based on their debt burden and their income. After 25 years of payments, remaining debt will be forgiven. Again, look to the resources provided by Equal Justice Works to see if you qualify. IBRinfo also offers a calculator that lets you enter some basic information to see if you might qualify.
You might not know it, but you could qualify for student debt relief under the College Cost Reduction & Access Act of 2007. Real debt relief in the form of lower payments and eventual debt forgiveness. Of course, as with any piece of legislation, the devil is in the details. And in this particular Act, there is no shortage of details. This is why the CBA flew Heather Jarvis, a nationally-recognized expert on the topic, out to Colorado to talk to groups here in the CLE classroom, and at both Colorado law schools. If you missed the program, you can still tap into Heather’s resources on the Equal Justice Works site, including: