McGrath said the absence of the districts lawyers has left the community with a significant unmet need for legal services, which could be addressed with the right incentive.
The proposed scheme, recommended by the recent Independent Review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP), would forgive tertiary education debt for private lawyers who dedicate a significant portion (45 per cent) of their work to Legal Aid cases over five years and for lawyers working with non-government legal assistance providers in RRR areas over a five-year period. McGrath urged the government to implement this recommendation as a starting point and to consider the broader proposal put forth by the Law Council of Australia (LCA).
[T]he Law Council of …Read the full article at: https://lsj.com.au/articles/debt-relief-scheme-could-provide-much-needed-help-for-our-regions/
