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Forgotten But Not Forgiven: Remedies For Student Loan Debtors In Public Service, Andrew Goring
Forgotten But Not Forgiven: Remedies For Student Loan Debtors In Public Service, Andrew Goring
Florida Law Review
This Note identifies a timely issue with student loans and discusses potential remedies. Under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, borrowers of federal student loans who make 120 qualifying monthly payments while working in public service may have their loans forgiven. When a loan is forgiven, the borrower no longer has to pay the remaining balance of the debt. Since both the prevalence of student loans and the average student debt are increasing, loan forgiveness is an important opportunity for borrowers under the crushing debt of student loans. However, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report found a rising problem: Loan …
The Appearance Of Professionalism, Elizabeth B. Cooper
The Appearance Of Professionalism, Elizabeth B. Cooper
Florida Law Review
The dominant image of a lawyer persists: a neatly dressed man wearing a conservative dark suit, white shirt, and muted accessories. Many attorneys can conform to this expectation, but there are a growing number of “outsider” lawyers for whom compliance with appearance norms can challenge their fundamental identities. People of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, religiously observant persons, and those who inhabit intersectional identities are among those who disproportionately remain excluded from the dominant culture and centers of power in the legal profession.
Expectations of appearance conformity create profound concerns that go well beyond style preferences, raising questions of autonomy and …