University of Georgia's School of Law Announces Programs to Fund More Attorneys in 'Legal Deserts'
"We are still trying to get competitive pay for our prosecutors and our public defenders," executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia Peter Skandalakis said. "When you're talking about the rural areas that don't get a lot of county support financially, they're not able to compete with the salaries that are being paid in the metro areas."
September 24, 2024 at 05:00 AM
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The University of Georgia School of Law announced two initiatives to address the shortage of attorneys—namely prosecutors and public defenders—in the rural areas of Georgia, which one expert said will help aid a public legal service field in desperate need of new attorneys.
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