ATLANTA – Drew Pope might as well have been handed a 30-year mortgagealong with his law school diploma in May.
An assistant district attorney in Valdosta, Pope has $80,000 in lawschool loans — more than double his annual salary of $34,044.
Drew Pope might as well have been handed a 30-year mortgage along with his law school diploma in May. An assistant district attorney in Valdosta, Ga., Pope has $80,000 in law school loans - more than double his annual salary of $34,044. New attorneys who borrow to finance their legal education often start at salaries below what they owe, studies show. So instead of graduating into financial glory, many young lawyers find they're in hock.
September 21, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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ATLANTA – Drew Pope might as well have been handed a 30-year mortgagealong with his law school diploma in May.
An assistant district attorney in Valdosta, Pope has $80,000 in lawschool loans — more than double his annual salary of $34,044.
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