TAILIEUCHUNG - FINANCIAL AID FOR LAW SCHOOL: A PRELIMINARY GUIDE

In May 2000, HHS announced five initiatives to strengthen human subject protection in clinical research. One of these was to develop guidance on financial conflict of interest that would serve to further protect research participants. As part of this initiative, HHS held a conference on the topic of human subject protection and financial conflict of interest on August 15-16, 2000. A draft interim guidance document, “Financial Relationships in Clinical Research: Issues for Institutions, Clinical Investigators, and IRBs to Consider when Dealing with Issues of Financial Interests and Human Subject Protection,” based on information obtained at and subsequent to that conference was made available to. | FINANCIAL AID FOR LAW SCHOOL A PRELIMINARY GUIDE LSAC INTRODUCTION Legal education is an investment in your future and is a serious financial investment as well. As with any investment it is important to consider the pros and cons of entering into such a large expenditure of effort time and money. Particularly in uncertain financial times a realistic assessment of why you are seeking a legal education and how you will pay for it is critical. The single best source of information about financing a legal education is the financial aid office or the website of any LSAC-member law school. provides links to many law schools as well as several good sources of financial aid information. The cost of a law school education could exceed 150 000. Tuition alone can range from a few thousand dollars to more than 50 000 a year. When calculating the total cost of attending law school you also have to include the cost of housing food books transportation and personal expenses. Law schools will set up a Cost of Attendance that includes the maximum financial aid you may receive for tuition and living expenses. Today approximately 80 percent of law school students rely on education loans as their primary but not exclusive source of financial aid for law school. These loans must be paid back and the more a student borrows the longer the debt will have an impact on a student s life after graduation. Loans from government and private sources at low and moderate interest rates may be available to qualified students. Both federal and private loans are based on the law school s estimate of your need and the overall cost of attendance. Credit history is a factor for private loans and the federal GradPLUS loan. Students must have excellent credit to be approved for most private loans. Typically the lowest interest rates are associated with federal loans private education loans may be available at higher and often variable rates. Institutional loans may be available from the

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