Program Topics Include:
- The basics of financial well-being
- The most important trends in student loan debt impacting young lawyers
- The 2024 ABA YLD and AccessLex Student Loan Debt Survey which provides updated results from the often-cited 2021 Student Loan Debt Survey and offers new insights regarding the impacts of the pandemic and current economic conditions on the financial well-being of young lawyers
- Common student loan repayment strategies for various legal careers such as accelerated repayment for new Biglaw associates versus Public Service Loan Forgiveness for public service lawyers
- Income driven repayment changes, what’s going on with the SAVE injunction and what borrowers need to know
- How student loan repayment fits into broader financial planning
- Loan consolidation
- Loan refinancing
Moderator:
Collins Saint, Partner, Brooks Pierce, McLendon,Humphrey & Leonard, LLP and House of Delegates Representative, ABAYoung Lawyers Division
Panelists:
Derek Brainard, CFP®, AFC®, CRPC®, Director of Financial Education, AccessLex Center for Education and Financial Capability®
Ann Petros, Vice President of Policy Engagement & Credit Union Operations, America’s Credit Unions and Director of Student Debt & Financial Well-Being, ABA Young Lawyers Division
Brian Walsh, PhD, CFP®, Head of Advice & Planning, SoFi
The content of this program does not meet requirements for continuing legal education (CLE) accreditation. You will not receive CLE credit for participating.