CORSICA, S.D. (AP) — By landing a steady job in a hopping metropolis, Jake Fischer achieved the dream of many who finished law school during the Great Recession. Fischer, who is married with one child, is the first of up to 16 attorneys accepted into the program, which is funded by the state's judicial system, the South Dakota Bar Association and the counties. Four urban areas in South Dakota have 65 percent of the state's lawyers and rural residents sometimes have to drive nearly 100 miles for legal advice. In the sparsely populated state, cash-strapped communities have to hire lawyers from nearby towns to take part in board and commission meetings, as well as to serve as prosecutors or court-appointed defenders. [...] Legal Aid of Arkansas recently received a $15,000 grant from the American Bar Association to fund fellowships for newly admitted lawyers who serve in rural areas for one year.