Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) > Agencies

Agencies:

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago

http://www.accessliving.org

Interested in disability rights and working with attorneys who specialize in disability rights? Want to learn about the disability rights movement? Access Living is a disability rights organization that uses advocacy and litigation to promote the full integration of people with disabilities into the fabric of society. The Civil Rights Team focuses on discrimination – instances in which people with disabilities confront barriers to housing, government services and programs, and public accommodations (i.e. businesses open to the public). Interns and Fellows get to do real legal work. Under the supervision of attorneys, they interview clients, investigate cases, analyze documents, write demand letters, draft complaints and other legal pleadings, conduct legal research, and manage their own caseload. Interns and Fellows are integrated into the day-to-day operations of the Team. They attend staff meetings, legal strategy meetings, and other relevant events.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Ascend Justice

http://www.ascendjustice.org/

Ascend Justice (formerly known as the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic and the Family Defense Center) provides free legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence and families impacted by the child welfare system.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Chicago

http://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/

Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Chicago (“Advancing Justice—Chicago”) is a pan-Asian, non-partisan, non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois, whose mission is to empower the Asian American community through advocacy, coalition-building, education, and research. Advancing Justice—Chicago is part of a national affiliation with affiliates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Advancing Justice—Chicago’s programs include legal and policy advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/clinic/

The Northwestern University Bluhm Legal Clinic is the legal clinic of the Northwestern University School of Law. The Clinic serves low-income persons with civil, juvenile and criminal legal problems. PILI Fellows work under the supervision of Clinic faculty on a variety of matters, including juvenile justice, immigration, civil matters, entrepreneurship/economic development issues, and death penalty and criminal cases.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)

http://www.bpichicago.org

BPI is a public interest law and policy center that has worked for almost 50 years on compelling social justice issues in the Chicago region. Our current efforts focus on justice reform and police accountability, housing and community development, and public education and early childhood learning.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Cabrini Green Legal Aid

http://www.cgla.net

Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA) provides high-impact, free legal services to low-income Chicagoans in four areas of law: family, housing, criminal records, and criminal defense. We actively integrate legal and social services in order to improve our legal outcomes and extend our impact beyond crisis support.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

CARPLS

http://www.carpls.org

CARPLS is a legal aid hotline that provides advice, information, and referrals to low-income residents of Cook County. Our mission is to increase access to the legal system for low-income people through our hotline work, as well as through Self-Help Projects, which include written and web-based pro se and client education materials, and our court-based advice desks, which prepare clients to represent themselves on pro se matters.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Catholic Charities Legal Assistance

http://catholiccharities.net/ccla

The mission of Catholic Charities Legal Assistance (CCLA) is to provide access to compassionate and competent legal assistance to the economically disadvantaged in the Chicago area. CCLA has four full-time staff attorneys and numerous volunteer attorneys and paralegals who receive requests for assistance in a variety of areas of the law including, but not limited to, family law, housing, consumer and immigration.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Center for Conflict Resolution

http://ccrchicago.org

The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) is a Chicago-based organization founded in 1979. In the past three decades, CCR has grown to become one of the nation’s premier not-for-profit providers of mediation services and training.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL)

http://www.cdelaw.org

The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) is a not-for-profit, pro bono Chicago law firm, serving low-income elderly and disabled persons since 1984. With 1,100 volunteer attorneys from throughout Chicago’s distinguished legal community, CDEL handles cases in many practice areas, including estate planning, housing, consumer claims and dissolution of marriage.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)

http://www.caase.org

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) envisions our community free from all forms of sexual exploitation and seeks to achieve that by addressing the culture, institutions, and individuals that perpetrate, profit from, or support sexual violence. Our work includes prevention, policy reform, community engagement, and legal services. CAASE is the primary legal referral for all […]

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice

http://www.chicagoappleseed.org

Chicago Appleseed is a social impact research and advocacy organization which uses multidisciplinary research to identify community injustices, and to develop and advocate for practical solutions. We focus on the areas of Criminal Justice Reform, Judicial and Lawyer Ethics, Immigration Court Reform, and Family Law.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

http://www.chicagohomeless.org

The Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless is the only legal organization in Illinois solely dedicated to providing legal representation and advocacy to homeless or at-risk individuals, youth and families. Our team of six attorneys and intake specialist provide assistance in the areas of education, civil rights, access to health care and public benefits and other civil legal services.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights

http://www.clccrul.org

The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights is a non-profit law and advocacy organization, whose mission is to promote and protect the civil rights of poor, minority, and disadvantaged people in order to facilitate their participation in the social, economic, and political systems of our community and nation.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.

http://www.clclaw.org

Founded in 1981, the Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc. provides free or low-cost legal consultations and representation to disadvantaged individuals in the Chicago region from advice desks located at the Richard J. Daley Center: Foreclosure Advice Desk and Parentage and Child Support Pro Se Advice Desk.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation

http://www.cvls.org

With more than 44 years of experience, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) is the first and pre-eminent pro bono civil legal aid provider in Chicago. With its pool of nearly 2,500 volunteer attorneys, CVLS is unique in its ability to offer a wide range of totally free civil legal aid to the poor and working poor on an individual basis.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Citizen Advocacy Center

http://www.citizenadvocacycenter.org

The Citizen Advocacy Center builds democracy for the 21st century by strengthening public participation in community affairs. The Center believes in developing self-government.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Cook County Office of the Public Guardian –
Adult Guardianship Division

http://www.publicguardian.org/

The Adult Guardianship Division serves as guardian for approximately 800 adults with disabilities who need a guardian but who have no appropriate family or significant others to act as guardian. As guardian, the office is responsible for making decisions on behalf of the people we serve in all areas of their life including medical care, end-of-life issues, placement, and financial and legal decisions.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Cook County Office of the Public Guardian-
Juvenile Division

http://www.publicguardian.org

Attorneys in the Office of the Public Guardian’s Juvenile Division represent nearly 6,000 children, from birth to age 21, alleged to have been abused or neglected by their parent or guardian. The Division has over 130 attorneys, child interviewers, investigators, and support staff. Attorneys in the Juvenile Division are assigned to a child protection courtroom and represent a caseload of children with cases pending in that courtroom.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chicago

http://www.cairchicago.org

CAIR-Chicago is a local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization and was established to promote an accurate image of Islam and Muslims in America.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

DePaul University College of Law Clinical Programs

http://www.law.depaul.edu/academics/experiential_learning/clinical_programs/default.asp

The DePaul University College of Law Clinical Programs provide legal services to low-income persons and groups working in low-income communities in the Chicago area.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Edwin F. Mandel Legal Clinic

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/clinics/mandel

The Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic is the clinical program of the University of Chicago Law School. The Clinic specializes in the areas of criminal justice, civil rights, employment discrimination, the rights of the mentally ill, and low-income housing development.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

http://www.elpc.org

The Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental advocacy and eco-business innovation organization, seeks to hire PILI Fellows. Our Fellows support ELPC’s state and federal litigation and policy work throughout the Midwest.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Equip for Equality Graduate Fellows – Various Locations

http://www.equipforequality.org

Equip for Equality, Inc. is a private nonprofit, statewide organization whose mission is to advance the human and civil rights of people with disabilities by promoting the principles of equality, self-determination, and dignity. The five substantive priority areas of Equip for Equality are discrimination, community integration, safety from abuse and neglect, special education and self-determination.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Equip for Equality Law Student Intern – Chicago

http://www.equipforequality.org

Equip for Equality, Inc. is a private nonprofit, statewide organization whose mission is to advance the human and civil rights of people with disabilities by promoting the principles of equality, self-determination, and dignity. The five substantive priority areas of Equip for Equality are discrimination, community integration, safety from abuse and neglect, special education and self-determination.

Program: Law Student Internship

Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)

http://www.flapillinois.org

FLAP’s mission is to improve working conditions for immigrants, migrant, and seasonal workers in the agricultural and landscaping industries in Illinois; including low-income farmworkers, landscapers, snow plow workers, packinghouse workers, cannery workers, and meat and poultry workers. FLAP carries out this mission through outreach, community education, community legal education, litigation, and referrals.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Federal Defender Program

The Federal Defender Program is a not-for-profit private corporation which provides free legal representation to all persons accused of committing federal crimes who cannot afford to hire private counsel.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA)

https://www.first-defense.org/

First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) provides free, 24-hour, legal representation to people in Chicago Police Department custody and educates Chicagoans about how to protect their constitutional rights. FDLA undertake these activities to promote fairness and accountability in the justice system. FDLA also provides educational outreach, participates in community organizing, and engages in systemic reform activities.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission

http://gac.state.il.us/las/

The Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission protects and enforces the rights of individuals with mental illness, developmental disability, or physical disability through three separate divisions. PILI Fellows and Attorneys working through the Extended Placement Program will have the opportunity to work with the Legal Advocacy Service (LAS).

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Illinois Legal Aid Online

https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/

Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO), is a non-profit organization that uses technology to help people understand their legal options, make informed decisions and represent themselves in court when a lawyer is out of reach. ILAO evens the playing field for millions of Illinois residents with legal problems by offering 24/7 access to free, reliable legal information and tools on IllinoisLegalAid.org. ILAO serves as the central nervous system for legal aid in Illinois.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission

http://www.illinois.gov/tirc

The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission (TIRC) was formed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2009 to investigate claims of torture by former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge or officers under his supervision. TIRC examines claims of tortured confessions and determines whether sufficient evidence of torture exists to merit judicial review. Convicts whom the […]

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship

http://ij.org/clinic

The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School, or IJ Clinic, is devoted to assisting lower income entrepreneurs with the legal intricacies of business ownership. A branch of the public interest law firm Institute for Justice, the IJ Clinic acts on the belief that legal tangles shouldn’t get in the way of inner city residents who dream of starting their own businesses

Program: Graduate Fellowship

James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy

http://www.moran-center.org

The James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy provides integrated legal and social work services to low-income Evanston youth (21 and younger) and their families to improve their quality of life at home, at school and within the community. Our practice focuses on juvenile delinquency, adult misdemeanor and felony, expungement and sealing and school discipline matters.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

John Howard Association of Illinois

http://thejha.org

Founded in 1901, JHA is Illinois’ only non-partisan prison watchdog. Our mission is to achieve a fair, humane, and cost-effective criminal justice system by promoting adult and juvenile prison reform, leading to successful re-integration and enhanced community safety.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization

https://jtb.org

Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization is a multiracial, nonprofit organization that has served the legal community for over 25 years. It is dedicated to developing and nurturing interest in the law among young persons from various socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession and to supporting their continued advancement via our pipeline programs.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Ladder Up (Formerly Center for Economic Progress)

https://www.goladderup.org/

Ladder Up and Center for Economic Progress, the leading Chicago-based providers of free financial services in Illinois, have merged under the name Ladder Up. Through our Tax Clinic, we provide free legal representation to low-income taxpayers facing tax disputes with the IRS and the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Lambda Legal

http://www.lambdalegal.org

Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil right of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV, through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Land of Lincoln Graduate Fellows – Various Locations

http://lollaf.org/

Through its five regional offices (Champaign, Springfield, Alton, East St. Louis and Carbondale), Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation’s lawyers provide a full range of civil legal assistance to low-income residents of 65 counties in central and southern Illinois, including providing advice and counsel, litigation, and community education.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Land of Lincoln Law Student Intern – Alton

http://www.lollaf.org

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation provides free civil legal services through five regional offices to low income individuals and senior citizens in 65 counties in Illinois. The Western Regional Office located in Alton, IL, provides legal services to individuals in 12 counties, ranging from rural to urban, including Madison County, IL, which is in […]

Program: Law Student Internship

Land of Lincoln Law Student Intern – Champaign

http://www.lollaf.org

In its Eastern Regional Office, located in Champaign, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation’s lawyers provide a full range of civil legal assistance to low-income residents of 14 counties in central Illinois, including providing advice and counsel, litigation, and community education.

Program: Law Student Internship

Land of Lincoln Law Student Intern – East St. Louis

http://www.lollaf.org

In its Central Regional Office, located in East St. Louis, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation’s lawyers provide a full range of civil legal assistance to low-income residents, including providing advice, counsel, litigation, and community education. The Central Regional Office provides legal services to individuals in 7 counties, ranging from rural to urban, including Saint […]

Program: Law Student Internship

Latino United Community Housing Association (LUCHA) Law Project

LUCHA strengthens communities and empowers Latinos and other neighborhood residents to plan, improve, own, preserve and develop safe and life enriching housing.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Lawndale Christian Legal Center

http://lclc.net/

The Lawndale Christian Legal Center serves North Lawndale youth, age 24 and younger, who are currently involved in the adult or juvenile criminal justice system. LCLC serves youth diverted through the Juvenile Intervention Support Center (JISC), those with pending cases, and those on probation, supervision, or parole as LCLC stays with youth through their entire duration with the criminal justice system, from the time of arrest through the end of any sentencing period.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Lawyers for the Creative Arts

http://www.law-arts.org

Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) is a not-for-profit organization that provides legal assistance and education to artists and arts organizations of all kinds, the visual, performing, entertainment, and literary throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. LCA has two attorneys on staff who represent clients in-house and who manage a volunteer attorney referral program. Most matters are referred to LCA’s hundreds of volunteer attorneys, but much work is handled in-house.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing

http://www.lcbh.org

The Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing (LCBH) believes that every individual and family is entitled to decent housing as a basic need and human right. LCBH promotes the rights of tenants to safe, accessible, and affordable housing on a non-discriminatory basis through education, outreach, supportive services, advocacy, and legal representation. LCBH has been providing legal services to low-income renters in Chicago for over 37 years.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Legal Aid Chicago

http://legalaidchicago.org/

Legal Aid Chicago handles a wide spectrum of civil cases on matters of core social and economic importance. Case handlers work in one of five practice groups: Consumer, Family, Housing, Immigrant and Workers’ Rights, and Public Benefits.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Legal Aid Society

http://www.metrofamily.org/legal-aid/

The Legal Aid Society was established in 1886 and works with its seven social service centers to bring a variety of legal services to Chicago’s most vulnerable citizens in the communities where they live. The Domestic Violence Team focuses on issues related to family law, including domestic violence, divorce, and child custody and support issues.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Legal Council for Health Justice

http://www.legalcouncil.org

Legal Council for Health Justice (formerly known as the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago) uses the power of the law to secure dignity, opportunity, and well-being for people facing barriers due to illness or disability.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy

http://www.life-span.org

Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy combines a full range of legal services with a complement of social services to survivors of domestic violence. The agency’s services are free of charge to clients who are predominately poor or of low-income.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Loyola Business Law Clinic

https://www.luc.edu/law/academics/clinical-programs/businesslawclinic/

The Loyola University School of Law Business Law Clinic represents entrepreneurs and small business owners who are seeking legal assistance with for profit ventures, as well as individuals who are seeking assistance with nonprofit organizations in the Chicagoland area.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Loyola Civitas ChildLaw Clinic

http://www.luc.edu/law/experiential/child_family_clinic.html

The Civitas ChildLaw Clinic represents children in child protection (abuse and neglect), child custody and visitation, and delinquency cases.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Loyola Community Law Center Clinic

http://www.luc.edu/law/experiential/community_clinic.html

The Community Law Center and its legal clinics are affiliated with the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The Community Law Center serves low-income persons with a variety of civil legal problems. PILI Fellows of the Community Law Center will represent clients in disability claims, family law litigation, elder law, and in defense of eviction and consumer debt suits.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Loyola Federal Tax Clinic

http://www.luc.edu/law/experiential/tax_clinic/index.html

The Federal Tax Clinic represents low-income individuals who are seeking legal assistance concerning a dispute or potential dispute with the Internal Revenue Service

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Loyola Health Justice Project

https://www.luc.edu/law/centers/healthlaw/hjp/index.html

The Health Justice Project is a medical-legal partnership clinic partnering with Erie Family Health Center (a large federally qualified health center), and LAF (the largest provider of free legal services to people in poverty in the cook county area), working collaboratively to address the health-harming legal needs of patient/clients by advocating for access to health care, access to healthy housing, and the rights of people with disabilities.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

MacArthur Justice Center

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/macarthur/

The MacArthur Justice Center is a non-profit public interest law firm established in 1985 to litigate for human rights and social justice. The Center concentrates on cases raising significant criminal justice issues, such as opposing the government’s use of unjustified detentions in the war on terror; improving the quality of representation for indigent defendants; promoting acceptable conditions of incarceration and alternatives to incarceration; compensating the wrongfully convicted; and limiting the availability of firearms to unauthorized persons.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

http://www.maldef.org

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is a national Latino civil rights advocacy organization dedicated to preserving and expanding civil rights of Latinos in the areas of immigrant rights, education, political access, employment and public resource equity.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

National Immigrant Justice Center

http://www.immigrantjustice.org

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), formerly known as Midwest & Immigrant Human Rights, is a program of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic

https://www.nslegalaid.org/

North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic provides free civil legal services to low-income families in southern Lake County and northern Cook County. We provide legal services to those in need in the areas of immigration, housing, and domestic violence.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Northern Illinois University Civil Justice Clinic

https://www.niu.edu/law/academics/experiential-learning/clinical/civil%20-justice-clinic.shtml

The Civil Justice Clinic provides holistic legal services to clients through Northern Illinois University College of Law’ clinical program. The goal of the Civil Justice Clinic is to provide holistic services to the Clinic’s clients and to provide students and Fellows with opportunities to develop professionalism and engage in the ethical practice of client-centered lawyering on behalf of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as senior citizens and indigent residents of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Prairie State Legal Services Graduate Fellows – Various Locations

http://www.pslegal.org

Prairie State Legal Services is the civil legal services provider in 36 counties in northern and central Illinois. In almost all of those counties, Prairie State is the only source of civil legal aid for low-income, elderly and disabled residents. Prairie State provides excellent opportunities for fellows to perform meaningful work and gain valuable experience by assisting clients who need legal help to address basic needs issues. Prairie State has 12 local offices, all of which are possible locations for a Fellowship.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Prairie State Legal Services Law Student Intern – Peoria Office

http://www.pslegal.org

Prairie State Legal Services is a not-for-profit law firm that provides civil legal services at no fee to the poor, elderly, and people with disabilities in 36 counties in northern and central Illinois. In almost all of those counties, Prairie State is the only source of civil legal aid for low-income, elderly and disabled residents. This summer Internship position is available in our Peoria service office, which assists clients in 10 counties in central and western Illinois.

Program: Law Student Internship

Prairie State Legal Services Law Student Intern – Bloomington Office

http://www.pslegal.org

Prairie State Legal Services is a not-for-profit law firm that provides civil legal services at no fee to the poor, elderly, and people with disabilities in 36 counties in northern and central Illinois. In almost all of those counties, Prairie State is the only source of civil legal aid for low-income, elderly and disabled residents. This summer Internship position is available in our Bloomington office, which assists clients in 3 counties in central Illinois.

Program: Law Student Internship

Prairie State Legal Services Law Student Intern – Rock Island Office

http://www.pslegal.org

Prairie State Legal Services is a not-for-profit law firm that provides civil legal services at no fee to the poor, elderly, and people with disabilities in 36 counties in northern and central Illinois outside of Cook County. In almost all of those counties, Prairie State is the only source of civil legal aid for low-income, […]

Program: Law Student Internship

Resolution Systems Institute

http://www.aboutrsi.org/

The mission of RSI is to strengthen justice by enhancing court alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems. Our unique organization advances this mission through research and evaluation of court ADR programs, dispute system design and program administration, and the curation and dissemination of resources.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Roger Baldwin Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Inc.

http://www.aclu-il.org

The ACLU is devoted to protecting and expanding the civil liberties and civil rights of all Americans. The Roger Baldwin Foundation is the litigation arm of the ACLU of Illinois.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law

http://www.povertylaw.org

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law fights for economic and racial justice. Over our 50-year history, we have secured hundreds of victories with and for people living in poverty in Illinois and across the country. Today, we litigate, shape policy, and train and convene multi-state networks of lawyers, community leaders, and activists nationwide. Together, we are building a future where all people have equal dignity, respect, and power under the law.

Program: Graduate Fellowship, Law Student Internship

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights

http://www.TheYoungCenter.org

The mission of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is to promote consideration of best interests in all decisions affecting unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Triage Cancer

http://www.TriageCancer.org

Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit organization that provides education on the practical and legal issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through events, materials, and resources.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights

http://www.hhs.gov/ogc

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to, and opportunity to participate in, and receive services from all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. OCR also ensures that the privacy and security of individuals’ health information is protected while ensuring access to care. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination, and by protecting the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information, OCR helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs.

Program: Law Student Internship

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of General Counsel

www.hhs.gov/ogc

With over 400 attorneys nationwide located in nine headquarters offices and ten regional offices, the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) provides a full range of legal services to HHS, the federal government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Our work presents complex and challenging social, economic, scientific, ethical and legal issues, issues that affect the lives of virtually all Americans

Program: Law Student Internship

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

http://www.hud.gov

The mission of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic opportunity, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities by leading the nation in the enforcement, administration, development, and public understanding of federal fair housing policies and laws.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

UIC John Marshall Law School Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic

https://www.jmls.uic.edu/clinics/community-enterprise/

The UIC John Marshall Law School Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic (CESEC) represents low-moderate income entrepreneurs, community-based businesses, cooperatives, and not-for-profit organizations in transactional matters, and works on economic development law projects.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

UIC John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Clinic

http://www.jmls.edu/fairhousing/

The UIC John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Clinic provides legal services in cases of discrimination relating to housing, insurance, affordable housing, and lending.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

UIC John Marshall Law School International Human Rights Clinic

http://www.uic.jmls.edu/internation-human-rights

The UIC John Marshall Law School International Human Rights Clinic promotes human rights domestically and around the world by providing direct legal representation to clients and organizations in international and domestic forums; documenting human rights violations in the United States and abroad; collaborating with other human rights organizations on cases and projects; and publishing and presenting reports, papers, and other materials related to human rights.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

UIC John Marshall Law School Pro Bono Litigation Clinic

http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/pro-bono/

The UIC John Marshall Law School’s Pro-Bono Litigation Clinic provides legal representation in a wide range of civil and criminal matters. The Clinic will provide, for the Fellow, a real-world opportunity to engage in the actual representation of clients in both state and federal courts.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

UIC John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Clinic

http://www.jmls.edu/veterans

The UIC John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Clinic provides free legal assistance to veterans in VA benefit appeals following an improper denial by the VA. The Clinic also provides legal assistance to veterans seeking to have their discharge status reclassified.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

Uptown People’s Law Center

www.uplcchicago.org

For over 35 years, Uptown People’s Law Center has fought for prisoners, tenants, and individuals seeking Social Security benefits. Our deep roots and location in the Uptown community, as well as decades of experience fighting on behalf of prisoners, have provided UPLC with unique and valuable insight into the lives of community residents who seek our help.

Program: Graduate Fellowship

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