2020 Annual Pro Bono Reception Goes Virtual
Posted on: May 21, 2020
Even in these challenging times, there is much to celebrate in terms of the life-changing pro bono work being performed across Illinois.
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Guest Post: The State’s Responsibility to Equal Justice
Posted on: May 21, 2020
The Illinois General Assembly will be reconvening this week to begin final budget negotiations. Please contact your state legislators as soon as possible and urge them to protect the civil legal aid appropriation in the FY 21 budget. Our advocacy tool makes it quick and easy.
Meet the 2020 Class of Summer Interns and Fellows
Posted on: May 21, 2020
This year, 48 summer Law Student Interns and 63 Graduate Fellows will provide 38,100 hours of legal services.
Hosting Remote Internships & Fellowships: Highlights from the 2020 Legal Service Agency Roundtable
Posted on: May 20, 2020
On May 13th, representatives from Illinois legal service agencies met over Zoom for the Legal Service Agency Roundtable. This year, the group discussed hosting remote internships & fellowships during the pandemic. PILI Senior Managing Attorney Brent Page started out by giving an overview of the feedback given by 2019 PILI Interns, Fellows and Supervisors. He […]
Jerome Mirza Foundation Renews Grant to PILI
Posted on: May 14, 2020
The Mirza Foundation has granted PILI $30,000 to support our statewide efforts to promote public interest law and pro bono service.
Illinois Bar Foundation to Renew $15,000 Grant to PILI
Posted on: May 13, 2020
This helps fund the Pro Bono Initiative Program, including the work of our Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees.
Engage with PILI for #GivingTuesdayNow
Posted on: May 5, 2020
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Op-Ed: Find Help in Legal Aid
Posted on: April 27, 2020
Unemployment, domestic violence, missing rent and getting food stamps are not new issues, but they are becoming more common as the pandemic continues. While there are doctors and nurses taking care of sick patients, there are others on the sidelines willing to help others negatively impacted by the effects of the pandemic. One of these helpers is the legal aid lawyer.
PILI Receives $20,000 Grant from Alphawood Foundation
Posted on: April 3, 2020
Alphawood Foundation is a Chicago-based, grant-making private foundation working for an equitable, just, and humane society.
PILI Executive Director Michael G. Bergmann Appointed to ABA Coronavirus Task Force
Posted on: April 1, 2020
PILI Executive Director Michael G. Bergmann has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Coronavirus Task Force. In response to the growing legal needs of Americans arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19), the American Bar Association has created this nationwide task force of volunteer lawyers and judges from across the legal profession. The task force will identify the legal needs arising from the pandemic, make recommendations to address those needs, and help mobilize volunteer lawyers and legal professionals to assist people who need help.