Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Renews Grant for IL-AFLAN
PILI is grateful to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation for their $36,000 grant to support PILI’s ongoing participation in the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN).
United Airlines Sponsors First Named PILI Internship
United Airlines has been a longtime supporter of PILI and this year has increased their donation to sponsor their first Named PILI Internship.
Chicago Community Trust Provides New Funding to Support Summer Educational Seminar Series
PILI is grateful to the Chicago Community Trust for providing a new grant of $4,000 to PILI to help fund the 2019 Educational Seminar Series.
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Maria Kutnick, 2004 PILI Intern
“I’m so thankful that I was selected as a PILI Intern. It was the impetus for my legal career.”
PILI Announces Its 2019 Named and Honorary Interns
This summer, 22 Law Student Interns hold Named or Honorary Internshippositions, which are created and funded by individuals and groups dedicated to promoting public interest law.
PILI Celebrates Law Day 2019 with Legal Answers Pro Bono Clinics
In celebration of Law Day, PILI hosted several Legal Answers Pro Bono Clinics to train lawyers on how to answer civil legal questions posted on Illinois Legal Aid Online’s Legal Answers website.
Thank you to Latham & Watkins for Adopting May Legal Prep Clinic
Volunteers assisted three low-income clients with legal issues including adoption, descendent’s estate and breach of contract.
John F. Smiekel Foundation Gives New Grant to PILI
PILI is so grateful to the John F. Smiekel Foundation for supporting PILI for the first time with a $16,500 grant.
Getting Buy-In for Pro Bono: Highlights from the 2019 Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable
On April 24th, representatives from Illinois corporate legal departments met at the offices of Hinshaw & Culbertson for PILI’s annual Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable. This year, the group discussed getting buy-in and resources from their companies to increase the impact of pro bono programs.