Fellow Seminars & Events
PILI offers a weekly Educational Seminar Series that focuses on substantive legal topics, career development strategies and skill building relevant to public interest law. This weekly lunchtime series starts at the end of May and runs through mid-August. Starting in the spring, you can RSVP for these Seminars at the links below. Attendance counts towards your 300 hour requirement. We hope you will be able to join us!
- For all fellows: All interns & fellows working at public interest law organizations this summer are invited to attend many of the summer Educational Seminars, even if you do not receive funding through PILI. Learn more and sign up for updates »
- For Fellows outside of Chicago: PILI also webcasts most of our seminars and maintains an online archive of past seminars. See specific events below for details on webcasting.
Please contact PILI's Program Associate Alex Schumacher by email or by phone at 312-832-5130 with any questions or for more information about our educational programming.
Upcoming events for PILI Fellows
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Annual Awards Luncheon
- December 9th, 2026 - 11:30 am, at Palmer House Hilton
PILI's Annual Awards Luncheon brings together nearly 500 members of the Illinois legal community every year to celebrate the very best aspects of the legal profession: the generosity, expertise and commitment of the countless lawyers, law students, legal professionals, law firms and corporations who dedicate themselves to providing legal assistance to those in need.
