PILI is excited to welcome our Spring Semester 2026 Law Student Interns!
This semester, 13 Law Student Interns will provide 2,600 hours of legal services supervised by experienced attorneys at one of PILI’s Participating Agencies. In addition to the work experience, the PILI Internship also includes supplemental educational, networking and advising opportunities for these second and third-year law students.
OUR Spring 2026 LAW STUDENT INTERNS INCLUDE:
- Ana Avenado Martinez from the University of Wisconsin Law School at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)*
- Leah Barry from the University of Wisconsin Law School at the Illinois Legal Aid Online
- Brandon Belle from Northern Illinois University College of Law at Uptown Peoples Law Center
- Alanna Blazer from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Life Span*
- Anna Cohen from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law at the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic
- Cris Erickson from the Northeastern Law school at Legal Aid Chicago
- Nicholas Hernandez from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law at the National Immigrant Justice Center – LGBTQ Project*
- Eunice Kpatah from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Coordinated Advice Referral Program for Legal Services (CAPLS)*
- Arriana Martinez from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law at the National Immigrant Justice Center*
- Adelle Mengedoht from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA)
- Caroline O’Neal from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law at the Law Center for Better Housing
- Micah Villanueva from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
- Jess Zellmer from the University of Chicago Law School at ACLU of Illinois
Five of these Internships are made possible by special donations for Named & Honorary Interns (designated with an asterisk above). Meet our Named & Honorary Interns »
Learn more about the Law Student Internship Program »
Have questions about PILI’s Law Student Internship Program? Please contact PILI Program Associate Alex Schumacher by email or by phone at 312-832-5130.