PILI provides a variety of pro bono opportunities for lawyers, law students and legal professionals across the state of Illinois. While there is a robust legal aid and pro bono network in Cook County, there are far fewer resources outside of Chicago to help those in need in the remaining 101 counties of the state. We focus on filling gaps left by this lack of resources by working closely with existing legal aid programs, bar associations and other stakeholders to develop targeted pro bono opportunities to serve those who would not otherwise receive legal help.

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Currently, several of our pro bono opportunities are limited to a few locations, but we are always striving towards equal access to justice across Illinois and adding more opportunities. Learn more and volunteer:

• Illinois Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal clinic where low-income Illinois residents can submit a question online to ask a lawyer for help with a civil legal issue.
• Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN) is a statewide network that provides civil legal services across Illinois to veterans, active duty military and their spouses and dependents. As an IL-AFLAN member, PILI refers pro bono matters in the 101 counties outside of Cook County.
• Legal Help Within Reach recruits attorneys and law students from urban areas to volunteer at free legal clinics in rural and underserved communities.
• Self-Represented Litigant Help Desks utilize volunteers to meet virtually with self-represented litigants. During a two-hour session consisting of four 30-minute appointments, volunteers help clients understand and navigate the legal process, fill out forms, and answer questions regarding their legal issues. Volunteer shifts are currently available to help those residing in Champaign, Macon, Madison, Peoria and Tazewell Counties.
• Conflict of Interest Pro Bono Referral Panel provides a referral source for participating legal aid agencies to send potential clients who have been denied service due to a conflict of interest. Cases are currently being placed in the Third Judicial Circuit (Bond and Madison Counties), Sixth Judicial Circuit (DeWitt, Douglas, Champaign, Macon, Moultrie and Piatt Counties) and Tenth Judicial Circuit (Marshall, Peoria, Stark and Tazewell Counties).

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Please use the form below to register to volunteer for PILI's pro bono opportunities. If you have any questions, please contact us by email.

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