PILI to Fund $309,000 in Public Interest Law Student Internship Grants in 2019

PILI will fund 60 Law Student Interns at 28 public interest law organizations across Illinois during the 2018-19 academic year and the summer of 2019.

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Polk Bros. Foundation Awards $110,000 Grant to PILI Over Two Years

This funding supports the Law Student Internship Program.

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Meet the 2018 Class of Summer Interns and Fellows

This year, 49 summer Law Student Interns and 75 Graduate Fellows will provide 42,100 hours of legal services.

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PILI Announces Its 2018 Named and Honorary Interns

Twenty-one Law Student Interns hold Named or Honorary Internship positions, funded by individuals and groups dedicated to promoting public interest law.

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Advice from PILI Intern & Fellow Supervisors

In a few short weeks, our summer Law Student Interns and Graduate Fellows will be starting at their agencies. To prepare, we reached out to some of our Intern & Fellow supervisors who offered the below advice. Aneesha Ghandi, National Immigrant Justice Center Immerse yourself in the organization’s work and be open to learning as […]

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Report on Summer 2017 PILI Intern, Fellow and Supervisor Evaluation

The following is an executive summary on the summer 2017 evaluations and service tracking forms received by PILI Interns, Fellows and Supervisors.

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PILI Internship Application System Open to First-Year Law Students

As of December 1st, first-year law students can apply for a summer PILI Law Student Internship. Students can apply through PILI’s website by following the link below. [button href=”https://pili.org/internships/apply-for-a-2018-summer-pili-internship”]Apply Now[/button] Agencies will receive applications immediately and can begin interviews at anytime so it is best to apply early. PILI’s Law Student Internship Program connects law students […]

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Fall 2017 Interns Wrap Up Semester

Eight Interns provided 1,600 hours of legal services helping those in need.

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Full Summer 2017 Schedule Announced!

PILI has welcomed our 2017 summer class of Interns and Fellows, and we have a lot of activities planned to introduce them to the Illinois public interest law community.

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PILI Alumni Spotlight: Megan Harkins, 2016 Law Student Intern

“It is our duty as future legal professionals to develop a commitment to service early and continue to inspire subsequent generations to do the same.”

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