The Newsletter of the Public Interest Law Initiative
Summer is almost here which means summer PILI Interns and PILI Fellows are starting at their agencies, the Annual Pro Bono Reception is only a month away, and Pro Bono Committees across the state are busier than ever.
This year, we are delighted that the Honorable Lisa Y. Wilson, Associate Judge in the Tenth Judicial Circuit and Chair of PILI's Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee will be our featured guest speaker.
This year, 49 summer Law Student Interns and 76 Graduate Fellows will provide 42,400 hours of legal services.
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Additionally,
21 Law Student Interns hold Named or Honorary Internship positions, funded by individuals and groups dedicated to promoting public interest law. Read more.
Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees Assisting Clients Across the State
On May 1st, the Fifth Judicial Circuit Committeeconducted their annual Law Day outreach to middle and high school students in Coles, Edgar and Vermilion Counties.
On April 19th, 40 representatives from Illinois law firms and corporate legal departments met for PILI's Joint Law Firm & Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable.
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On May 2nd, PILI's Young Professionals Board hosted their inaugural event: the Arcade for Legal Aid. Nearly 100 young professionals, board members, sponsors and friends of PILI gathered to raise money for PILI's programs.
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Barbara joined PILI's Board of Directors in 1994, later being named as a Life Director in 2017. She dedicated her legal career to educating young lawyers at DePaul University College of Law and through her involvement in and support of PILI's Law Student Internship and Graduate Fellowship Programs.
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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 some advice.
PILI is excited to introduce two of our newest PILI Alumni Class Representatives, Michael Parks of Thompson Coburn and Angela Frye of Verizon Wireless.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wrote about the importance of state funding for legal aid in this editorial in the Southern Illinoisan.
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Ann Pille, a PILI Alum & Board Member, talks about her participation in PILI's Legal Prep Community Law Clinic in the recent issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine.
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