Each summer, as part of its Internship and Fellowship Programs, PILI organizes educational and skills-building seminars during the lunch hour for Interns and Fellows on a variety of substantive law and professional development topics. The 2010 Summer Educational Series launched on Wednesday, June 2nd and will continue weekly throughout the summer. Click on the link above for the full scheudle.
This year, PILI launched a training series for alumni to learn about specific areas of law and related pro bono opportunities with public interest law organizations. Lunch and 1.0 hour of CLE credit will be provided to those who attend each training. The next CLE program will be hosted by Jones Day on Monday, August 2nd from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. and will feature Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. Click on the above link for more details.
The Alumni Reunion Reception will bring together current and former PILI Interns and Fellows for an exciting social event. Help us celebrate over 30 successful years of the PILI Internship and Fellowship Programs with drinks, appetizers, and great company. The first annual PILI Alumni Reunion Reception will be held on Thursday, September 30 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at theWit Hotel. Click on the above link for details.
Explore the Possibilities: Pro Bono & Public Interest Law Placements
Sponsored by PILI, Phi Alpha Delta and the Chicago Area Law School Consortium, this program is for law students and recent graduates who are interested in learning more about placements as volunteers, interns or externs, or fellows at public interest law organizations. This program will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010. Click on the above link for additional details.
As a complement to its Pro Bono Forum, PILI is launching the Law School Pro Bono & Public Interest Law Roundtable program to bring together law school pro bono and public interest law faculty and staff from around Illinois. This year, PILI's Law School Pro Bono & Public Interest Law Roundtable will held in the Fall of 2010. Check back for details.
Each year PILI’s Annual Award Luncheon gathers more than 450 members of the legal community to celebrate the best aspects of the profession. The 2010 PILI Annual Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 9th at a new location this year - the Renaissance Downtown Chicago Hotel. Click on the above link for more details.
This is PILI’s annual opportunity to spotlight our community’s pro bono relationships and successes and the work of PILI's Pro Bono Initiative. Please join us at PILI's Annual "Celebrating Pro Bono" Reception on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Ivy Room at Tree Studios. Click on the above link for more details about the 2010 or 2011 events.
The Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable Series provides corporate pro bono leaders with an opportunity to network, discuss the unique pro bono challenges facing corporate attorneys and to share best practices and strategies for successful pro bono programs. The last Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable was held on Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 12:00 to 1:30 at GE Capital Americas Legal in Rosemont, IL.
PILI, in conjunction with The Chicago Bar Foundation, organizes and hosts (typically) two programs each year that bring together pro bono leaders from law firms, corporations, law schools and legal aid agencies to discuss timely pro bono issues and share pro bono best practices. The 2010 Pro Bono Forum was held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
Each year, PILI will organize one or more evening programs for Alumni that focus on a maintaining the connection of PILI's alumni to the public interest law community. Following the program, there is an informal networking reception for attendees. In 2010, the program focused on providing information to alumni about pro bono, board service and other volunteer opportunities within the public interest law community. The next Alumni Program & Networking Reception will be held in 2011. Click on the above link for more details.
PILI, in conjunction with The Chicago Bar Foundation, organizes and hosts two programs each year that bring together legal aid agencies to discuss pro bono program management best practices. The first program in the 2010 CBF & PILI Agency Series is entitled "Making the Most of Available Volunteers" and will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Click the above link for more details.
Trainings are being organized by PILI and others at a local and national level for attorneys serving in extended public interest law placements. The last training was held on Wednesday, October 21st.
PILI is a co-sponsor of the annual Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono and Community Service Fair, which is held each year during the CBA/CBF Pro Bono Week in October. In 2009, this event was hosted by Kirkland & Ellis on Thursday, October 29th.
Other Events in the Illinois Public Interest Law Community from IllinoisProBono.org:
