Cultivating a lifelong commitment to public interest law
| PILI : programs : law student internship | ||
|
||
Each summer, PILI funds dozens of 400-hour internships for first and second-year law students from across the country to work at public interest law agencies in the Chicago area. PILI also offers a limited number of 200-hour school year internships for Chicago area law students. Many PILI Interns provide low-income and disenfranchised clients with critically needed direct legal assistance. Other PILI Interns conduct advocacy, policy-based work or impact litigation that enhances the health, safety and welfare of the disenfranchised. All PILI Interns gain valuable work experience that distinguishes their education and ultimately their careers. PILI raises the funds necessary for each agency to pay its PILI Interns, ensures quality supervision by experienced agency lawyers, provides an educational luncheon seminar series, hosts social events and offers networking opportunities. Through PILI Internships, law students work at and learn about public interest law, and begin what PILI hopes is a lifelong commitment to public interest law and pro bono work. |
 |
|
Application periods for the PILI Internship Program: The application period for SUMMER 2012 Internships opens on October 15 for 2Ls and December 1 for 1Ls. The application period for SPRING 2012 Internships opens November 1 for all applicants. More about being a PILI Intern: click to download... |
||
PLEASE NOTE: In order to apply for a PILI Internship, you will need to register on IllinoisProBono.org before you can submit your application. The Summer 2012 application period for PILI Internships will open on October 15th for 2Ls and on December 1st for 1Ls. There is an approval process that can take up to 24 hours (longer on weekends and holidays). After registering and receiving approval, you may apply online for Summer 2012 PILI Internships based on the above timeline. For more about the PILI Summer Internship Program, click here. For more about the PILI School-Year Internship, click here
In addition to the dozens of law student interns that PILI funds out of its general fundraising efforts with law firms, foundations, individuals and corporations, PILI also designates a number of Named and Honorary Interns each year, thanks to special funding commitments made by its public interest law partners. Click here to learn about PILI's 2011 Named and Honorary Internships. |
||
| For questions regarding any of our Programs, contact PILI's Program Manager Sheila Simhan by e-mail or at 312-832-5128. | ||