Public Interest Law Project (PILP)
Students Empowering Students
PILP Award Application is now OPEN!
Application materials are DUE Monday April 01, 2024, by 5pm in a single PDF to be sent to Alice Emerson (aemerson@lclark.edu)
Contacts for Questions & Additional Information
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Mariah Hogan, PILP’s Director of Awards, mariahh@lclark.edu
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Elexis Kain, PILP’s Vice-President, ekain@lclark.edu
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Serene Mistkawi, PILP’s Volunteer Coordinator, serenemistkawi@lclark.edu
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Alice Emerson, PILP Staff Advisor, aemerson@lclark.edu
As of 2023, PILP has provided funding for 383 fellow law students, enabling them to accept unpaid public interest positions.
Many public interest opportunities for law students are unpaid. As a group of motivated law students, we work together to empower our peers through education and funding so they can pursue their public interest dreams.
Founded in 1990 to help fill the justice gap, PILP has two primary goals:
- To educate students about opportunities to practice public interest law, to reinforce their commitment to public interest law, and to cultivate relationships with public interest law practitioners; and
- To financially support students and attorneys in their public interest legal work through summer awards and the Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Donate to PILP
Your donation helps PILP pursue its goals!
Congratulations to PILP’s 2023 Summer Award Recipients!
Questions about awards? See the quick guide to requirements* or the extended FAQ.