The Newsletter of the Public Interest Law Initiative
Thank you to everyone who supported PILI at the Annual Pro Bono Reception last week where we raised over $75,000 towards PILI's Pro Bono Program! We will have pictures from that event available very soon.
All law student interns in the Chicago area are invited to attend many of the summer Educational Seminars, even if they do not receive funding through PILI.
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PILI will be placing cases for veterans, active duty military and their spouses and dependents who are referred through IL-AFLAN with pro bono attorneys in the 101 counties outside of Cook.
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This group, compromised of local lawyers and judges, will focus on increasing pro bono services in Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington Counties.
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The Law School Pro Bono Roundtable brings together law school representatives to discuss best practices, successful strategies and collaboration opportunities.
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We are excited to announce Sarah J. Taylor as our new Program Manager. Sarah will be based in Champaign and will oversee all of PILI's Pro Bono Program statewide including PILI's Pro Bono Initiative, the Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees and new pro bono opportunities.
This month, we have a guest post from Zach Zarnow. Zach joined the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation as Program Director in January 2016, taking on the task of developing, monitoring, and evaluating IEJF's initiative to create a statewide military personnel and veterans' legal assistance hotline and coordinated network of legal support services.
