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✨ Applications are now open for PILI’s Summer 2026 Law Student Internship Program for both 1Ls and 2Ls!
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At PILI, we also recognize the unique legal challenges faced by veterans, service members, and their families. That’s why we’re proud to be a member of the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN).
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We love to #CelebrateProBono so much, we just can’t keep it to one week! Great to be with @PILI_Tweets 1st Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee for its Pro Bono Week event. Thanks to @illinoiscourts Justice David Overstreet & @SIUSchoolofLaw Dean Brenner Johnson for joining us!
We’re proud to announce PILI’s 2025 Annual Awards Luncheon honorees! 🎉
These leaders exemplify the highest ideals of our profession and are advancing justice across IL. Meet the honorees → buff.ly/B8d9BE1
✨ The application system is now open for 2Ls to apply for PILI’s Summer 2026 Law Student Internship Program!
💼 Ready to make an impact? Apply now 👉 buff.ly/Gdg1bLU
👏 Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating #ProBonoWeek 2025!
Across Illinois, attorneys, law students & organizations came together to reaffirm the power of pro bono service.
But the work doesn’t stop here! 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/HdiqSRQ
The October PILI E-Newsletter is here! 🎉
Celebrate #ProBonoWeek2025, meet our new Board Alumni Representatives, and get ready for the Annual Awards Luncheon on Dec. 10.
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🎓 Welcome Victoria Wang as PILI’s new Graduate Fellow Alumni Rep!
Her passion for equity and systemic reform makes her a powerful voice for our Fellow Alumni community. #PILI #PublicInterestLaw #Leadership
🚀 Welcome Molly Levinson as PILI’s new Law Student Intern Alumni Rep!
Her journey from PILI intern to law student to board voice means fresh perspective and powerful advocacy for public interest careers. #PILI #publicinterest
Applications now open for PILI’s Spring 2026 Internships & Summer 2026 Fellowships! ⚖️ Apply today: buff.ly/fTToWiZ
Tickets & sponsorships now open for PILI’s Annual Awards Luncheon (Dec 10). Celebrate Illinois public interest law leaders with us! buff.ly/N4fOE9C
⚖️ Do pro bono — then celebrate it!
NIU Illinois Free Legal Answers Clinic & Happy Hour Oct. 16 | 4:30–7:30 PM | Fatty’s Pub & Grille, DeKalb
Attorneys & NIU Law students will team up to answer real legal questions for people, then celebrate after! buff.ly/RVfXACE
Pro Bono Week (Oct 19–25) is almost here! Celebrate with PILI through statewide events. Learn more: buff.ly/HoMk6AB
Illinois attorneys can now earn MCLE credit through pro bono work with Illinois Free Legal Answers 🎉 Up to 5 credits per cycle. Details: buff.ly/K04hnMv #IllinoisMCLE #ProBono #StandForJustice #PILI
🌟 Congrats to Corey Biller, Counsel at Conagra Brands, on receiving the 2025 PILI Advisor Award! Corey is a PILI Alum & former YPB Chair, recognized for her dedication to mentoring future leaders. 👏
On Friday, PILI partnered with Prairie State Legal Services for the Peoria Expungement Clinic.
Volunteer attorneys helped community members begin the process of clearing criminal records — opening doors to jobs, housing & opportunity. #ProBono #StandForJustice
This weekend we welcomed law students to Explore the Possibilities at SLU Law, co-sponsored with WashU Law! Thank you to everyone who made this day possible! #PublicInterestLaw #PILI #LawStudents
Earlier this week, @pili_ed Michael Bergmann visited with our friends and students at @NIU_Law to talk #accesstojustice.
It was a pleasure to visit with @NIU_Law students this week to talk access to justice with them. Thanks to Professors Vaughn & Boraca for the invitation and always a player to see @NIULawDean Cassandra Hill!
PILI’s Andrea Schrader, Attorney Program Manager for our Southern Region, will be presenting at this @ISBAlawyer program on 10/3. She’ll be talking about how Illinois attorneys can earn. MCLE credit for pro bono through PILI.
An in-depth look at @illinoiscourts Pro Bono Pilot Project, a 2-year pilot program that allows IL attorneys to earn up to 1 hr @MCLEBoard credit for every 2 hrs of #ProBono participation they complete with IL Free Legal Answers. @PILI_Tweets @Prairie_State
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