About PILI's Law Student Internship Program:

PILI's Law Student Internship Program provides Internships for first and second-year law students from across the country to work at an approved public interest law agency in Illinois for 400 hours over the summer. 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.

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. View the full list of Participating Agencies and Internship descriptions here.

Application periods for the PILI Internship Program:

Each year, the application period for SUMMER Internships opens on October 15 for 2Ls and will open on December 1 for 1Ls. The application period for SPRING Internships opens November 1 for all applicants.

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The difference between PILI Interns and Fellows

PLEASE NOTE:

In order to apply for a PILI Law Student Internship, you will need to register on IllinoisProBono.org before you can submit your application. 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 a PILI Law Student Internships based on the above timeline. The Summer 2013 application period for PILI Internships is now closed.

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 2013 Named and Honorary Internships.