What is PILA?
PILA is a student-run non-profit organization dedicated to promoting legal
work that serves the public, and improves the quality of life for
individuals in our community and elsewhere. To this end, PILA...
- raises awareness about the need for and rewards of pro bono and
full-time public interest legal work;
- helps fund a Loan Repayment
Assistance Program;
- funds grants for UW law students doing
unpaid public interest legal work through an annual
auction.
In February 2011, PILA
celebrated its "Sweet Sixteen!"
Since 1994, PILA has 189 public interest projects at
organizations across the state and around the world.
Special note to alumni: Please click here to
participate in the
PILA Alumni Survey.
2011-2012 PILA Calendar:
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| PILA Brewfest - Friday, October 21, 2011 |
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Thanks to all who showed up for this fantastic and fun-filled event. A special thank you Fremont Brewing Co. for providing the beer! |
| 2012 PILA Benefit Auction - Friday, February 10, 2012,
5:00 p.m. |
| We can't wait to see you at the 2012 PILA Benefit Auction.
Visit the auction page for more information.
February 10, 2012, at Fisher
Pavilion (Seattle Center).
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| Apply for a PILA grant |
| Do you need funding for your public interest
legal project? Please visit our Grants
page to more about
applying for a PILA grant.
Applications for 2012 PILA Grants will be due in April 2012. |
Congratulations to the 2011 PILA Grant
Recipients!
Alexander Baron, Ministry of Water and Energy of the Federal Rep. of Ethiopia
Alec Paxton, Forum for Law, Women & Development (Nepal)
Rebecca Reingold, The Center for Reproductive Rights (New York, NY)
Alyssa Pomponio, Bay Area Legal Aid (Oakland, CA)
Sarah McFadden, Snohomish County Public Defender Association
Jay Singh, Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL)
Amy Bernard, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (New Haven, CT)
Heather Hightower, Disability Rights Washington
Allison Sherrill, Northwest Justice Project
Elizabeth Sher, Federal Public Defender (Seattle)
Janet Gwilym, Washington Defender's Association, Immigration Project
Carolyn McConnell, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Seattle)
Nathan Collins, International Justice Mission (Rwanda)
Alice Jones, Montana Innocence Project (Missoula, MT)
Irina Nikolayev, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Lauren McElroy, Texas Civil Rights Project (Austin, TX)
Sarah Derry, Unemployment Law Project
Amy Shebeck, Columbia Legal Services
Tony Ramsey, Solid Ground: Family Assistance Program
Click
here for more about PILA's Grant
Program.
