Mark Your Calendars: 2009 Auction Date and Theme Announced!
This year's auction will take place on Saturday March 14th. The theme of the auction is "A Venetian Masquerade." Please join us and don't forget to donate so that we can make this year's auction the most successful ever!
Visit the Auction Home Page to donate, buy tickets, or find out more.
Congratulations Newly Elected 1L Board Representatives!
PILP is happy to announce the newest additions to our Executive Board. We are lucky to have three first year students who are passionate about public interest law and motivated to advance PILP's goals. Adam, Amy, and Ellie were chosen from a strong pool of applicants. Welcome Aboard! Featured Spotlight: What is LRAP, Anyway?
Lewis and Clark Law students are dedicated to serving the public interest. Roughly 7 to 12 percent of each graduating class enters a public interest legal position. The Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) enables young lawyers to give back to their community by providing critical assistance in repaying student loans. Learn More. . .  About PILP
The Public Interest Law Project was organized by law students in 1990 as a chapter of the National Association of Public Interest Law (NAPIL) - now known as Equal Justice Works. PILP is dedicated to encouraging law students to pursue public interest careers. PILP's primary goals are two-fold: - providing summer stipends for students working in public interest law; and
- establishing a loan repayment program for graduates choosing to pursue careers in the public interest profession.
An annual auction and other fund-raising efforts have allowed PILP to award ten to fifteen stipends per summer. Summer stipend recipients have worked for a variety of organizations, dealing with issues such as children's rights, environmental protection, domestic violence, and civil rights. The maximum amount of the summer stipend was recently increased to $5,000.
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Check out this article about the growing support for LRAP (Loan Repayment Assistance Programs). More information on the law school's LRAP can be found here.
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