DePaul PILA

Please join us on April 14 from 12 PM - 1 PM for a conversation on the capitol rioters and the racial justice protests in the context of the First Amendment and US history!

Check out these academic adivising sessions today! https://depaul.zoom.us/j/95134173239?pwd=NjlMWmxqbzdhemdNQStONDFjSnQxZz09

passcode: 089062

Don’t forget to register for our virtual auction happening THIS THURSDAY! We are auctioning off a Themis Bar Prep Course (a $1750 value) and two $500 Barbri gift cards! You don’t want to miss it!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/depaul-pila-2021-virtual-auction-tickets-147018276623

We are so appreciative of everyone who has supported our fundraiser to help students with their unpaid public interest law positions during the summer! We are excited to announce a stretch goal to bring our total raised to $20,000. College of Law alumna Donna Welch is matching the next $2,500 in donations, dollar for dollar. We cannot thank you enough for the support!

PILA members, if you're interested in learning how to be an ally for racial justice within the legal profession, check out this event on Wednesday at noon!

Allyship in the Legal Profession Join us for the second in the P2P series on racial justice advocacy, Allyship in the Legal Profession. We will learn some advocacy tools to move levers of change within organizations, and hear from panelists in different stages of their legal careers on their journeys to becoming effective allies. S...

Thanks again to everyone who has contributed so far!! Our fundraiser is still ongoing! We have raised $11,512 so far of our $15,000 goal. The more we are able to raise the more we are able to help students with their expenses over the summer. Please continue to share and spread the word. We will be updating the total in our bio and on our story!

Today is the Blue Demon Challenge!! Please consider donating to the Public Interest Law Summer Fellows through the challenge! Your donation can help unlock various rewards and help unlock a $5,000 reward for the Public Interest Law Association Summer Fellowship Challenge! This is the link to donate: https://challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/34371/donate?des=116249&dept=34380

EVENT TOMORROW: Join panelists from local and state government to learn about careers in government. This event is a part of the Meet the Public Service Organizations Weekly Webinar.
Register at the link in our bio.✨

UPCOMING EVENT: Join the College of Law for a panel discussion about the impact of COVID-19 on Black, indigenous, people of color, focusing on healthcare inequities and systemic racism.

You can register for the event at the link in our bio.

UPCOMING EVENT: Please join DePaul for a virtual presentation about voting rights, disenfranchisement and election security on MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, from 12-1 PM. After the panel discussion, there will be time for audience questions, as well as a conversation about the steps that can be taken to participate in Election Day, not just as voters, but also as election judges and poll workers. DePaul College of Law Professor David Franklin will moderate the panel. Panelists include Jenny Terrell, Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Noah Praetz, Partner, The Elections Group and Adjunct Professor, DePaul College of Law; and Christina Rivers, Associate Professor of Political Science, DePaul University.

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REGISTER AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO.

SAVE THE DATE: Join the Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative for their October Donate-a-Day on October 30 from 1-3! PBCSI is teaming up with Public Interest Law Initiative, the Center for Public Interest, and the Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center to provide assistance to Illinois Free Legal Answers. Email [email protected] to volunteer.

TOMORROW: Join an event with local Domestic Violence advocates surrounding the impact of COVID-19. These advocates will also be discussing what working in domestic violence generally and the changes to the legal community due to the pandemic. Please RSVP on Vincent by September 24 at 10 am. The event is September 24 from 12 pm until 1 pm.