About PILP

In 1990, Lewis & Clark law students founded the Public Interest Law Project (PILP) to encourage law students to pursue public interest careers. PILP has two primary goals:

1. providing summer stipends for students working in public interest law; and
2. establishing a loan repayment program (LRAP) for graduates who pursue careers in public interest law.

An annual auction and other fundraising efforts allow PILP to award between 10 and 19 stipends per summer. PILP Summer Stipend recipients have worked for organizations focusing on a variety of public interest issues, including children’s rights, environmental protection, domestic violence, and civil rights.