PILP Auction

2009 PILP Auction

Thanks to everyone who made the 2009 PILP auction a huge success! A very special thanks goes out to the 2009 student auction directors as well as Dean Klonoff and the many Lewis and Clark staff members without whom the event would not have been possible.

All the donors, volunteers, and attendees contributed to a hugely success event. In 2009, PILP was able to raise $80,000, providing funding for 15 public interest summer stipends! 

Donation Forms

Please start thinking about contributions to this year's Auction. Remember, the money raised ar the PILP Auction changes the world. Donations forms are available in MS Word and PDF or by web form.

The PILP Auction

Each year PILP raises money through an annual auction to support our Summer Stipend Program and Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). The Stipend Program pays students who choose to take summer jobs with public interest organizations that do not have the money to hire summer law clerks. The remaining auction funds can be allocated to LRAP, which helps struggling public interest lawyers pay their law school loans after graduation.

For more information, or to donate contact us.

To Our Donors

Thank you so much for your donation to the Public Interest Law Project (PILP) Auction, at Lewis and Clark Law School! Your donation will help support law students who wish to pursue careers in public interest law. We believe that justice should be available to all, regardless of resources.

Each year PILP raises money to support our Summer Stipend Program and the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). The Stipend Program pays students to take summer jobs with public interest organizations that traditionally do not have the money to hire summer interns and law clerks. This program gives students valuable experience while providing public interest organizations with desperately needed legal assistance. After stipends are awarded, the remaining auction funds can be allocated to LRAP. This program helps struggling public interest lawyers pay their law school loans after graduation.

The Annual Auction, now in its 20th year, is PILP's largest fundraiser and one of the largest law school auctions nationwide. Last year's auction, "A Venetian Masquerade," raised over $80,000 and funded 15 stipends. Our success is due to donations such as yours. In order to take advantage of your tax deductible donation, please note that PILP's IRS Tax ID number is 93-0386858.

Most importantly, you have helped provide access to the legal system for those least able to afford it. The need for public interest legal services is endless. Thank you!