2025 PILP Auction Raises Nearly $58,000; Funds Nine Summer Internships
PILP’s mission is to support students in unpaid internships that address the justice gap.
The Public Interest Law Project (PILP) raised almost $58,000 at its 2025 auction, funding summer stipends for nine law students working in public interest positions. PILP’s mission is to support students in unpaid internships that address the justice gap.
2025 PILP Summer Award Winners:
| Elle B. ’26 | U.S. Attorney’s Office |
| Beau Posey ’26 | Sheeka Kwaan Sitka Tribe of Alaska |
| Ki Cable ’26 | Metropolitan Public Defender |
| Alex Walsh ’26 | Metropolitan Public Defender |
| Abbee Mortensen ’27 | Oregon Law Center |
| Andrew Bogdan ’27 | SOAR Immigration Legal Services |
| Nathaly Ramos ’27 | SOAR Immigration Legal Services |
| Reese Southworth ’27 | Sacramento Public Defense |
| Raya Steinberg ’27 | Metropolitan Public Defender, Community Law Division |
PILP Launches 1LIFE for First-Year Law Students
1L Initial Foundational Experience (1LIFE) brings first-year law students together with experienced public interest attorneys in the Portland area, laying an early foundation for students to connect and build important career-forging relationships. Student-led PILP created the program, which provides the hands-on legal experience that fulfills the pro bono requirement for the PILP summer stipend.
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