 PILF Grant Information Session 11/02/2011 Funding summer projects to reach the unmet needs of poor, underrepresented, or disenfranchised groups or individuals

2011 Grant Facts  36 Grants Awarded  11 2Ls  25 1Ls  3 Special Grants  Lash Grant - $3K Bar Stipend  Irmas Fellowship - $40K for after graduation  Paul Davis - $2K – can be added to a PILF Grant

2011 Summer Projects  Children's Law Center  LA County Public Defender  HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance  Housing Rights Center  Maine Human Rights Commission  Center for Constitutional Rights

More Projects  Bet Tzedek  California Appellate Project  Counsel's Community Development Project  Cancer Legal Resource Center  San Diego County Public Defender  Public Counsel's HPLP  Mental Health Advocacy Services

Even More Projects  County of Santa Clara District Attorney  LA City Attorney  LA County District Attorney - Major Crimes  Alliance for Children's Rights  Federal Defenders of San Diego  Department of Justice

2012 PILF SUMMER GRANTS  $4500 Summer Grants  Auction  Pro Bono Hours  Application  Interview  Fellowship Opportunities  New Program - $1500

Key Dates  PILF Auction: Thursday, January 26, 2012  Applications available: Late February  Applications Due: Monday, March 26, 2012 at 3pm  Interviews: Saturday, April 7, 2012  Grants announced the following week!  PILF Pro Bono Luncheon: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Requirements - Auction  2-3 hours for the auction  The Auction is on Thursday, January 26, 2011 in the USC Tutor Center  An about volunteering will go out the week after finals, please don't send s about it until then  Please notify us if you are no longer pursuing a grant and do not want to volunteer for the auction -

Requirements – Pro Bono  25 Hours Minimum  Must be recorded by the time the grants application is due – March 26, 2011  Record in 15 minute blocks, travel time not included  Street Law: _______ ????  Write a short report at the end of the summer  Logging Hours!!! mylaw portal

Requirements – Application  Applications available: Late February  Applications Due: Monday, March 26, 2012 at 3pm  Essays will be evaluated for the appropriateness of the project and effort put into the essay

Requirements - Interview  Interviews: Saturday, April 7, 2012  Minute Interview  Not the morning after Law Prom!!!

New Program  Some students decide to take summer positions at Pro Bono projects when its too late to complete all the needed requirements for the PILF Summer Grant  After March 26, 2012 there may still be opportunity to qualify for a $1500 Grant (subject to availability of funds)  Anyone may apply who secures an appropriate Public Interest Job and was not granted a PILF Summer Grant (for whatever reason) AND  Completes 10 hours of Pro Bono work  Application but no interview

Named Grants  Each year several student organizations help fund named grants  The student org leadership has the opportunity to select amongst PILF Grant recipients

Other Grants  Irmas  Supports a USC Law School graduate for a full year in the area of public interest law.  Lash  $3,000 bar stipend for a graduating third year student pursuing a career in public interest law.  Paul Davis  $2,000 scholarship awarded to second year student given in honor of Paul Davis ’98.

Can I work for the Government?  Yes, maybe.  The student’s commitment to public service and essay for the grant are evaluated in determining whether they qualify. It is possible for a project to hire two students and only of the students win the grant.

Questions?

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