About PILF

The Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) is a non-partisan, nonprofit student organization committed to reducing the financial barriers to working in public interest law. PILF does so by offering summer fellowships to law students who wish to work in the public sector and by educating students about the rewards of pursuing public interest careers.

If you would like to stay updated with PILF events, email Secretary Pete Applegate, or add yourself to the PILF page on TWEN.

Since its inception, Moritz students have worked providing a variety of services to survivors of domestic violence, children of prisoners, victims of predatory lending, migrant farm workers, Native Americans, people with developmental disabilities, and several other underserved populations. In addition, students have served the public interest in federal, state, and local government offices, including state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice.

In the summer of 2007, PILF Fellows worked at a number of organizations, including Equal Justice Foundation (Columbus), Community Refugee and Immigration Services (Columbus), National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago, the San Francisco Public Defender, and Legal Aid Organizations in several locations throughout the United States.