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.

Mark your calendars for the upcoming PILF Spring Auction & Gala! The event is set for Thursday, March 4th from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at The Event Place, located at the South Campus Gateway. The Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year, and we hope to see you there! To learn more, please visit the Spring Auction & Gala page.

A simple way for you to support PILF's mission is to contribute using PayPal. Please click the button below to make your donation, and thank you.

If you would like to stay updated with PILF events, email Secretary Philip Jones, 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 2009, PILF Fellows worked at a number of organizations, including: The Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Community Refugee and Immigration Services, the Department of Justice, Equip for Equality, the Federal Trade Commission, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, Las Padres Forest Watch, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Alaska Public Defender Agency, and Timap for Justice in Sierra Leone.