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Recap: PILA’s Fall ’21 Day of Service

PILA’s Spring Day of Service is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 5! We have options for both remote and in-person service activities. To see our community partners and sign up by Jan, 28, please visit: bit.ly/PILASPRINGSERVICE. Here’s a recap of our Fall Day of Service. Thanks to everyone who came…

Support the 2021 PILA Auctions!

It is Auction Week for PILA! This year, there are THREE auctions: online, live, and silent. The online auction is open from 11/14-19 and features amazing items, including many generously donated by Charlottesville businesses. Browse and bid now! The live auction is Thursday, 11/18, and features special donations from students…

Introducing PILA+!

The Public Interest Law Association (PILA) is incredibly excited to announce our new supplemental public service summer grant program: PILA+! PILA+ is designed to be a need-based grant program and to serve as an addition to the current guaranteed public service summer grants, which will be renamed “UVA Law Public…

2021 Public Service Kickoff

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2021 Public Service Kickoff! Endless thanks to Mary Bauer ’90, executive director for the ACLU of Virginia, who gave an inspiring keynote to set the tone for the year. A recording is available here if you missed it!    

Welcome to the new PILA website!

PILA is proud to debut our new website to start the 2021-22 school year! We’re also looking forward to holding our annual used book sales (1Ls: Aug 13-15, 2Ls & 3Ls: Aug 20-22), our Fall Day of Service (Aug. 15), and our Public Service Kickoff (Aug. 31) in partnership with…

Pilot Program Expands Public Service Grants to Judicial Internships

Original article published by Mike Fox, September 6, 2019 A new two-year pilot program at the University of Virginia School of Law will expand summer public service grants this year to fund judicial internships for the first time. “Now students can pursue internships with courts, as well as with public…

Congratulations to the Incoming 2018-2019 PILA Board!!

PILA would like to thank the outgoing board for everything they have done for the UVA Law public service community, and congratulate next year’s board on their election.  Looking forward to a great year!   The 2018-2019 PILA board will consist of:  President: Cameron DuncanVice President: Lauren SchnepperGrant Director: Maggie…
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