Welcome to PILA at UVA Law
...over 25 years of public interest fellowships!

PILA would like to thank its grantees, members, faculty and staff supporters, and the law school administration for its incredible support this past year. Your generosity and commitment have made it possible for PILA to support a record high of 84 of students taking public interest jobs this summer! Good luck with finals and have a great summer!

Please join us in congratulating the members of the class of 2009 who completed the Virginia Law Pro Bono Challenge by completing more than 75 hours of pro bono!

Olayemi Abayomi, Dennis Barrett, Sarah Bryan, Tom Cecil, Michael Chang, Christine Chang, Elisabeth Custalow, Kurt Davis, Jessica De Vera, Chadron Edwards, Catherine Finegan-Dollack, Grace Fu, Eric Gerard, Brandon Graves, Warren Hedges, Kiana Jamison, Dana Jupiter, Sarah Klapman, Dave Koenig, Paul Levin, Ameenah Lloyd, Christina Lynn, David Madgett, Travis Mock, Andrew Mulkeen, Victoria Neely, Ben Sachs, Amy Saltzman, Catherine Scott, Phil Storey, Rebecca Vallas, and Daniel Walter.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Clinics Information Session last week! Representatives from all 17 of the law school's clinics gave brief presentations and took questions. Here is a comprehensive list of the representatives and their contact info so that you can follow up with them if you have questions, as well as an info sheet with the specifics on each clinic.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2009-10 PILA Board of Directors!

• President: Susan Edwards
• Disbursements Director: Erin Crowgey
• Membership Directors: Sara Wood and Jesse Stewart
• Fundraising Directors: Alex Blanchard, Veronica Bath, Claire Blumenson, and Susan Kruth
• Auction Directors: Crystal Shin, Priya Roy, Jeree Harris, Rebecca Gantt, and Peggy Nicholson
• Treasurer: Steven Garrett

PILA named Most Outstanding Graduate/North Grounds CIO! The PILA Board thanks its grantees and committees for all their hard work this year, and the law school and student body for their stronger-than-ever support -- we couldn't do it without you!

Congratulations to students who went on Alternative Spring Break trips, spending their spring breaks working for Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky or for Advocates for Children's Services in Durham, North Carolina. The Law School wrote an article on the trips, which you can read here.

Congratulations to the 2009 PILA Grant recipients! This was an incredibly competitive year - we received a record number of applications and the Board was highly impressed by the remarkably qualified applicants. We only wish we could fund everyone who applied!

Don't forget to apply for alternative sources of funding. Look at our Guide to Alternative Sources of Summer Funding or the Powerpoint slides from the Alternative Sources of Funding presentation to get information on alternative funding for your public interest summer work.

PILA has an online store! Pay by credit card or out of your PayPal balance and we will leave your PILA T-shirt or hoodie in your box. Come see our clothing for sale. As always, proceeds fund students working in public interest summer positions.

PILA welcomes admitted students! Come visit PILA during the admitted student days on March 13 and 27. Find the PILA table at the student activities fair, and join us for an ice cream social! Want more info about public interest at U.Va. Law? Email Rebecca Vallas with questions or to be matched up with a current student and member of PILA.

3Ls, need housing for your graduation guests? 1Ls/2Ls, need money? Sign up for PILA Graduation Housing! The program matches up 1Ls and 2Ls with 3Ls who need housing for friends and family coming for commencement. Get more information and sign up here.