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For over a decade, Marquette University Law School has sponsored a summer fellowship program for students who accept unpaid summer clerkships in public interest settings. Fellows recieve a $4200.00 summer stipend to support their work on behalf of the common good. Annually Marquette Law School sponsors up to twenty PILS Summer Fellows who serve in diverse agencies such as the Eritrean Body and Claims Commission, the Legal Aid Society, Cook County Office the Public Guardian, the United States Department of State and Rhode Island Legal Services.
Funding for the PILS Summer Fellowships is raised through an annual auction sponsored each fall by the Public Interest Law Society. Additional matching funds are provided through the Dean's discretionary account. Fellows are selected based upon a competitive application process. Fellows serve full time over the course of the summer as law clerks in public interest law firms and affiliated governmental and non-governmental agencies. In addition to their summer service, fellows are expected to complete a reflection upon their experience at the end of the fellowship and provide at least ten hours of service to the Public Interest Law Society during the following academic year.
For more information on the PILS Summer Fellows program, contact the Public Interest Law Society.