Law School Partnerships

Supporting the professional development of young attorneys while increasing access to justice for those who need it most.

The Illinois Bar Foundation has reimagined the former Post-Graduate Legal Fellowship Program and is introducing a new grants program to support the work of Illinois Law Schools and their clinics that serve the crucial role of educating and training law students to become the future of the legal profession while meeting the legal needs of the most vulnerable members of the Illinois community. There are several objectives at the heart of the new Law Clinic Grants Program that are a continuation of the work of the former Post-Graduate Civil Legal Fellowship Program.

Law School Clinic Grant Objectives:

• Increase the amount of civil legal services available in Illinois by providing efficient and effective civil legal services by qualified lawyers and law students under their supervision.
• Develop additional legal, interpersonal, professional, and business skills to enable the clinic participants to obtain marketable legal skills and aid in their full-time employment after law school.
• Help the participating law students develop professional networking skills and to establish their own professional network.
• Enhance the legal profession by instilling in a young lawyer a commitment to pro bono and legal aid services to be provided to all, regardless of their ability to pay.