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Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Law School Pro Bono Programs
Contact Information
Professor Sande Buhai
Director of the Public Interest Law Department
E-mail
P: (213) 736-1156
Category Type
Public Service Graduation Requirement Program
Description of Programs
Before graduation, each student must perform 40 hours of uncompensated, legally related public service work under the supervision of an attorney in order to fulfill the Pro Bono Graduation Requirement.
Location of Programs
The Pro Bono Program is located in the Public Interest Law Department
Staffing/Management/Oversight
The pro bono staff also coordinates other aspects of the public interest department as well as takes care of the neesd of other experiential learning programs such as the moot court teams and the entertainment and transactional law institutes.
Funding
The program is funded through the law school's budget.
Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono
Pro Bono by faculty is encouraged, recognized and counts towards tenure and salary as service to the school and community.
Awards/Recognition
The Public Interest Department selects about 10 second-year Public Interest Scholars based on their commitment to public interest.
Alternative Winter or Spring Break Projects
Students may acquire pro bono hours at an approved organization of their choosing during winter or spring break.
Law School Public Interest Programs
Contact Information
Professor Sande Buhai
Director of the Public Interest Law Department
E-mail
P: (213) 736-1156
Certificate/Curriculum Programs
There is a public interest curriculum
Public Interest Centers
None.
PI Career Support Center
None.
Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)
Loyola graduates receiving assistance under the PILAP will be given grants of up to 90 percent of the difference between their annual salary and the $72,000 ceiling. Those grants must be applied directly to the repayment of educational loans, with priority being given to loans undertaken to complete legal education.
Fellowships
https://www.lls.edu/academics/experientiallearning/publicinterestprobonoservices/fellowships/postgraduatepublicinterestfellowshipprogram/
01/03/2024