PILI Hosts First Meeting of New Legal Education Advisory Council
On December 11, 2009, legal education experts from Argentina, Hungary, Poland, the UK and the US gathered in New York for the first meeting of the Legal Education Advisory Council to discuss current trends and priorities in legal education.
For Rabin Subedi, a 2008-09 PILI Fellow from Nepal, getting involved with public interest law "came easily." Drawn to the study of law while Nepal's multi-party system was in its infancy, Rabin was exposed to public interest law by an inspiring professor.
A Handbook for Legal Professionals and Activists (in Russian) The Russian edition of the PILI handbook provides an overview of a broad range of experience accumulated in the course of the development of public interest advocacy in Central and Eastern Europe.
Gathering more than 150 participants from 32 countries, the 2009 European Pro Bono Forum highlighted the innovative ways lawyers and NGO representatives are working together to try and solve some of today's most pressing social issues in Europe during these challenging economic times. ...