Category Archives: Public Interest
Student Spotlight: Pete Kalenik, Creating safer communities
3L Pete Kalenik is earning a joint degree in law and public policy while balancing a full-time workload as a Chicago police officer and paratrooper in the U.S. Army Reserve. A recipient of the William F. and Kathleen Hynes Scholarship, … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Amber Carpenter, Exploring different practice paths
Second-year Loyola law student Amber Carpenter is a Philip H. Corboy Fellow in Trial Advocacy, president of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and a member of the Loyola Consumer Law Review. “What I like best about Loyola is the many … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Victoria Dempsey (JD ’16)
The Illinois Bar Foundation has awarded a post graduate legal fellowship to School of Law graduate Victoria Dempsey (JD ’16). She will begin her fellowship this fall working at Loyola’s Community Law Center Clinic. Victoria was a member of the … Continue reading
Public Interest Law Society Auction
Last Thursday night I got dressed up with my friends to attend the annual Public Interest Law Society (PILS) Auction. We had a great time! PILS is a student organization within the law school and the auction is a major … Continue reading
New Externship Program in Washington, D.C | Government and Public Interest
Beginning with the summer 2014 semester, students securing externships with government or public interest agencies in Washington, DC. will be able to earn academic credit while they continue to transition from law student to practicing attorney. Students who have secured … Continue reading