Clinics and Public Interest Field Placements
The clinics of the Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic provide free legal services to those who could not otherwise afford them and provide training in a wide range of public interest practice areas. The full list of clinical opportunities can be found here. Students can also earn units and satisfy their pro bono requirement in public interest field placements.
Summer Public Interest Employment Program
Loyola Law School gives Loyola students the invaluable opportunity to experience public interest work, while providing public interest employers with law students’ assistance, which they otherwise would not be able to afford. Every summer, the Summer Public Interest Employment Program (SPIEP) supports at least 70 students working at local nonprofit and government agencies.
Every year, the Office of Financial Aid establishes the maximum amount a student can earn each summer on a work-study contract. The maximum may be lower for students enrolled in summer school and/or not working full time.