Welcome

"Pro bono work through PILS assures justice for all. Equal justice has no price tag. It's priceless - our time and talents help achieve the perfect balance."
- Melvin Shortess, retired judge,
Director of Thirst for Justice

"PILS is the best thing to happent to the LSU Law Center in a long time. It gives students practical experience in what I think is the most rewarding reason people should become lawyers - to see to it that disadvantaged, poor and powerless people get justice from our legal system."

- Hon. Helen "Ginger" Berrigan,
Chief Judge of the United States District Court
Eastern District of Louisiana