Information about the 2021 HPILF Grant will be available in the Spring.
Generally, HPILF provides summer funding for some first and second year UC Hastings Students working with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, government agencies, and advocacy or policy groups are all eligible so long as the work has a legal component. The HPILF grant does not fund students who are pursuing a judicial externship. However, the reviewers may consider applicants who are working for a “self-help center” within a court where the applicant is assisting low income individuals (pro se/pro per) with their cases because they cannot afford an attorney. There is an application process which will be announced at a later date.
2019 HPILF Grant Recipents
Ava Agree
Contra Costa Public Defender
"During my 1L summer I interned at the Public Defender of Contra Costa County. This experience allowed me to participate in all stages of criminal defense, from motion drafting, to research, to jury trials. I left my experience at the Contra Costa Public Defender committed to pursuing a career in indigent defense and combatting injustices in the criminal justice system."
Contra Costa Public Defender
"During my 1L summer I interned at the Public Defender of Contra Costa County. This experience allowed me to participate in all stages of criminal defense, from motion drafting, to research, to jury trials. I left my experience at the Contra Costa Public Defender committed to pursuing a career in indigent defense and combatting injustices in the criminal justice system."
Stephanie Kim
Federal Public Defender
"I worked as a trial law clerk at the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Los Angeles, CA. I
assisted Deputy Federal Defenders with their caseload by doing client intake at federal
misdemeanor court, researching for and writing draft motions, and participating in mock bail
hearings and closing arguments."
Federal Public Defender
"I worked as a trial law clerk at the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Los Angeles, CA. I
assisted Deputy Federal Defenders with their caseload by doing client intake at federal
misdemeanor court, researching for and writing draft motions, and participating in mock bail
hearings and closing arguments."
Amalia Bowley Fuentes
Communities for a Better Environment
"This past summer, I worked at Communities for a Better Environment, a non-profit Richmond, CA that helps communities affected by environmental justice issues through legal advocacy, policy work, and organizing/activism. During my summer, I had the opportunity to draft legal memos, attend policy meetings, contribute to comment letters, and testify at a public commission hearing."
Communities for a Better Environment
"This past summer, I worked at Communities for a Better Environment, a non-profit Richmond, CA that helps communities affected by environmental justice issues through legal advocacy, policy work, and organizing/activism. During my summer, I had the opportunity to draft legal memos, attend policy meetings, contribute to comment letters, and testify at a public commission hearing."
Maya Galicia-Canto
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
"This summer I worked with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles' Supporting Families
Workgroup assisting victims of domestic violence with issues relating to family law and
immigration. Three days a week I worked at Domestic Violence Clinic helping both men and
women prepare and file domestic violence restraining orders. I also assisted attorneys with
helping domestic violence survivors navigate divorces, child custody, and property issues.
However, one of the highlights of the summer was preparing immigration paperwork for these
survivors to stay in the United States."
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
"This summer I worked with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles' Supporting Families
Workgroup assisting victims of domestic violence with issues relating to family law and
immigration. Three days a week I worked at Domestic Violence Clinic helping both men and
women prepare and file domestic violence restraining orders. I also assisted attorneys with
helping domestic violence survivors navigate divorces, child custody, and property issues.
However, one of the highlights of the summer was preparing immigration paperwork for these
survivors to stay in the United States."
