PILF, the Public Interest Law Foundation, is a group whose purpose is to promote awareness of and interest in public interest law among NDLS students, faculty and administration. PILF defines "public interest law" broadly in recognition of the wide variety of career opportunities typically encompassed within the category of "public interest law," including careers as legal services providers, criminal defenders and prosecutors, government attorneys, judicial clerks, and attorneys for non-governmental and non-profit organizations. PILF is a member of the National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL).

To these ends, PILF is working with the NDLS administration to establish a self-sustaining loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) so that working in a public interest law career after graduation is economically feasible for NDLS graduates. PILF organizes fundraisers to raise money for LRAP and for "Student-Funded Fellowships," which allow NDLS students to intern during the summer for public interest agencies that cannot afford to pay interns. Finally, PILF plans talks and discussions by professors, NDLS graduates, and others on public interest law topics.

Membership in PILF is open to all NDLS students and faculty. All officers are elected each fall.