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About us
Who we are
PILS is a membership organisation, offering a range of free legal and financial supports to our solicitor and NGO members in Northern Ireland to help them take strategic human rights & equality cases in the public interest. Public interest litigation refers to legal cases that will create positive change for vulnerable or disadvantaged groups of people in Northern Ireland.
Since PILS was founded in 2009, our membership network has grown to over 170 NGOs and solicitor firms.
Through collaborating with these organisations, and connecting them with pro bono lawyers, PILS has been part of major legal success stories: from ‘game-changing’ judicial reviews on integrated education, seismic climate justice challenges, and multiple examples of holding public bodies to account.
Our culture and values
PILS are ambitious, bold and collaborative.
Ultimately, we hope that through our work, public interest litigation will be easily accessible to everyone, where they understand that this is one of the core tools for bringing about effective change and holding the government to account.
