Our Crowdfunding Groups
UPDATE: To build on the momentum of the Clinic Challenge, Melody Carlisle (JD '16) and her family are joining Chris (JD ’94) and Carol Lind’s generosity by offering an additional challenge gift of $10,000 for a total of $30,000 for the Clinic when we reach 150 donors by midnight Thursday.
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The Bluhm Legal Clinic Challenge is live! Make your gift today!
We are excited to announce the three-day Challenge that will help the Bluhm Legal Clinic continue to be a space focused on innovation, excellence, and justice. We ask you to join together to provide essential resources for the Bluhm Legal Clinic by making your gift today!
Chris Lind (JD ‘94) and Carol Lind are offering a generous $20,000 challenge gift when we reach our goal.
From entrepreneurs to those wrongfully convicted or even children caught in the legal system, the Bluhm Legal Clinic is making a vital difference in the lives of our clients and students. For more than 50 years, the Clinic has been doing the extraordinary work of training the next generation of lawyers and instilling in them values of service, justice, and equity while employing a holistic approach to client care.
We hope you will join us in turning three days of fundraising into another incredible year of public service! Now more than ever, your gift will help ensure Northwestern Pritzker Law students and faculty can continue to provide access to quality and holistic legal representation for the year to come.
$10 will cover the cost of mailing, filing, and delivery fees that allow the Clinic to send essential documents to courts and clients.
Cost of a student visit to a client at Cook County Jail or in the Juvenile Detention Center
One hour of services from various consultants, including private investigators and DNA experts, to investigate the various Bluhm Legal Clinic cases.
Cost of round trip travel to the Pontiac Correctional Center, which allows faculty and staff to meet with incarcerated clients.
Cost of a month of background checks necessary for centers to perform during case investigation.
Average cost of one student’s travel to various trial competitions throughout the United States through the Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy.
