The Atlanta Lawyer August/September 2011 | Page 10
public interest committee
Building Community Through service
By Haley schwartz
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
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n 2010, the Atlanta Bar Association created the Public
Interest Committee (PIC). The mission of PIC is to provide
a forum for public interest lawyers to network, develop
professionally, and build meaningful relationships with the
private bar. The committee focuses on challenges and
issues that are unique to lawyers engaged in the practice
of public interest law, fosters collaborations between the
nonprofit and private legal sectors, and develops and
provides opportunities for training and information sharing.
PIC strives to educate and involve the entire bar in issues
that affect the legal needs of the most vulnerable and
underserved among us.
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platform to bring individuals, causes, and communities
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