The Boston Bar Association offers a Public Interest Leadership Program (PILP) to encourage public service and civic engagement. The 14-month program pairs experienced attorneys with lawyers who have graduated from law school within the last 10 years and have shown a dedication to public service. Participants work with community leaders to address issues facing local organizations. Upon completing the program, graduates join an alumni network that provides assistance and mentorship to new lawyers.

1. LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
FROM THE BOSTON BAR
ASSOCIATION
By Alan Reisch

2. Introduction
 An attorney with over three decades of experience, Alan
Reisch currently serves as the director of Goulston & Storrs
PC in Boston, Massachussetts. Alan Reisch belongs to
professional organizations such as the Boston Bar
Association.
The Boston Bar Association offers a program to encourage
public service and civic engagement. Founded in 2003, the
Public Interest Leadership Program (PILP) brings together
experienced attorneys to learn how to become community
leaders. Candidates must have graduated from law school no
more than 10 years ago and have already shown dedication
to public service and organization of bar action. Law firms
and professional organizations nominate lawyers for the
program.

3. Boston Bar Association
 Participants in the PILP take 14 months to work
with experienced community leaders to address
issues facing local organizations. Once they finish
the program, they join the alumni network, which
offers assistance to new lawyers, including
guidance from a mentor.
To learn more about the PILP, contact the member
relationship coordinator, Galen Byrne, at
gbyrne@bostonbar.org or 617-778-1994, or visit
the website of the Boston Bar Association,
www.bostonbar.org.