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Join ISBA President Dennis Orsey and his wife, Cathy, on a seven-night cruise aboard Oceania Cruises’ Marina.
This incredible trip will travel from Venice to Rome. For those who want to spend more time in Venice, an optional Venice pre-cruise program is available.
The cruise is scheduled to take place April 14-21, 2022. A registration form is available online.
Due to the large number of applications from students and lawyers for the 2021 Rural Practice Fellowship Program, the Rural Practice Initiative Standing Committee was not able to award a fellowship to every applicant.
Many applicants for summer clerkship and permanent associate positions were also screened and deemed qualified to participate in the program but did not match with a rural law firm.
Voting is now underway in the 2021 ISBA Election.
Ballots for the ISBA Election were distributed March 29 by our election provider Election America. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2021 are eligible to vote.
The deadline for voting is April 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. The canvass of the Election will be available on or before May 7, 2021.
The ISBA president elect will appoint a member to one of the underrepresented seats of the Board of Governors at the May 2021 board meeting. The member appointed to this position will serve with full board member privileges for a three-year term beginning the first day of the 2021 Annual Meeting.
Voting is now underway in the 2021 ISBA Election. The last day to request a paper ballot is April 15, 2021.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses on March 29. All members of the Association (except non-lawyer members) with dues paid by March 1, 2021 are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is April 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
The ISBA is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2021 Leadership Academy.
This landmark program is designed to train the next generation of professionals to become effective leaders in the Illinois legal community.
The Illinois State Bar Association’s Board of Governors approved two new Professional Conduct Advisory Opinions on March 26 during its regularly scheduled Board meeting.
The opinions address a lawyer representing surviving spouse as both estate administrator and renouncing spouse, and a lawyer's disclosure of client estate planning documents after the client's death.
Voting is now underway in the 2021 ISBA Election.
ISBA's election provider Election America emailed e-ballots to members with valid email addresses today, Monday, March 29. Members without a valid email address will be mailed a paper ballot. The deadline for voting is Friday, April 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
The 2021 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational was held March 12-14. For the first time in its history, the event was held virtually.
Teams representing 46 high schools from across Illinois participated in trials via Zoom. The winning team was Evanston Township High School, which will represent Illinois at the National High School Mock Trial Competition in Evansville, Indiana, which will also be held virtually this year.
The ISBA's COVID-19 information and resources page has moved from the top of the ISBA homepage to the Practice and Career tab in the website's menu.