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  • August 15, 2024 | Events
    ISBA to Co-Sponsor All Bar Social on August 27
    The Illinois State Bar Association will be co-sponsoring an All Bar Networking Social with the Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hubbard Inn, 110 W. Hubbard St., Chicago. All lawyers and law students are welcome to attend! 
  • August 14, 2024 | CLE
    Fred Lane’s Trial Techniques Institute – Fall Semester 2024
    Register Now – Fall Semester Starts September 10! Improve your trial skills in this “learn-by-doing” program that covers all phases of trial work from both a plaintiff/prosecutor and defendant’s viewpoint, in both civil and criminal cases. Through this course, you will learn and practice new trial techniques that are most effective and consistent with the Illinois Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Evidence. Each session is audio-video taped so you can see and hear the improvements in your voice, manner, and trial technique. The course has been proven to be of value whether your practice includes trying jury and non-jury cases, administrative hearings, arbitrations, or even mediations.
  • August 13, 2024 | Practice News
    The IBJ’s Annual Legislative Update
     Each August, the Illinois Bar Journal features a summary of legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly during the most recent spring session that may be of interest to ISBA members. Following each update is a link to the new public act’s or bill’s full text. The public acts are organized by area of law and are compiled by David Eldridge, who represents the Illinois State Bar Association before the General Assembly.
  • August 8, 2024 | Practice News
    National Conference of Bar Examiners Is Seeking Paid Participants for Prototype of NextGen Bar Exam
    The National Conference of Bar Examiners is offering a $1,500 paid opportunity for July 2024 bar examinees!   In October 2024, the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) will conduct a nationwide prototype exam for the NextGen bar exam, which is currently under development. The prototype exam is a full-length, 9-hour pre-test over two days of the new bar exam question types and format that will debut in July 2026. The Illinois prototype exam will be held October 25-26, 2024 in Chicago, Champaign, and Carbondale.
  • August 8, 2024 | Events
    ISBA YLD Book Club Discussion Event With Author of Atticus from Shawneetown: A Novel
    The YLD invites all members to participate in the Book Club event on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., via Zoom, featuring James Varga’s book, Atticus from Shawneetown: A Novel. Author James Varga will be attending the Book Club!
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    August 8, 2024 | Events
    President Williams Attends Annual Meeting for the National Conference of Bar Presidents 
    ISBA President Sonni Choi Williams and ISBA leaders attended the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) 2024 Annual Meeting on August 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency, East Wacker Drive 151, in Chicago.
  • August 7, 2024 | CLE
    The Conundrums of the Parentage Act
    While the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution Act concentrates on intact families who are undergoing a separation, the Illinois Parentage Act impacts all children regardless of parental separation, unmarried couples, and parents who were never couples. In a nutshell, the Illinois Parentage Act is the statute that deals with everyone. Join us for this half-day seminar that offers a clear understanding of how to operate under the Parentage Act and explores many of the issues you may encounter.
  • August 1, 2024 | Events | ISBA News
    ISBA, IBF, and WBAI to Team Up for Race Judicata
    The Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Bar Foundation, and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois are teaming up for three times the fun at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) 28th annual Race Judicata Sprint for Justice 5K Run/Walk/Party. This year's event takes place on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, 1746 N Stockton Drive.
  • August 1, 2024 | Member Services | ISBA News
    Illinois Lawyer Finder Makes Over 700 Referrals in July
    The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of July, 2024, ISBA helped 741 people in need of legal services find lawyers. 
  • August 1, 2024 | CLE | Events
    ISBA’s Solo & Small Firm Conference 2024: Empowering Attorneys with Practice and Technology Tools
    Join us in Champaign for ISBA’s two-day Solo and Small Firm Conference that gives you the opportunity to earn CLE credits while enhancing your knowledge and networking with colleagues!