The Association for Illinois Lawyers

Daily Legal News

Law Firms' Woes Likely to Last
Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago's most profitable law firm according to American Lawyer, will see a "small decline" in 2008 earnings, the first dip since the early 1990s, said senior partner Kevin Evanich.
From the Chicago Tribune.

New DUI Law Has Doubters
The new state law that went into effect Thursday requiring first-time DUI offenders to install breath-monitoring devices in any vehicle they want to drive isn't drawing a lot of criticism. But many attorneys don't think it's going to be easy to implement.
From the Springfield State Journal-Register.

Litigation Boutique of the Year: Chicago's Bartlit Beck
No hourly fees, no leverage, no laterals. And Bartlit Beck's lawyers are always prepared to go to trial. The firm's model is unique -- and its results are, too.
From the Amercian Lawyer.

More Legal News

ISBA News

January Illinois Bar Jounal
Closing a Law Practice: Plus e-discovery and metadata, child support collection tools, and much more.
Save 20% on Tax Books!
ISBA members are entitled to a 20% discount on CCH books, including their great tax titles.
Lawyers in Classrooms
You are invited to go back to school and speak to students on law-related topics.
Free Fastcase Webinar
Earn .75 hours of MCLE including .75 hours of PMCLE credit while you learn about the ISBA's member benefit with Fastcase
Not Getting ISBA E-Clips?
Are you receiving ISBA E-Clips, the ISBA's free daily electronic publication, which contains Illinois and 7th Circuit case digests, legislation, legal news and CLE listings? No? Try these tips.

More ISBA News

CLE

FastCLE

Conducting Legal Research on Fastcase
Thursday, 1/8/09 – Webinar
New Laws for 2008 and 2009 (registration at FastCLE)
Thursday, 1/15/09 – Webinar
Stark Law Update
Friday, 1/16/09 – Chicago or Teleconference
Civility and Professionalism in 2009
Friday, 1/23/09 – Chicago
2009 Federal Tax Conference
Friday, 1/30/2009 – Chicago
40 hour Mediation/Arbitration Training
Tuesday - Saturday, 2/3/09 - 2/7/09 – Chicago
Agricultural Law Update 2009
Friday, 2/6/09 – Bloomington

Full CLE Calendar

ISBA Mutual