The Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), co-sponsored by ISBA and the Just the Beginning Foundation, kicked off on July 23 at the John Marshall Law School. The students visited Cook County Domestic Violence Court on Monday, Aug. 6 to learn more about the legal system.
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August 8, 2012
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August 8, 2012
The Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), co-sponsored by ISBA and the Just the Beginning Foundation, kicked off on July 23 at the John Marshall Law School. The students visited Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione to learn more about the everyday life of a lawyer. -
August 3, 2012
The Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division held its Annual Golf Outing on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Cog Hill in Lemont. -
August 2, 2012
The Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), co-sponsored by ISBA and the Just the Beginning Foundation, kicked off on July 23 at the John Marshall Law School. Women in the Law and Men in the Law panels took place on Monday, July 30, allowing students to ask question about careers in the law and diversity in the law. -
July 27, 2012
The Illinois Bar Foundation held its annual Baseball Classic on July 20 at Busch Stadium for the Chicago Cubs vs. the St. Louis Cards. -
July 18, 2012
A ceremony was held recently to commemorate the renaming of the Cook County Criminal Court Building at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago to the Honorable George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building. Members of the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Appellate Court, Circuit Court of Cook County, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois participated in the ceremony, as well as a number of elected officials and the friends and family of Judge Leighton. -
July 6, 2012
The ISBA/JTF Law and Leadership Institute's Carbondale program visited the Federal Courthouse in Benton on Thursday, June 28. The Carbondale program is being hosted at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. -
July 5, 2012
The ISBA/JTF Law and Leadership Institute's Carbondale program visited St. Louis and the law firm of Husch Blackwell and a corporate office of AT&T on Wednesday, June 27. The Carbondale program is being hosted at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. -
June 26, 2012
Several members of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity marched in Chicago’s Pride Parade on June 24 alongside the ISBA’s mobile billboard, featuring a photo of Lincoln the lawyer with a message that reads: “Illinois has a history of some pretty good lawyers. We’re out to keep it that way.” Featuring nearly 200 floats or marching groups, the parade attracted an estimated 850,000 people who turned out to watch everyone from politicians to sequined disco dancers. -
June 15, 2012
