Most presentations today are virtual, and ISBA wants to equip you with the techniques you need to reach your online audience.
Join us as our master series speaker, David Mann, returns from noon until 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 with a fresh look at the how to effectively interact in the virtual world, including tips for clarity and how to maintain your online professionalism. Topics include: how to translate arcane legal language into plain English; how to create captivating openings with rhetorical impact; delivering your case story for engaging flow; illustrating complex legal concepts simply; how structure and language can inspire action; understanding which storytelling techniques build clarity, understanding, and trust; using the camera in a professional manner; knowing which Zoom (and other platform) features can enhance your delivery skills; how to use lighting and sound to your advantage; arranging the background to communicate stability and trustworthiness; and how to use polls and other virtual platform features effectively.
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April 1, 2021 | CLE
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April 1, 2021 |
Practice News
The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks an administrative united states penitentiary attorney in Thomson, Illinois. The legal practice at the United States Penitentiary located in Thomson is part of the Consolidated Legal Center (CLC), Federal Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota. This CLC covers a wide variety of issues focusing on correctional law and litigation, either through administrative or litigation channels and includes such matters as inmate's reasonable access to the courts (through access to legal materials, legal correspondence, and attorney-client visits), conditions of confinement, medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing assignments, hygiene and sanitation, access to information, and discipline.
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March 29, 2021 | Practice News
Every client and trial are different. But successful trial lawyers know that winning a case requires deep preparation and attention to detail that begin long before jurors are seated and the trial starts. Recently, in an ISBA CLE titled The Eight Things Every Trial Lawyer Should Know, Illinois attorneys and judges shared characteristics all good trial attorneys have in common. The Illinois Bar Journal features their key takeaways in the April 2021issue. Their tips and tricks cover eight aspects of trial law: presenting and arguing motions in limine, selecting a jury, making objections, establishing proofs through direct examination, controlling a witness on cross examination, handling the jury instructions conference, delivering a closing argument, and maintaining professionalism during an adversarial process. -
March 29, 2021 |
ISBA News
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.
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March 26, 2021 | Practice News
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts announced today that it will receive a $100,000 grant from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) as part of the Justice for All (JFA) Project. This is the second $100,000 grant that the Illinois Courts have received from the NCSC, with the first awarded in October 2019. -
March 26, 2021 | CLE
Join us from 8:55 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, April 21 for this half-day seminar as we delve into all things condominium! Learn how to properly submit property to the Illinois Condominium Act, how to properly form a condominium (or other type of homeowner) association, the ins and outs of condo deconversion, and how to effectively represent owners of condominiums. The program closes with a look at condos from the judicial perspective. -
March 23, 2021 |
Events
Join the ISBA’s Health Care Law Section Council and Young Lawyers Division from 5 to 6 p.m. on April 20 for the online event, “Illinois Cannabis: Complex Legal Issues.” Panelists will provide a comprehensive review of medical and recreational cannabis legislation related to licensing, employment, and other pertinent topics.
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March 22, 2021 | Practice NewsThe Illinois Supreme Court’s Volunteer Pro Bono Program for Criminal Appeals currently has cases available in all five appellate districts that have complete records available and are ready to be briefed. Attorneys who meet eligibility criteria can submit a volunteer application to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
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March 22, 2021 | CLE
The pandemic has increased stress levels experienced by both lawyers and litigants, created conflicts and disputes among families, and fostered an environment where honing our technology skills are a must. Join us from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 15 for this in-depth look at how the family law practice has been impacted by the pandemic, including how it has affected the mental health of clients and practitioners, how to manage a zoom evidentiary hearing, and the litigation of support modification and emergency matters during COVID. -
March 22, 2021 | Practice News
After the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that Miller be applied retroactively regarding de facto life sentences for juveniles, the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Buffer created a bright-line rule: Any sentence of incarceration greater than 40 years is a de facto life sentence and must comply with Miller and its progeny. This caused a stir in Illinois trial courts, as myriad postconviction petitions were filed by juvenile offenders who were serving terms longer than 40 years and seeking a resentencing under the new rules stemming from Miller. In Joseph T. Moran’s March 2021 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Juvenile Life Sentences After Miller,” Moran notes that practitioners can draw from a substantial amount of caselaw to effectively identify when resentencings are required to address a juvenile offender’s youth and attendant circumstances during a sentencing or Miller resentencing hearing.