High-profile legal conferences that offer industry networking and MCLE earning opportunities. Our programs are presented for the benefit of the entire legal community: private practitioners, corporate counsel, government attorneys and public interest attorneys. In each unique seminar, our noted faculty provides attendees with cutting-edge information and essential advice.
Case Evaluation Research: Using Verdicts and Settlements to Find the Value of Your Case
Beth Ann Zaretsky, legal writer for the Jury Verdict Reporter, will review: Finding comparable Illinois verdicts and settlements to determine the value of your case Name searches profiling parties, lawyers, judges, and experts Finding and researching expert witnesses Sample Verdict Reporter Searches Additional webinar dates: Tuesday, June 21st, 2:00-3:00 PM...
Illinois Legal Research – Finding Needles in the Legal Information Haystack
Topics covered: Research a judge Research opposing counsel: in-house counsel or prospective co-counsel Research and leverage historical legal news Evaluate your case for settlement and to prepare for trial Investigate and research expert witnesses Avoid case management pitfalls Learn how to expand your due diligence of parties to a lawsuit...
12th Annual Symposium with the Judges
Over 300 attorneys joined for the 12th Annual Symposium with the Judges, hosted online. Cook County judges discussed some of the court procedures continuing remotely, continued changing general administrative orders to safely adapt to the effects of COVID-19, and efforts to reopen the courts for trials. The forum allowed the...
Salute! 2021
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer magazine will virtually recognize women attorneys at its 2nd Annual Salute! Top 50 Women in Law awards event, celebrating influential women in the profession and in a special commemorative issue of Chicago Lawyer. Guidance. Encouragement. Success. Leadership. That is what it takes...
Ethics 2021
Attorneys from across the Chicagoland area tuned in to be a part of this unique annual virtual conference on ethics. Featuring leadership from the Illinois ARDC, this webinar gives insight into many different facets of legal ethics, including Professionalism components: Diversity & Inclusion and Mental Health & Substance Abuse (Wellness). Join for...
Zoom like a pro in remote court proceedings
Remote proceedings are here to stay. Join our on-demand panel of seasoned remote litigators and judges from the motion and trial sections of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, as they provide essential guidance on how to leverage the Zoom platform to ensure your virtual representation is as...
Annual Symposium with the Judges – On Demand
Join your judges and colleagues for our 11th Annual Symposium with the Judges, hosted online.
40 Under Forty Virtual Happy Hour
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer's 40 Under Forty event recognizing up and coming Illinois Attorneys to Watch was held virtually on Thursday, September 24, 2020, due to COVID-19. The honorees were pre-shipped their awards in a custom 40 Under Forty box that also included a CDLB &...
Ethics 2020 – On Demand
Missed Ethics 2020? Now Ethics 2020 is available on demand, earn up to 6 PMCLE through the 2020 MCLE deadline of July 31! Hear from Illinois ARDC leadership and professional responsibility experts, providing insight and advice about topics especially relevant now, including the required Professionalism components: Diversity & Inclusion and Mental Health...
Lawyerport Webinars
Join us for a series of FREE one-hour MCLE-accredited webinars! These monthly webinars cover research topics from using the Jury Verdict Reporter to find the value of your case, leveraging Lawyerport's expert research tools to analyze and improve your practice, and finding and evaluating expert witnesses! Case Evaluation Research: Using...
Ethics 2020
We are excited to announce that we are collaborating with IICLE® to leverage their state-of-the-art online CLE platform to deliver our ETHICS 2020 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE This unique annual conference features leadership from the Illinois ARDC and provides 6 PMCLE Credits, which satisfies the Illinois MCLE Board’s full two-year requirement for...
Salute! 2020
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer magazine recognized women attorneys during a virtual announcement on Friday, May 8, 2020. The inaugural Salute! Women in the Law event celebrating influential women in law was supposed to take place in-person, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we had to...