Next Week in LCS- October 21st

SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for this year's Halloween Open House, which will be held on Thursday, October 27 from 4-6 pm. Come take a break, get a bite to eat, and mingle with students and LCS staff. It will also be a perfect time to check out our new space or make your next career advising appointment. Feel free to wear your costume!

Looking to gain experience? Or make an impact on the community? Check out the various events for this year's National Pro Bono Week, October 24-28! The events will provide opportunities to learn more about the needs of our community, get involved, and network with various attorneys and bar association leaders.

Let's Talk Topsy as a Twitter Alternative

Does it drive you nuts that there is so much information out on twitter and you know that you (a) have no desire to create an account to capture it and (b) no time to keep up your own positive, professional, proactive presence there?  Then use Topsy - the social media search engine to help you gather the information without creating a twitter account!

Etiquette Tip of the Week: Resting Positions

Last week the Etiquette Tip of the Week was on the finished position - where you place your fork and knife on your plate to signal that you are finished with your meal.
 
If you are not finished with your meal, you may place the fork and knife in the resting position to let wait staff or host/hostess know that your plate should not be cleared. 

CBA News and Annoucements

Free Webinar on How Easy & Affordable Online Payroll Can Be Watch a live presentation of member benefit Business Online Payroll on October 18 at Noon and learn how it works and what you will receive for only $49.99 a month. Register online. Pro Bono Week Video In support of the upcoming Pro Bono Week, IllinoisProBono.org has created a video featuring four attorney volunteers sharing their pro bono experiences. View the video on YouTube now.

Upcoming CLE at the CBA

The Full CLE Schedule at the CBA can be Found Here: Full CLE Schedule

CLEAdvantage - CBA Member Discount CLE Plan: Members can attend most CLE seminars for only $125 per plan year. Seminars are also webcast at www.chicagobar.org and the West LegalEdcenter (see costs online)

October 19: Mastering Section 2-615 Motions to Dismiss (1.5 IL MCLE Credit)12:00-1:30 p.m $30 Member/$60 Nonmember/$25 Gov't Member

Google Reader & RSS Feeds

One of our favoite tools around here is Google Reader -- a service that enables you to capture all sorts of RSS feeds.  This blog post from Legal Productivity provides a great tutorial on how to capture disparate pieces of information into one place -- for free!  Keeping up makes your cover letters, networking, and job search more timely and interesting than ever!

CBA Upcoming Special Events

YLS Lunch with a Judge - October 18 All members are invited to have lunch with the Hon. James D. Egan, Motions Section, Circuit Court of Cook County, on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at the CBA, from 12:15-1:30 p.m. The Judge will discuss courtroom decorum and how young lawyers can practice successfully in Court. Pizza lunch provided. Limited to 100 persons. Please register in advance online. CBA/CBF Pro Bono Week - October 24 to 28 The Chicago Bar Foundation and Chicago Bar Association's Annual Pro Bono Week will be held from Monday, October 24, to Friday, October 28, 2011. See schedule at www.chicagobar.org/probonoweek.

3Ls/4Ls/JLCs: Upcoming Government Honors Deadlines

The following government programs have 3L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password located in the Symplicity Announcements).

Postgraduate Programs
•    Department of Labor – Office of the Solicitor Honors Program (Paid, Deadline 10/21/11)
•    Housing & Urban Development – Office of General Counsel Legal Honors Program (Paid, Deadline 10/28/11)
•    Commission on International Religious Freedom – Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 11/01/11)
•    Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – U.S. Helsinki Commission Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 11/01/11)

2Ls: Upcoming Government/Honors Deadlines

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next few weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2011-12 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password located in the Symplicity Announcements).
Spring Programs
•    Election Assistance Commission – Office of General Counsel Law Clerkship (Paid, Deadline 10/28/11)
•    Department of Health & Human Services – Departmental Appeals Board Volunteer Internship/Externship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/31/11)
•    Commission on International Religious Freedom – Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 11/01/11)
•    Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – U.S. Helsinki Commission Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 11/01/11)