Here are the latest updates from the Chicago Bar Association:
· Catch a New Complimentary Practice Pointer
The CLE Department has recently added to its catalog of complimentary online practice pointers. Watch "Everyone is Entitled to Their Opinion " with Geoffrey L. Gifford or "Handling a Child Injury Case" with Kenneth H. Levinson at www.chicagobar.org.
· 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.
· Chorus Recruiting New Members
The CBA Chorus is embarking on its 6th season and invites all singing lawyers and law students to join them. The Chorus meets on Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the CBA Building. If you enjoy singing chorale masterpieces, holiday music and other wonderful pieces, this is the group for you. See PDF flyer for more information. The next rehearsal on October 5.
· CBA Moot Court Competition (Volunteers Needed) - November 17-19
The Young Lawyers Section will host its 30th Annual Moot Court Competition on November 17-19, 2011, at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. This year we have 32 teams competing from across the country. The YLS needs attorneys to act as competition judges and brief graders. Volunteer brief graders are asked to review and critique approximately 4-5 briefs near the middle of October and volunteer competition judges are needed on the evenings of November 17 and 18 (5:30 or 7:30 p.m.). Competition judges may be eligible to earn Illinois MCLE credit. For more information, contact the CLE Department. To volunteer, contact Jenni Bertolino or 312-554-2031 and indicate your volunteer preference.
· Supreme Court Announces MCLE Rule Changes
The Supreme Court of Illinois has amended its minimum continuing legal education rules (MCLE Rules) and the MCLE Board’s fee schedule effective September 27, 2011. With those changes, the Court has given attorneys even more options to complete their MCLE requirements. These options include participating in non-traditional activities without the $20.00 fee, carrying over excess professional responsibility credit as professional responsibility hours and satisfying a portion of the requirement for newly-admitted attorney by participating in a mentoring program approved by the Commission on Professionalism. For more information, click here.
