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. Members Needed to Serve on Judicial Evaluation Committee The CBA Judicial Evaluation Committee is looking for members to serve in its Investigation Division. The Committee evaluates candidates for the bench and sitting judges seeking retention. CBA members with a few years of practice experience are encouraged to please apply. If you are a current JEC member there is no need to reapply. Applications are available at www.chicagobar.org and should be returned to Therese Kurth via fax 312-554-2054 or tkurth@chicagobar.org by October 31.   Chorus/Symphony Season Tickets Now on Sale Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 2011-2012 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus season. All concerts are held at St. James Episcopal Cathedral (Wabash at Huron). The first concert in the series, Towers of Light: An (almost) All-American Concert, will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Season pass is $55, individual advance tickets are $12. To order tickets (or a season pass) online, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/prof ile/80112.

Volunteer Opportunities

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. Wills for Heroes Event - November 12 The YLS will be hosting a Wills For Heroes Event on Saturday, November 12, from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at Chicago Police Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Volunteer lawyers create free wills, living wills and other estate planning documents for local emergency first responders and their spouses or partners. To volunteer, RSVP to Alexis Bettis by November 4 (include your cell phone number, state if you are a licensed IL attorney, ARDC #, if your practice focuses on estate planning, and if you are a notary). CBF Pro Bono Support Program As lawyers, we have the unique ability and responsibility to use our training and skills to ensure that those who cannot afford our services have access to the legal system. Pro bono programs in and around Chicago have a variety of opportunities for you to help, and the CBF is available to help you find a pro bono opportunity that fits your skills, interests and availability. The CBF Pro Bono Opportunities Guide is designed to help you find a pro bono program that fits your needs. For a hard copy of the Guide or for more information on pro bono opportunities, contact CBF Pro Bono Director Kelly Tautges at ktautges@chicagobar.org or visit www.chicagobarfoundation.org.