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The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), along with the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), issued the following joint press release today regarding Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Executive Order that requires Illinois residents to continue to shelter in place.
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In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, Steve Hughes provides tips for delivering an effective virtual presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ISBA has approved an ethics opinion that says recent law school graduates who have not yet taken the bar exam can perform many of the services normally performed by licensed first-year associates as long as they are being properly supervised by a licensed lawyer.
The Illinois Supreme Court earlier this month announced that the Illinois bar exam, originally scheduled for July 28-29, has been rescheduled to September 9-10 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ISBA Advisory Opinion No. 20-01, which was approved on May 5, interprets the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct to allow recent law school graduates to perform services typically performed by licensed first-year associates.
Shawn S. Kasserman has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association. Julie A. Johnson and Stephen M. Komie won the Cook County seats on the Board of Governors; and Jennifer A. Haase won the Board of Governors seat for Under Age 37 Cook County.
In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Carol Casey discusses best practices for using Zoom in court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Glenn Gaffney discusses employment law questions that may arise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Heather McPherson discusses estate planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Erica Minchella discusses negotiating lease issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Quick Takes for Your Practice video, attorney Alen Takhsh discusses the importance of being healthy while serving clients during the COVID-19 pandemic.