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  • November 16, 2009 | Member Services
    Learn how to use Fastcase
    Save money by using Fastcase -- ISBA's FREE online legal research member benefit brought to you by the ISBA and ISBA Mutual Insurance Company - with unlimited access to a 50 state and federal caselaw library, including Illinois statutes and Illinois-based federal district court cases. Learn how to use Fastcase to supplement or replace your current online legal research tool by accessing our downloadable User Guide, Online Training Demonstration, or by signing up for a free Webinar. The next Webinar -- Conducting Legal Research on Fastcase -- takes place Thursday, Dec.
  • November 2, 2009 | Member Services
    The ISBA Form Exchange - A Practice Resource for Members

    Looking for a legal form? Have one to share with your colleagues? ISBA members can view legal forms posted by other members and contribute their own forms by logging onto the ISBA Form Exchange. A wide variety of legal forms are already available, including Complaint for Collection of Attorneys Fees, Social Security Fee Agreement, Settlement Agreement and Release (Litigation), and Assignment of Mortgage (Real Estate) to name just a few. From the ISBA Form Exchange site, click on "View the Forms" to see the list of forms available for download or click on "Contribute a Form" to upload a form to share with your colleagues. Looking for more practice resource tools? Check out ISBA's Practice Tools for a listing of ISBA resources along with links to other resources on the Web about practice management, state and federal resources, legislative information, and information by practice area.

  • September 28, 2009 | Member Services
    Just Mailed! The premiere issue of Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly
    [caption id="attachment_4340" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The premiere issue of Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly rolls off the press last week."][/caption] The premiere issue of the ISBA's newest print publication, Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly, is on its way to you!  Inside the colorful Fall 2009 issue you'll find:
    • Highlights of Illinois' New Rules of Professional Responsibility
    • Notes from a "Tweeting Judge"
    • Summary of new public acts (Capitol Chronicle)
    • Formal notice of upcoming ISBA elections
    • Practice "SURVIVAL" tips during challenging economic times
    • Rules on setting boundaries for clients
    • An overview of the upcoming Solo & Small Firm Conference
    • CLE Calendar of Events
    • Obituaries
    • Pictures from ISBA outings and courthouses around the state
    • Midyear Meeting preview
    • And more!
    Click here to view the Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly online.
  • September 21, 2009 | Member Services
    Save $$$ on CLE Programs

    Are you taking full advantage of available discounts on ISBA CLE programs? Member Advantage. Members always receive the best value for the best price, just $135* for most full-day Law Ed programs and $100* for half-day Law Ed programs, compared to $290 (full-day) and $230 (half-day) for non-members.  (*Late Registration- additional $15 if received later than one week prior to the program.) Register Early. ISBA members receive an additional $10 discount when registering online a week or more in advance of a Law Ed program. Join a Section. If you are a member of the section presenting or co-sponsoring the program, you receive an additional $10 discount off the fee.  (Applicable to full-day and half-day LawEd programs, excluding Master Series programs.) Special Rates. New Admittees (first-year attorneys) and legal services attorneys may attend Law Ed programs for just $25.  (Excludes Master Series programs; no other discounts apply.)

  • September 14, 2009 | Member Services
    ISBA members save big on FedEx Office services
    Members can now save up to 20% on select FedEx OfficeSM copy and print services and 10% off other select services at more than 1,800 FedEx Office locations.* As a member of ISBA, you can also receive discounts of up to 26% on select FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, and FedEx® international shipping services. For more information or to enroll, please go to www.1800members.com/isba or call 1-800-MEMBERS, your dedicated shipping program administrator at 1.800.636.2377 (8 a.m.-6 p.m. EST, M-F). * FedEx Office discount does not apply to outsourced products or services, office supplies, shipping services, inkjet cartridges, videoconferencing services, equipment rental, conference-room rental, high-speed wireless access, Sony® PictureStationTM purchase, gift certificates, custom calendars, holiday promotion greeting cards or postage. This discount cannot be used in combination with volume pricing, custom-bid orders, sale items, coupons or other discount offers. Discounts and availability are subject to change. Not valid for services provided at FedEx Office Print & Ship CenterSM locations in hotels, convention centers and other non -retail locations. Products, services and hours vary by location.
  • September 8, 2009 | Member Services
    Helping you provide legal information to your clients
    Looking to provide your clients with some basic legal information?
  • August 31, 2009 | Member Services
    Last chance to take the 2009 ISBA Membership Survey and enter our prize giveaway
    We've already heard from over 2,000 ISBA lawyer members ... have we heard from you? If you have not yet taken the 2009 ISBA Membership Survey, today is your last chance to do so! All ISBA lawyer members are invited to take the survey.  Please refer to the survey e-mail sent to you on August 26th for the link to the survey.  (If you have questions about the survey, or need assistance accessing the survey, please contact Ann Boucher, Membership Coordinator, at 800.252.8908.) We want to know what you think about the various programs and benefits the ISBA offers its members and how we could be serving you better.  Your responses will help guide the ISBA's future direction and services.  This is your chance to be heard and we are listening! After you have completed the survey, we will enter your name in a drawing for one of the following prizes if you choose to provide your contact information* at the end of the survey:
    • Four (4) members will win an iPod Nano loaded with up to six (6) MCLE/PMCLE hours of FastCLE programs of their choosing. (Valued at up to $330)
    • One (1) member will win the grand prize, including one (1) free year of membership in the ISBA plus an iPod Nano loaded with up to six (6) MCLE/PMCLE hours of FastCLE programs of their choosing. (Valued at up to $650, depending on membership category)
    To take the survey, please open up the follow-up e-mail sent to you on August 26th and click on the link provided within the e-mail.
  • August 24, 2009 | Member Services
    Membership Mondays

    What Your Dues Dollars Bring You

    Reminder: Dues payments are due by Monday, August 31. If you have already paid your dues, THANK YOU!   If you have not yet paid, you can do so online or by phone (call Ann at 800-252-8908); Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express are all accepted.  Members can also pay through our flexible automatic dues installment program, Membership Made Easy, which allows payments to be broken up into easily affordable increments. As our membership renewal campaign comes to a close, we'd like to remind you of all the exciting programs and services the ISBA provides its members.  By renewing your membership you can: Practice more affordably. The ISBA provides members with free online legal research through Fastcase, which contains a comprehensive 50-state and federal caselaw database, including IL statutes and IL-based federal district court cases.
  • August 10, 2009 | Member Services
    Membership Mondays
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    Looking for Lucky No. 500 ...

    ISBA members and member firms have been eagerly signing up for the ISBA's Member MarkSM and Member Firm MarkSM program.  We've now almost reached our "500" participant milestone! Sign up today -- our 500th member or member firm to do so will be profiled on Illinois Lawyer Now! Click here to learn more and join Member Mark.
  • August 3, 2009 | Member Services
    Membership Mondays

    Are you covered?

    ISBA members are invited to participate in a members-only malpractice insurance plan provided by ISBA Mutual Insurance Company.  ISBA Mutual, formed 19 years ago through the efforts of Illinois lawyers, specializes in professional liability insurance written specifically and exclusively for the needs of Illinois attorneys. Visit the ISBA Mutual website to learn more.