Application for Lawyers & Firms Employing a Fellow

What is your position with your law firm? *

Law School Attended *

Are you registered on the Illinois ARDC Master Roll of Attorneys as active and in good standing? *

Yes

No

ARDC # *

Have you ever been suspended or disbarred from the practice of law in any state or jurisdiction? *

Yes

No

To the best of your knowledge, are you the subject of an open ethics inquiry or disciplinary action in any jurisdiction? *

Yes

No

Have you practiced law for five years or more? *

Yes

No

Practice Areas *

Other Practice Area

Do attorneys in your firm have other areas of practice?

Is your practice primarily

Litigation

Transactional

Both

Other

Please explain

Does your firm have an office in a rural county? If so, which one? *

To qualify for this program, a law firm must be located in an Illinois county considered “rural” for purposes of this program. This includes all Illinois counties except: Cook, Will, DuPage, Lake, Sangamon, Macon, St. Clair, Madison, Tazewell, Peoria, Champaign, McLean, Jackson, Jefferson, Winnebago, Rock Island Counties.

Is this your firm’s main office? If not, where is your firm’s main office located? *

Does your firm practice in other Illinois counties? If so, which ones? *

Firms located in the excluded counties listed above may be considered for the program on an ad hoc basis. If your firm does not have an office in a qualifying rural county, but you would like to be considered for the Fellowship Program, please explain how your practice qualifies as a rural practice or why it should otherwise be considered for this program:

Fellows in this program may be either law student clerks or licensed attorneys interested in becoming associates in a firm. Which of these would your firm be interested in hiring? *

Law student clerk

Associate attorney

Either

If you have already made an employment offer to a law clerk or associate, please tell us about it here.

What kinds of tasks do you expect a Fellow under this program to perform? *

Do you have prior experience supervising non-lawyer personnel, law clerks and/or new lawyers in the practice of law? *

Yes

No

If so, please describe your experience

Will your Fellow have opportunities to go to any professional activities in the community with you, such as local bar association meetings or community events? If so, please give a general idea of possible activities

How did you learn about the ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Program?

Why are you interested in hosting a Fellow under this program

What do you hope to achieve by participating in the program?

This program will include training for practitioners about topics related to the fellowship, such as the supervision of subordinates. Trainings will qualify for CLE credit and are expected to be via an online format. If your firm is chosen to participate in this program, do you (the supervisor) agree to participate in all required trainings, and do you agree to encourage your colleagues who will be overseeing the Fellow’s work to do the same? *

Yes

No

Practitioners participating in this program are required to have valid malpractice insurance coverage. Do you certify that you and your firm have valid malpractice insurance coverage and will maintain this coverage for the duration of the Rural Practice Fellowship? *

Yes

No

Are you an active member of the ISBA? *

Yes

No

Do you agree to maintain your active membership throughout the term of the Rural Practice Fellowship? *

Yes

No

Do you agree to become a member of the ISBA in order to participate in the Rural Practice Fellowship Program? *

Yes

No

I affirm that I will commit to providing an Associate Fellow placed with my firm the opportunity to perform pro bono work as defined in Rule 756(f) *

View Rule 756(f) in a new browser window.

Yes

No

Agree to terms *

I understand that my firm is not guaranteed the placement of a summer clerk or permanent associate. I also understand that if accepted into the Rural Practice Fellowship Program, my firm is expected to use good faith efforts to make at least one offer to a summer clerk or a permanent associate. I also understand that offers to summer clerks should be completed by March 18, 2022, and to permanent associates by April 1, 2022. I certify that I understand that fellows will not be employees of the ISBA, and that I will follow all payroll laws, and other laws, including the minimum wage of Illinois.

Yes

No