News
Lawyers: Need short-term help? Try a virtual paralegal.
On November 12, NextChapter and Fastcase announced a new virtual paralegal service. For a starting cost of $300 per case, NextChapter – which was acquired by Fastcase in September – will offer short-term virtual paralegal help for clients on its cloud-based bankruptcy case platform. The news reflects the profession’s move toward more flexi...Read More
ABA TECHREPORT: Lawyers Fail to Secure Client Data in the Cloud
Law firms may not be walking the walk on cybersecurity, according to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) TECHREPORT 2019. The report found that, while almost 60% of law firms use cloud computing applications to store client data, only 35% take standard precautionary measures to secure these data. The annual ABA TECHREPORT examines how attorn...Read More
Press
University of Illinois College of Law Joins Jumpstart
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is thrilled to announce that the University of Illinois College of Law has joined the Jumpstart law school preparation program. The University of Illinois is the first law school outside of Chicago to participate in Jumpstart. Retired U.S. Seventh Circuit Judge Ann Claire Williams launched...Read More
Commissioner Spotlight
Commissioner Spotlight: Cynthia Fountaine
Cynthia Fountaine is a professor of law at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where she focuses on issues relating to the powers of government and access to justice, with particular emphasis on the federal courts' role in enforcing individual rights. She was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism in...Read More
Lawyer Spotlight
Lawyer Spotlight: Tamika R. Walker of DeRango & Cain, LLC
Tamika Walker is an associate at DeRango & Cain, LLC in Rockford, where she focuses on family law. What’s your primary practice area? My primary practice area is family law with a focus on divorce, custody/parental allocation, child support, juvenile abuse and neglect, and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services appeals. How ha...Read More
