Last weekend, at the Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting, the ISBA Special Committee on Succession and Transition Planning proposed Rule 781 to the ISBA Assembly. With the support of the ISBA Board of Governors and the Special Committee, the…
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Last year, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) reported that 86% of civil legal problems reported by low-income Americans in the past year received inadequate or no legal help. A large segment of that population is veterans. Many different access to…
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Today, the Illinois Supreme Court announced it will adopt the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). It becomes the 30th state and 32nd U.S. Jurisdiction to make the transition. The UBE has been up for discussion in Illinois for the last few…
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Court filings are down. Self-represented litigants are up.  Access to quality, affordable legal representation is hard to come by these days. In fact, according to the Legal Services Corporation’s 2017 Justice Gap report, 86% of the civil legal problems reported…
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I decided that I was going to become a lawyer the moment I walked into my first courtroom, seeing a jury trial at age 11. My uncle was a detective in Area 65 in crimes at the time, and he took…
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The legal profession has struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues for years. Annually, lawyers continue to top the lists of professions with the lowest quality of life when considering overall well-being. And for many lawyers and legal organizations,…
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Over a year ago, Florida became the first state to adopt mandatory technology competence education. As a result, Florida lawyers must complete three hours of technology-related CLE for every three-year reporting period. Since then, the rest of the country has…
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Ever heard of the CLOC? The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is a non-profit organization on a mission to optimize legal service delivery models and create a seamless legal ecosystem that delivers corporate legal support to small, medium, and large businesses…
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As lawyers know, family law and divorces cases can be some of the most contentious and lengthy court proceedings. These cases also frequently involve at least one SRL. Not surprising, when the research shows 76% of all civil proceedings in…
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Each year on Law Day, lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals across the country reflect on their professional obligation to serve as a public citizen. According to the Preamble to the Rules of Professional Conduct, lawyers must use their training to…
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I’m from the South side of Chicago in Bronzeville, and I take great pride in that. I’m a city girl, and I think that it shaped me into the person that I am today.   Where I grew up, everyone in my neighborhood knew one another. When someone was sick,…
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Each year on May 1st, the legal profession gathers together to celebrate Law Day. For 60 years, lawyers, judges, justices, and other legal professionals in the United States have recognized Law Day as the official day to honor the rule…
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