CBA Record July-August 2024

CLE & MEMBER NEWS

Membership Renewal Reminder: Don’t Let Your Membership Expire on August 31

More than ever, the CBA remains committed to helping you keep on top of practice changes and connected to your peers, legal experts, and business leaders. We hope that over the last year you have felt more supported, connected, and knowledgeable because of your CBA community. The CBA will continue to adapt to new realities and technologies to provide you with relevant and timely resources. Current memberships will officially expire on August 31, 2024, if dues

are not received. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to renew by this date. You can renew online at www.chicagobar. org/renew, call 312-554-2020, or mail your renewal check to the CBA. We also offer a dues installment plan, $50 financial hardship dues, and $75 retiree dues to help our members keep their connections, benefits, and savings (email membership@chicagobar.org with your request). We appreciate your past membership and look forward to serving you in the coming bar year

Have You Updated Your CBA and YLS Practice Area Committees Lately?

All members are asked to review/change their committee selections for the new bar year via the online committee sign up form at www. chicagobar.org. Members will remain on their current assignments unless they make changes to their committee record. We invite members who are not currently serving on committees to get active this year. A complete description of all CBA and YLS committees, along with their meeting dates and new leadership information, is available at www.chicagobar.org. Most commit tee meetings qualify for free Illinois MCLE credit. The amount of credit depends on the length of the presentation (average credit is 0.75 hours); information is available online. Plus, CBA members can attend committee meetings for free (a great way to earn MCLE

credits at no cost)! Confirmation of committee assignments and 2024-25 meeting date schedules will be emailed to all committee members in mid-August. Most committees will begin meeting again in September. Email CBA Committee Coordinator Meredith Loehr at mloehr@chicagobar.org with any questions. (Note: Members listed on committee rosters will receive direct emails regarding committee meetings, speak ers, handout materials, legislation, etc. However, you do not have to be listed on the committee roster to attend its meetings. Any member may attend any committee meeting.) Check the weekly CBA e-Bulletin, which is emailed to all members every Thursday, or visit learn.chicagobar.org for a current list of meetings.

Wanted: CBA Member Email Addresses

If you are not receiving regular emails from the CBA, please take a moment to update your member profile online or send an email to chicagobar@chicagobar.org including your name, phone, email address and CBA member number. Email is our primary way to com municate with you, and we don’t want you to miss out on important announcements including: • The CBA e-Bulletin every Thursday with highlights of the follow ing week’s committee meetings and speakers, plus upcoming seminars, networking events, and important news about the Association and new member benefits and savings.

• Timely notices of seminars, committee meetings and events related to your practice area. • Practice-specific developments through Lexology emails. • Networking, mentoring and professional development events. • Career resources, leadership opportunities and other ways to enhance your resume. • Tips on what to read, watch, and listen to regarding the latest trends in the legal profession.

(Please note, the CBA does not provide or sell member email addresses to outside entities.)

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