CBA Record November-December 2022

CLE & MEMBER NEWS

Learn and Network: Committee Meetings Are Back in Full Swing

Learn fromexperts inyour field, keepon topof recent developments, expand your professional network, and pick up helpful practice advice and resources through CBA and YLS practice area committee meeting presentations. Over 50 practice area committees meet virtually every month (most at 12:15 p.m.). Some committees are now adding an in-person component. Topics range from adoption On November 17, 2022, over 1,300 new admittees joined the ranks as licensed attorneys in the state of Illinois. Kudos and congratula tions to these new lawyers who weathered the pandemic, online learning, andotherunprecedentedchallenges.TheCBAispleasedto CBA Welcomes Newly Admitted Illinois Attorneys

to estate planning to real estate to workers’ compensation. Members may attend any meeting (registration is required at learn. chicagobar.org), and most meetings offer free Illinois MCLE credit. Check the CBA eBulletin every Thursday for a list of upcoming committee meetings and seminars. To join committees and receive additional resources related to your practice area, go to www.chicagobar.org/committees.

welcome this group to the legal professionbyoffering freemember ship and CLE through November 2023. If you know of a new admit teewho has not yet activated their freemembership, they can email membership@chicagobar.org.

Helpful, Free Career Services

Finding a new job or making a career switch isn’t easy. The CBA understands and offers a variety of assistance to members at any stage of their careers. Free members only resources include: • One-to-one career counseling sessions clinics with a profes sional career coach • Monthly meetings of the YLS Careers Committee • Live and archived career seminars; sample titles include Job

Search Starters, Upskilling for Lawyers, Using Your JD in Non PracticeWays, and Interviewing Beyond the Pandemic • Resume posting and open positions listed on our online career center • Job Flash emails sent to members 2x a month

Visit www.chicagobar.org/careers for more information or email membership@chicagobar.org with any questions.

There’s Still Time to Ship Holiday Packages with UPS Member Discounts

Even though the busy holiday shopping and shipping season is in full swing, there’s still time to get your shipments delivered on time and intact. Use the UPS Year-End Holiday Schedule at www.ups. com/us/en/support/shipping-support/shipping-services/holiday shipping-schedule.page to help get your packages to loved ones – or customers with the speed you need. Sign up for a new account or

login to your existing account to ensure you are taking advantage of your CBA UPS Savings Program discounts. Visit www.savewith ups.com/cba or call 1-800-636 2377, M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., ET.

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