CBA Record November-December 2024

CLE & MEMBER NEWS

Connect with Other Lawyers in Your Practice Area through Committee Meetings

Learn from experts in your field and expand your professional com munity through CBA and YLS practice area committee meetings. Over 50 practice area committees meet monthly in various delivery formats: in-person, online, and hybrid. 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 upcoming committee meetings and seminars. To join committees and receive additional resources related to your practice area, sign up at www.chicagobar.org.

CBA Welcomes Newly Admitted Illinois Attorneys

Bar Admission Ceremonies were held on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in the five Judicial Districts for new admittees who joined the ranks as licensed attorneys in Illinois. The CBA is pleased to welcome this group to the legal profession by offering free membership and

CLE through November 2025. Be sure to welcome new admittees into your committee meetings and programs. If you know of a new admittee who has not yet activated their free membership, 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 with professional career coach Kathy Morris (the next session is January 22, 2025; see details at www.chicagobar.org). • Meetings of the YLS Careers Committee (see upcoming meetings at Learn.ChicagoBar.org). • Live and archived career seminars at Learn.ChicagoBar.org.

Sample titles include Smart Job Searching at Every Career Stage, Law Degrees Making a Difference, and From Lawyer to Leader. • Our online career center at www.chicagobar.org/careers lists resume postings and open positions. • Job Flash emails are sent to members twice-a-month. Visit www.chicagobar.org/careers for more information or email membership@chicagobar.org with questions. The Career Center provides information about posting jobs and searching resumes online.

Member Benefit: InfoTrack

InfoTrack integrates with practice management systems to speed up e-filing, process serving, e-signatures and more by automatically syncing client data, case documents, and billing information. CBA

members save 10% on e-filing and process serving with InfoTrack. Get started at www.infotrack.com/associations/cba.

Member Benefit: LawPay

LawPay is a payment processing platform designed specifically for the legal industry. It provides attorneys with a simple, secure, and online way to accept credit cards in their practice. LawPay under stands the unique compliance and financial requirements placed on attorneys, which is why the LawPay platform can correctly separate

earned and unearned payments, giving peace of mind that credit card transactions are properly handled. LawPay is proud to partner with The Chicago Bar Association, and any CBA members who sign up for a LawPay account will get their first three months free. To learn more or get started, visit lawpay.com/cba or call 866-730-4140.

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