CBA Record November-December 2024

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

November/December 2024 • Volume 38, Number 6

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Editor’s Briefcase Justice Is in the Doing By Justice Michael B. Hyman President’s Page How the Gift of Mentorship Can Be Part of Our Legacy By John C. Sciaccotta

PRO BONO WEEK 2024

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What Lawyers Are Talking About in 2024 By CBA Record Editorial Board What You Need to Know About the Biometric Information Privacy Act By Daniel A. Cotter

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CBA News

16 Chicago Bar

Foundation Report

18 The Pulse

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION ISSUE

36 Nota Bene

AI Benchmark: Thoughts on Generative AI and Legal Writing by Kathleen Dillon Narko

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Tradition By Kenneth Matuszewski, YLS Chair

38 LPMT Bits & Bytes

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Empowering Young Lawyers: Career Advancement Resources and Opportunities By Olivia Crooks CBA Offers Course to Help New Lawyers Navigate Practicing Law By Jennifer Byrne, CBA CLE Director Committee Spotlights: YLS Women in Law Committee: Supporting Women Attorneys By Allyson C. Cox YLS Civil Rights Committee: Championing Justice, Empowering Voices By Patrick Driscoll

Your Practice Management Software Can Do So Much More By Kevin Thompson

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40 History Will Judge

Paths of Pain and Progress By Nina Fain

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42 Practical Ethics

ABA Formal Opinion 513 Provides Guidance on Duties to Inquire into Facts and Circumstances of Representation 512 By Trisha Rich

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About the Cover: The issue’s cover was created by Larry H. Aaronson, a partner with McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, and a long-time Bar Show cast member. Thank you, Larry!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: What Lawyers Are Talking About in 2024 What You Need to Know About the Biometric Information Privacy Act