CBA Record September 2017

A Summit on the Future of the Practice of Law in Chicago

Members Free 2.5 IL PR-MCLE Credit Subject to Approval

Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:00-4:30 p.m. The Chicago Bar Association | 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago IL 60604

The practice of law is changing, stress is increasing, job satisfaction decreasing, finding clients is more difficult, legal fees are on the rise and poor attitudes are widespread. It is our winter of discontent. We need your help. Chicago lawyers, law schools, and judicial system are facing challenges which have lessened our enjoyment of our profession. The CBA has gathered lawyers from diverse practice areas, law schools, the judicial system and government service to study some of the challenges which exist in the profession, law schools and the judiciary. The group will identify specific, current and difficult issues in particular areas and will present solutions to them in writing. Your assistance and input in this project will be invaluable.

The committee is focusing on these areas: • ADR-ODR and Conflict Resolution Skills • Diversity and Inclusion • Economics of the Practice of Law • Justice and the Legal System • Law School Trends • Life and the Practice of Law To be effective at this initiative we need your input. Join us so we can discuss the most serious problems in each of these areas and most importantly, to get your input on the solutions. Working together to make our jobs and life easier. Moderator: Hon. Thomas R. Mulroy , Circuit Court of Cook County; CBA President 2017-18

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