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Supercharge your Career and Leadership Skills Through Committee Service

Joint Task Force on Women and Aging, Legislative, Judicial Evaluation, Public Affairs, Symphony Orchestra and others. Most committees meet monthly at the CBA but a few–such as the Municipal Law Committee–meet at the Circuit Court and at some of our larger law firms. Virtually all of the Association’s Practice Committees and Service Committees feature monthly speakers who discuss various aspects of the law including: court procedures, legal developments, new legislation, new rules, practice tips, etc. Speakers share their knowledge, talent and considerable expertise often in very specialized areas of the law with committee members. Most committee meetings are also webcast live and available online via the Association’s website, www.chicagobar.org, throughout the city, suburbs and just about wherever members have internet access. A very convenient feature for members attending a committee meeting online is the ability to email questions to the speaker(s) following their presentations which are answered while they are watch- ing the meeting. Committee meetings are always instructive and the speaker(s) presentations qualify for MCLE Credit. It’s important to remember that par- ticipation in CBA Committee’s is free–yes that’s correct, committee participation is absolutely free–once you are a CBA member you pay no additional fees to participate in one or more of the Asso-

O ne of the most professionally ben- eficial and personally rewarding benefits of CBA membership is the opportunity to supercharge your legal career and leadership skills through com- mittee service. More than 6,300 members participate in the Association’s 92 general bar committees and 27 Young Lawyer Section committees. Many members participate in more than one committee bringing our total committee participation up to more than 20,200. CBA Practice Committees cover the full range of substantive practice areas– from Administrative Law and Appellate Practice–to Worker’s Compensation. Service Committees include Legal Aid, Law Practice Management &Technology, Solo/Small Firm and many more. Special Committees include Administrative Hear- ings Review, Entertainment, Interfaith, the

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