CBA Record Nov-Dec 2019

CLE & MEMBER NEWS Looking for a Mentor? The CBA offers the following programs:

The CBA is your local spot for MCLE

• Alliance for Women Mentoring Circles (no credit) To learn more, visit www.chicagobar.org/ chicagobar/mentoring.

• Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program (accredited for 6 hours of Illinois professional responsibility MCLE upon completion)

Register for a Seminar Today 312/554-2056 www.chicagobar.org

Free Membership and Free CLE for New Admittees

practice area committee meetings and Webcasts, one-on-one career counseling sessions, networking socials, leadership seminars, and pro bono/community service events to enhance their resumes and kick start their legal career. If you are aware of a new lawyer who has not yet activated his or her complimentary membership, please encourage themtodo soby calling theCBA’s Membership Department at 312-554-2131. Toeachof thenewlawyers, theCBAsends its heartiest congratulations andbestwishes for a successful career in the law!

On November 7 approximately 1300 new attorneys will be admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois. CBA President Jesse Ruiz will be on hand to congratulate and welcome the new admittees who take their oath in the First District. To introduce new admitttees to the legal profession, the CBA offers a complimentary one-year membership which includes the 6-hour New Lawyer Basic Skills Course and 9 additional hours of MCLE credit (required within thefirst year of practice). New lawyers are also invited to attend free noon-hour

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Free Meeting Room Space for Members at Association Headquarters

hours. All rooms are equipped withWi-Fi. You can reserve shared meeting room space or a private room Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. See details and a reservation form at www.chicagobar.org/chicagobar/ freemeetingspace.

The CBA is pleased to offer free meeting room space at Association Headquarters (321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604) as a benefit toourmembers.Themeeting rooms create the perfect environment to work between meetings or courtroom appear- ances, or to escape the office for a couple

“DO-IT-YOURSELF MESSIAH” HOLIDAY CONCERT December 11, 2019 @ 7:30 p.m. Save the date! The CBA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present the Christmas portion from George Handel’s best-known oratorio “Messiah” on December 11, 2019, at 7:30 p.m., at St. James Episcopal Cathedral (Wabash at Huron). Special guests include The American Prize Chicago Oratorio winning vocal soloists. Purchase tickets online at https://cbasomessiah.bpt.me.

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