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Steering Committee Join the Conversation! The Chicago Bar Association Featured ABA Seeks to Accredit Fully-Online Law Schools By: Hannah Werner Last year, American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured In-Person vs. Virtual Court Etiquette By Elaina Stevens. This article was originally published in the March/April Young Lawyers Section Edition of the CBA Record. To Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... April 9, 2024 Consumer Protection / Government / Health and Wellness Unregulated Dietary Supplements By: Tasneem Mewa Brands like Neptune’s fix have enlivened the discussion on the consequences of readily available dietary supplements that Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured The Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women Honors Outstanding Women Lawyers The CBA’s Alliance for Women is presenting their annual awards that recognize outstanding women lawyers who have significantly contributed to Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Guidance on Managing Law School Exams By: Tasneem Mewa As November rolls around, 1Ls face their first round of law school final exams. Surely, most of Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Should Spouses Pay their Exes for Housework Completed During their Marriage? By: Hannah Werner Earlier this year, a judge in Spain awarded over $200,000 to a woman that completed all the Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Get Involved in Your Community, Not Just the Legal Community This article was originally published in the September/October 2023 edition of the CBA Record. Click here to read the entire Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Introducing the Above the Bar Academy: A Valuable Resource for Lawyers and Law Firms Post sponsored by Above the Bar Marketing The Above the Bar Academy is a comprehensive online learning platform for lawyers Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Is Ticketmaster a Greedy Monopoly or Savvy Business? By: Hannah Werner Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is widely known as the tour of the summer. But long before concertgoers Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured The Importance of Self-Care This article was originally published in the July/August 2023 edition of the CBA Record. Click here to read the entire Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Commission on Professionalism Launches New Statewide Initiative to Prevent Bullying in the Legal Profession Advisory Council of Distinguished Lawyers and Judges From Across Illinois to Provide Guidance The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured What to Look For in Your First Post-Graduation Job Post Authored By: Hannah Werner Whether you pictured in-house somewhere, at a big firm, or a JD-advantage job, chances are, Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured All Things AI: Join Above the Bar Marketing and AmpliPhi for a Free Live Webinar Post sponsored by Above the Bar Marketing Live Webinar: All Things AI Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 12 PM CT/1 PM Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured YLS Welcomes New Leadership at Annual Meeting This article was originally published in the July/August 2023 edition of the CBA Record. Click here to read the entire Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured How Attorneys Should Handle Alzheimer’s and Aging Post Authored By: Hannah Werner It seems that more and more celebrities are releasing their diagnoses of Alzheimer’s dementia. Famous Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Admission of Rebuttal Evidence Post Authored By: Elaina Stevens Rebuttal evidence is often necessary for attorneys to have a fair shot at arguing theircase. Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured The Importance of Legal Writing Courses Posted by younglawyerssection Post Authored By: Hannah Werner It’s easy for law students to look at legal writing as just another Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Tips for Deposing Reluctant Witnesses, Whether They are New or Experienced This article was originally published in the May/June 2023 edition of the CBA Record. Click here to read the entire Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Subjective vs. Objective Beliefs: Clarity on the Scienter Requirement of the False Claims Act Post Authored By: Elaina Stevens Earlier in June, the U.S. Supreme Court reached its decision regarding the scienter requirement in Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured How to Be a Better Associate: Minimizing Stress (on Yourself and Others) This article was originally published in the March/April 2023 edition of the CBA Record. Click here to read the entire Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Why the Art of Billing is Crucial This article was originally published in the March/April 2023 edition of the CBA Record. Click here to read the entire article Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Criminal Enterprises and the Expansive Reach of Wildlife Trafficking Post Authored By: Teresa Dettloff A common misconception about wildlife trafficking is that it involves exotic species hundreds of thousands of Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Tackling Bar Exam Studying Post Authored By: Elaina Stevens As someone who took the exam just a few months ago, it made sense to Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured AI’s Impact on Law Firms: Revolutionary Advancement or Pandora’s Box of Legal Challenges? Post Authored By: Natalie Elizaroff Gone are the days of endless paperwork and tedious legal tasks. Thanks to artificial intelligence Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured One Year Post-Dobbs: A Brief Review Post Authored By: Hannah Werner On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States released a landmark decision Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Ruby & MyCase Are Teaming Up To Help Attorneys Increase Their Billable Hours Post Authored By: CBA Member Benefit Provider Ruby For lawyers, literally every minute counts. Given that attorneys in the US Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured The Rise of Deepfakes: Navigating Legal Challenges in Synthetic Media Post Authored By: Natalie Elizaroff You may think you can trust your eyes and ears, but with the rise of Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Taylor Swift is Fearless” in her Mission to Own Her Music Post Authored By: Hannah Werner When most people think of Grammy award-winning artist Taylor Swift, a few things may come Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Continuing Conundrum between Copyright and AI: Copyright Office Provides Guidance Post Authored By: Natalie Elizaroff In the world of technology and innovation, the intersection of copyright, intellectual property (IP), and Continue reading Share this: Twitter Facebook Like this: Like Loading... Featured Ethics of Putting Funds into Trust to Join Medicaid Post Authored By: Hannah Werner In 1965, the United States...