Save time, reduce paper, and increase the completion rate of your client questionnaires using free and inexpensive tools to electronically gather data from your clients. Learn how to create fillable PDFs and online questionnaires to gather the needed data.
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Don’t miss the first session of the ISBA Business Institute on July 30 that shows you how to get the best return on your advertising investment, including television, radio, online, and billboards.
This program will teach you how to effectively use social media to promote your practice, when to use free advertising vs. what to pay for, how to use social gatherings to your advantage, how to network virtually, the value of association membership, and the practical ethical issues to consider.
The ISBA Business Institute is designed to help practitioners with all levels of experience. It will take place over the upcoming bar year and focus on what it takes to master the art of practicing law as a business.
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Join us on August 10 for this in-depth look at how to make technology work for you! Learn tools designed to make a lawyer’s life easier, strategies for learning how to use new technology, and the research regarding multitasking and how staying focused on one thing at a time can make lawyers far more efficient.
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Your mind may not be the steel trap it needs to be. Learn about superior note taking applications, how to ensure your notes are searchable, and how to keep them organized for future reference with the ISBA's online program, "Steel Traps—Superior Note Taking and Organization Methods," which will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27.
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Get the technology tips and advice you need with this seminar on June 24 that shows you how to keep your law practice in compliance, protect your client’s information, and increase your productivity. Learn how technology can help you with litigation and enhance your mobility, while gaining a better understanding of why information security is so important.
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Illinois Rule of Evidence 103 provides the roadmap for preserving evidentiary issues for appeal. The rule’s language, which may seem fairly straightforward, must be read in light of a mountain of caselaw that contains additional requirements and nuances that the trial lawyer should understand to avoid losing the chance to challenge a court’s evidentiary rulings on appeal. Don’t miss this in-depth look at practical trial techniques to lay the groundwork for successfully appealing trial court evidentiary rulings and avoid the most common difficulties encountered in evidence appeals.
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A renewed and intense focus is being placed on environmental justice with the intent that these concepts must have a true impact on regulation, permitting, and enforcement. Join us on June 23 for this online program that explores what private practitioners have experienced while working with environmental justice considerations in the past, as well as what they anticipate given the renewed emphasis. Agricultural attorneys, cannabis law counsel, environmental lawyers, new attorneys, and general practitioners with all levels of practice experience will gain a better understanding of both the state and federal governments’ perspective and developments in environmental justice at both levels of government.
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The intersection between immigration law and family law can be difficult to navigate if ill-prepared for the trek. Join us on June 11 for this in-depth look at the immigration issues that may arise out of a family law case, including immigration relief concerns. Family law practitioners, child representatives/GAL, immigration attorneys, general practitioners, and new attorneys who attend this online seminar will learn how to evaluate the implications of divorce and parentage in the immigration law context, how family law can incorporate immigration benefits into the case, and how to navigate immigration relief throughout a family law process.
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Don’t miss this opportunity to listen as our seasoned adoption practitioners discuss the best practices for ensuring a successful adoption case outcome. Attorneys with all levels of practice experience will benefit from the tips and tricks provided throughout the seminar, as well as the discussion regarding the process for handling adoption cases with both DCFS adoptions and non-DCFS adoptions.
This online program will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9.
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Don’t miss this comprehensive overview of the Criminal Justice Reform Bill that goes into effect on July 1, 2021. Attorneys with all levels of practice experience who attend this online program will become better equipped to advise their clients on a number of changes to sentencing and criminal statutes. Sentencing credits within the Illinois Department of Corrections will also be discussed.
This online program will take place from 11 a.m. until noon on Thursday, June 3.