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T he Chicago Bar Association and the
CBF are co-sponsoring the 12th
Annual Pro BonoWeek fromOcto-
ber 24-28. Rachel O’Konis Ruttenberg of
Family Defense Center and Andrew Vail
of Jenner & Block LLP are co-chairing this
week filled with big events and great CLE’s.
Once again, Chicago will be joined by
communities across the country through
the American Bar Association’s 7th Annual
National Pro Bono Celebration.
In 2005 the CBF, with the Chicago Bar
Association, launched our annual Pro Bono
Week to honor lawyers’ pro bono efforts
and to educate the public and the legal
community about how these lawyers are
improving the lives of the less fortunate.
Pro Bono Week is just one part of the
CBF’s year-round strategy to promote and
support pro bono in our community.
Complimentary Events (law students
and nonmembers also welcome) include:
Breaking Poverty Barriers to Equal
Justice
Monday, October 24, 3:00-5:00 pm. This
multimedia panel presentation will help
legal volunteers better understand the life
circumstances and day-to-day challenges
of their clients who live in poverty. The
program will help you work more effec-
tively with your clients and improve client
services and outcomes. Two hours of PR
CLE credit subject to approval.
Breakfast with Judges
Tuesday, October 25, 8:00-9:00 am, Jenner
& Block LLP. Hear the judicial perspective
on pro bono over breakfast with members
of Chicago’s legal community. Opening
remarks will be followed by small round-
table discussions led by members of the
federal and state judiciary about profes-
sionalism and the importance of pro bono
to the community. One hour of Illinois PR
CLE credit (subject to approval).
Voting Rights Project: Hotline
Training
Tuesday, October 25, 12:00-2:00 pm,
DLA Piper LLP (US). The right to vote is
fundamental to a healthy democracy. The
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee’s Voting
Rights Project (VRP) works to prevent,
reduce, and eliminate barriers to voting and
civic participation. Learn how attorneys
can protect elections and find out how
you can be a nonpartisan volunteer with
the VRP on Election Day on the hotline
downtown. 1.75 hours of CLE credit sub-
ject to approval.
Justice: An Evening of Stories and
Community
Tuesday, October 25, 6:00-8:00 pm, Revo-
lution Brewpub. Get to know your fellow
justice-minded colleagues and enjoy listen-
ing to stories of justice shared by volunteers
from the audience. Interested in telling a
story? Come prepared with a five-minute
story related to the theme (justice) to share
with attendees from the Chicago legal com-
munity. Those who volunteer to tell stories
will be entered in a prize raffle. Storytellers
and listeners alike are encouraged to attend!
Voting Rights Project: Field Training
Thursday, October 27, 12:00-2:00 pm,
Kirkland & Ellis LLP. The right to vote is
fundamental to a healthy democracy. The
Ruttenberg Vail
EventsareheldatCBAHeadquarters,
321 S. Plymouth Court, unless
otherwise indicated. Visit www.
to
see the complete schedule and sign
up for Pro Bono Week events.
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PRO BONOWEEK 2016: OCTOBER 24-28
Caring, One Person at a Time