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today lawyers are looked at as “hired guns,”
judges are not held in as high regard, and
while jobs are not plentiful for law school
graduates, law student debt, not to men-
tion outsourcing is–and that these are new
challenges that need new remedies from
those committed to the legal profession.
Murdock wondered what our legal
landscape would look like 50 years from
now–when some of those joining the CBA
today come back to be honored for their
half-century commitment.
Each 50-year member in attendance
was introduced at the luncheon, and asked
to come up to the podium for a picture.
A group photo was taken immediately
after the celebration, as well. Hearing the
backgrounds of the 50-year members was
impressive, even enthralling, when listen-
ing to what they’d committed themselves to
during their years of membership. And one
could only wonder what interesting ideas
and endeavors would come forth from this
sterling crowd in the future.
As one honoree, Robert Karton, said
about his 50 years as a member of the
CBA, “There were so many possibilities
to learn about and so many opportunities
to give back.”
GROUP MENTORING
Grous new lawyers (5 or less years) with more
seasoned lawyers (8 or more years) to foster
the exchange of ideas, promote professional
networking and tackle career challenges during
this year-long program. Mentoring groups will
meet once per month to discuss a wide range
of topics based on the CBA’s Group Mentoring
Program Calendar.
For the 2015-16 bar year, mentee applications
will be accepted for select mentoring groups
until those groups reach capacity. The group
mentoring programwill begin a newapplication
cycle in the summer of 2016. ( Please note that
the group mentoring program is not accredited
for Illinois MCLE Credit. Attendance is for the
benefit of the participant.)
CBA RECORD
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