CBA Record September 2017

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A Summit on the Future of the
Practice of Law in Chicago
Thursday, October 5, 2017
2:00-4:30 p.m.
The Chicago Bar Association | 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago IL 60604
The Chicago Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education
or 312-554-2056
The practice of law is changing, stress is increasing,
job satisfaction decreasing, finding clients is more
difficult, legal fees are on the rise and poor attitudes
are widespread. It is our winter of discontent. We need
your help.
Chicago lawyers, law schools, and judicial system are
facing challenges which have lessened our enjoyment
of our profession. The CBA has gathered lawyers
from diverse practice areas, law schools, the judicial
system and government service to study some of the
challenges which exist in the profession, law schools
and the judiciary.
The group will identify specific, current and difficult
issues in particular areas and will present solutions
to them in writing. Your assistance and input in this
project will be invaluable.
The committee is focusing on these areas:
• ADR-ODR and Conflict Resolution Skills
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Economics of the Practice of Law
• Justice and the Legal System
• Law School Trends
• Life and the Practice of Law
To be effective at this initiative we need your input. Join
us so we can discuss the most serious problems in
each of these areas and most importantly, to get your
input on the solutions. Working together to make our
jobs and life easier.
Moderator:
Hon. Thomas R. Mulroy, Circuit Court of Cook
County; CBA President 2017-18
Members Free
2.5 IL PR-MCLE
Credit
Subject to Approval