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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the
DePaul University College of Law, and
the University of Iowa College of Law to
discuss academic careers, including career
paths to adjunct and full-time teaching,
tenure-track careers in both doctrinal and
legal writing courses, and visiting assistant
professorships. 58 people attended the
program and 195 watched the webcast.
Pie Competition
Past YLS Chair, Katie Liss, planned this
family-friendly social event that attracted
over 50 members, children, and guests
who tasted 20 competition pies and raised
funds for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy
Center in support of the Section’s theme
of “Protecting Our Children.”
Illinois Bar Exam Bootcamp
The YLS Law Student and Professional
Responsibility Committees collaborated on
a bar exam “bootcamp” series for law stu-
dents in the Chicagoland area. The project
featured a kick-off event entitled, Illinois
Bar Exam Bootcamp, where law students
were invited to discuss bar exam study tips
with volunteer young lawyers at a round
table networking dinner at the Chicago
Bar Association building. The students
were given a comprehensive overview of
how to: (1) apply for the Illinois Bar; (2)
navigate the character and fitness process;
(3) manage stress during bar exam study.
The presentation featured speakers from
the YLS Professional Responsibility Com-
mittee, the Illinois Attorney Registration
and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC),
the Illinois Supreme Court Committee
on Character and Fitness for 2nd District,
the Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP),
and Barbri.
Prior to the kick-off program, a Bar Prep
Advice Survey was sent to all members
of the YLS within their first five years of
practice. Survey respondents were asked
to provide study tips and advice for future
Illinois Bar Exam takers with the goal
of providing a crowd sourced bar exam
advice guide. 130 members responded to
the survey and the results were compiled
in a booklet entitled, “Study Tips for Bar
Takers: A Crowd Sourced Guide from
Young Lawyer Members of The Chicago
Bar Association.” The booklet was distrib-
uted to event attendees at the Illinois Bar
Exam Bootcamp kick-off event. As a result
of the survey, the Law Student Committee
developed a course outlining and issue-
spotting workshop for law students and
presented it at Chicago area law schools
throughout the year.
Human Trafficking Awareness Week
The YLS held its inaugural Human Traf-
ficking Awareness Week during January
2017 to raise awareness on human traffick-
ing and what action can be taken to protect
trafficking victims. The week consisted of
educational events discussing the preva-
lence of human trafficking, how attorneys
can help, and the legal rights and remedies
for sex trafficking victims. To publicize
the event, the YLS made public service
announcements onWBBM radio in several
languages, posted YouTube videos of inter-
views with human trafficking experts, and
published articles in the February/March
issue of the
CBARecord
–all focused on the
human trafficking awareness. Throughout
the week, the YLS helped raise $2,085 for
the Salvation Army’s Anne’s House, which
is a long term trauma-based residential
program in Chicago for girls aged 12-18
impacted by sexual exploitation.
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